Podcasts about High Wycombe

Send us a textIn today's episode, I interview Allison Moy Hayhurst and Mike Hayhurst, the producer and director of the film And Through the Portal We Go. The film is a genre-bending time loop story that takes an earnest look at faith, friendship, and the search for belonging.Listen to hear about the some of the research that was required for the film (and the dubious online searches that entailed), the level of detail required to keep everything straight in a time loop film, and how bloopers can sometimes lead to useable takes in a film like this.Books mentioned in this episode include:A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian GrazerTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaA Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. SummersNot Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances by John DiLeoFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:And Through the Portal We Go directed by Mike Hayhurst“BEAT” directed by Mike Hayhurst“Cook With the Heart” directed by Mike Hayhurst“Oma” directed by Mike HayhurstThe Trip to Bountiful directed by Michael WilsonForked (web series)Groundhog Day directed by Harold RamisPalm Springs directed by Max BarbakowHappy Death Day directed by Christopher LandonThe Map of Tiny Perfect Things directed by   directed by The Mandalorian (series)Noises Off directed by Peter BogdanovichWaiting for Guffman directed by Christopher GuestEverything Everywhere All At Once directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel KwanWithnail and I directed by Bruce RobinsonGoldeneye directed by Martin CampbellCasino Royale directed by Martin CampbellRomeo + Juliet directed by Baz LuhrmannThe Birdcage directed by Mike NicholsTomorrow Never Dies directed by Roger SpottiswoodeHer Majesty, Mrs Brown directed by John MaddenCheck out the film this weekend at the Fisheye Film Festival in High Wycombe, UK this weekend on May 2nd at 7PM. You can also follow Evening Squire on Instagram @eveningsquire and the film @andthroughtheportalwego for more screening information.

29. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 2): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, about Ian's new book To Be Someone about his love affair with The Jam & surviving the 1970s. We also talk about comic timing, how to write a joke, taboo topics, physical comedy, making it personal, Mods, racists, Nazis, Sham 69, skinheads, being Jewish, never reading a book until your 20s, having ADHD, making money from comedy, the difference between writing for performance & writing to be read, Worcestershire ales, the comedy circuit in and beyond London, heckling, great stand up comedians & illustrations by Phil Jupitus. The Empire in Belfast and the Hellfire Club in High Wycombe also get mentioned. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. Paul is the author of a new cosy mystery series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which will be published by Bedford Square publishers in 2025. He previously wrote a thriller set on the 1950s Irish border called Blackwatertown. We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan.

28. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 3): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, about Ian's new book To Be Someone about his love affair with The Jam & surviving the 1970s. We also talk about comic timing, how to write a joke, taboo topics, physical comedy, making it personal, Mods, racists, Nazis, Sham 69, skinheads, being Jewish, never reading a book until your 20s, having ADHD, making money from comedy, the difference between writing for performance & writing to be read, Worcestershire ales, the comedy circuit in and beyond London, heckling, great stand up comedians & illustrations by Phil Jupitus. The Empire in Belfast and the Hellfire Club in High Wycombe also get mentioned. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. Paul is the author of a new cosy mystery series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which will be published by Bedford Square publishers in 2025. He previously wrote a thriller set on the 1950s Irish border called Blackwatertown. We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan.

30. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 1): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, about Ian's new book To Be Someone about his love affair with The Jam & surviving the 1970s. We also talk about comic timing, how to write a joke, taboo topics, physical comedy, making it personal, Mods, racists, Nazis, Sham 69, skinheads, being Jewish, never reading a book until your 20s, having ADHD, making money from comedy, the difference between writing for performance & writing to be read, Worcestershire ales, the comedy circuit in and beyond London, heckling, great stand up comedians & illustrations by Phil Jupitus. The Empire in Belfast and the Hellfire Club in High Wycombe also get mentioned. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. Paul is the author of a new cosy mystery series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which will be published by Bedford Square publishers in 2025. He previously wrote a thriller set on the 1950s Irish border called Blackwatertown. We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan.

It's time for the ultimate shame eradicator! Raising ADHD awareness and uniting the community by sharing @adhdafpodcast followers and Patreon Community members 'Most ADHD Things' to laugh at the things that would usually make us cry, break the stigma and drop the shame! TODAY - 28th Nov - we kick off the 3 month ADHD Winter Warrior Team Challenge, combating SAD with movement and magic to raise funds for ADHDAF+ Charity! Join/Sponsor HERE PLEASE! xxJoin us in Blackpool for the only ADHDAF Event I can host this Xmas! FREE limited tickets for the Ferny Festive Fundraiser, Sun 15th Dec HEREENORMOUS THANKS to Lizee for practicing what she preaches and showing compassion when faced with my most ADHD thing of October!!!! :) Phot taken by @hattiephotography of 'Miss Biggy' & 'Hermit' at Pikes Hotel Halloween Party in Ibiza, where Big's Most ADHD thing of October took place.TW:  accidental injury, emotional outbursts, menty b's, loud laughter and too-muchness.If you are in need of support YOU ARE NOT ALONE! There is immediate help out there so please REACH OUTIf you are struggling to access your ADHD medication, use this: Pharmacy Stock CheckerYou can support the continuation of this podcast and connect with literally like-minded legends in the Patreon Peer Support CommunityThank you to the Members for keeping this podcast going for over 2.5 years!Find out about ADHDAF+ Charity HEREYou can apply to be part of ADHDAF Emporium: an online marketplace championing neurodivergent makers and small creative businesses HEREBrowse the first few handmade items by neurodivergent creatives HERETo be notified of future ADHDAF re(TREATS) like The Holistic(ish) Weekender SIGN UP HEREYou can also join me at:- Sarah Templeton's Christmas Auction for ADHD Liberty Charity in High Wycombe on 2nd Dec- 'Sessionz Session', Xmas ADHD Support Group in Milton Keynes 4th Dec (RSVP via the link- ADHDAF Emporium at Cattle Yard's Late Night Xmas Market in Norfolk 5th Dec.- Ferny Festive Fundraiser in Blackpool 15h DecOr connect at the community online events including xmas morning zoom HEREWINTER WARRIORS ASSEMBLE! BIG love Laura xSupport the show

Our returning Special Guest this week is Catriona Riddell FRPTI, Director of Catriona Riddell & Associates Ltd. Decision of the High Court dated 13th September 2024 in Friends of the Earth and South Lakeland Action on Climate Change v Secretary of State et al [2024] EWHC 2349 (Admin), a successful challenge to the grant of permission for an underground coal mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria applying the recent Supreme Court case, Finch about the necessary scope of an environmental impact assessment in respect of downstream greenhouse gas and scope 3 emissions. Decision of the Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero dated 12th September 2024 granting National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC's application for a DCO for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement Project under section 114 of the Planning Act 2008, largely in accordance with the examining inspector's recommendation. Decision of an inspector dated 11th September 2024 dismissing an appeal by Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd against the failure of Buckingham Council to determine an application for a hybrid planning permission for phased development on land at Gomm Valley, Gomm Road, High Wycombe, comprising a detailed element for vehicular access, open space, ecological enhancements & 79 homes, and outline element for up to 461 units, a IFE primary school & early years, and employment land including access, open space and ecological enhancements. Visit our Website: havewegotplanningnewsforyou.com #HWGPNFY

Dylan Jones is a true titan of the world of media … someone who has helped shape the cultural landscape of the UK for the last four decades.  A lad from High Wycombe who rose to become one of the best connected and sharpest operators here and in the US … along the way editing GQ magazine 22-year years, writing or editing over 25 books and picking up a cabinet full of awards including an OBE.  He is now Editor in Chief of London's Evening Standard.  Dylan's latest book – his memoir These Foolish Things, tells the story of this successful, glamourous life in rich detail, but is also a moving, revealing story of success in spite of a number of deeply personal crises.   Dylan's childhood was blighted by physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his ex-RAF officer father – beatings that left him with a stammer and scars you don't see.  Having escaped to seek freedom and a life in London, Dylan – as a 17-year-old – was raped.  Throughout this courageous and, at times difficult, conversation, Dylan's resilience and, as he puts it, ‘very particular' approach to crisis shines through.  Links    Dylan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DylanJones/?hl=en-gb  CharitiesHoffman process: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/about-the-process/Rape Crisis: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/find-a-centre/  BooksThese Foolish Things (2024): https://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Foolish-Things-Dylan-Jones/dp/1408719851  Stream/buy ‘Allies' by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bm   Some Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk      Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682    This podcast is brought to you by Crisis What Crisis? Productions and Coulson PartnersHost – Andy Coulson   CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Mabel PickeringWith special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global      For all PR and guest approaches please contact – podcast@coulsonpartners.com

Sermon Summary: "Pressure Points" Speaker: Nick Scripture Reference: Genesis 26 Summary: Nick's sermon, titled "Pressure Points," delves into the life of Isaac, the son of Abraham, as a lens through which to examine the power of God's blessing and covenant. He emphasizes that God's blessing is not contingent on human worthiness or righteousness, but rather on His unwavering faithfulness and determination to fulfill His promises. The sermon begins by highlighting the parallels between Isaac and Abraham, particularly their experiences with famine and their dealings with the Philistines. Nick points out that both men faced similar challenges yet received God's blessing in extraordinary ways. He emphasizes that God's covenant with Abraham extends to Isaac and his descendants, demonstrating God's faithfulness across generations. Nick then discusses the concept of "faith in the face of pressure." He notes that Isaac, like many of us, faced moments of doubt and fear, yet he ultimately chose to trust in God's promises. Nick encourages listeners to remember that God's blessings often come in unexpected ways, even in the midst of trials and hardships. The sermon also addresses the importance of staying in God's will. Nick uses the example of Isaac's decision to remain in the land of Gerar, despite the famine, as a reminder that God's plans may not always align with our own. He emphasizes that it is crucial to listen to God's voice and follow His guidance, even when it feels counterintuitive. Nick concludes the sermon by emphasizing the power of God's blessing. He highlights how Isaac's obedience to God led to abundant blessings, both material and spiritual. Nick encourages listeners to trust in God's goodness and to seek His blessing in their own lives, no matter what challenges they may face. Bible References: Genesis 26:1-11 Genesis 26:12 Genesis 26:24-25 Genesis 26:26-31 Genesis 26:35 Additional Notes: The sermon is delivered in a conversational and engaging style, making it accessible to a wide audience. Nick uses personal anecdotes and examples to illustrate his points, helping listeners connect with the message on a deeper level. The sermon emphasizes the importance of faith, obedience, and trust in God's promises. The sermon provides encouragement and hope for those facing challenges in their own lives. Transcription My man, thank you Roland. Thank you everybody. Morning again. Genesis 26 we're on today. Genesis is a game of two halves you could say and we're entering in the second half. We've got all the way through. I was excited when I saw Genesis 26 come up because about ten years ago I did a whole series on this chapter, series about four or five sermons, so we only get one week per chapter here at MCF. We're rapidly going through Genesis but I called that Strange Maths. That was the nice catchy title I had for that series then and this one has got a title Pressure Points but we'll just leave it there. We'll see if what I say relates to the title or not. I want you to be honest when it comes to assessing your spiritual life, when it comes to your feelings about what it is that attracts the blessing of God to our lives, how many of us actually disqualify ourselves, write ourselves off, think well the blessing of God is for other people, people that are more worthy, better quality of faith, more righteous perhaps, more faithful, more gifted. Welcome to the book of Genesis because this is where all our assumptions go to die and we've read through the story of Abraham and all that has gone on there. We see the relentless determination of God to bless his people according to his nature and his covenant rather than according to what we are like. And you see constant faith. I just love it every time the Bible holds Abraham up as just an absolute hero of faith, never wavered in his faith. That's just the blessing of God because you read it you think actually it doesn't actually match up. He did waver in his faith. There were all sorts of things that he did wrong. There are all sorts of things that he did that might disqualify him in our eyes from the blessing of God and yet God was relentless and ruthless in pursuing him with his blessing and determined to bless him not only during his lifetime but beyond even up to today the blessing of Abraham is being played out. So there is a covenant of God that stands forever and the greatest accounts of the faithfulness and the blessing of God can be set against the most desperate examples of weakness and failure. Amen! That's good news isn't it? Wonderful examples of human frailty magnify the incredible power and faithfulness of God. So we shouldn't be afraid when we feel weak. I mean we know the Scriptures don't we? When you are weak then he is strong. Blessed are the weak, blessed are the poor, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are those for whom everything has gone wrong and who have got nothing together at all. You are blessed because in you can be seen the glory of God. If you've got it all together we're not going to worship God we're going to worship you. And so it's wonderful to see. So we've got this we've had this with Abraham all the episodes of Abraham's life up till today up till this this moment and now we're going to another generation. Isaac the child of promise and we see the same things played out again and again but first in Genesis 26 from verse 1 it says a severe famine now struck the land as had happened before in Abraham's time. So Isaac moved to Gerar where Abimelech king of the Philistines lived. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said do not go down to Egypt but do as I tell you. Live here as a foreigner in this land and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants just as I solemnly promised Abraham your father. I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky. I will give them all these lands and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, instructions. So Isaac stayed in Gerar. I just love the way the two paragraphs meet together and it goes on in verse 7. When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife Rebekah he said she's my sister. He was afraid to say she's my wife. He thought they'll kill me to get her because she's so beautiful but sometime later Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah. Immediately Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed she's obviously your wife why did you say she's my sister? He said because it runs in the family. Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me Isaac replied. How could you do this to us Abimelech exclaimed one of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her and you would have made us guilty of great sin. Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death. So it's like this is a chapter of two halves. I mean the blessing of God the covenant blessing I will bless you I'll be with you Isaac yep and then he just flipped straight into character and does exactly what Abraham did with his wife and Isaac's mother pretending she was his sister. Just amazing just the way God is just doesn't try and pull the wool over our eyes does he just like it's all so laid out there he was trying to impress us this wouldn't be the book to do it but he's doing it and we see the glory of God manifest against the background of human weakness. So a severe famine has struck the land just as it did in Abraham's time and Abraham in his own time made the decision to go to Egypt it was a sensible decision it was a reasonable decision it was a logical one let's go to Egypt because there we won't suffer in the same way and we'll have what the crops that we need and the people will be safe and everything will be good and so he went down to Egypt for the sake of himself and all those that he was responsible for. So naturally just as Isaac is quite good at taking note of what his dad did with his wife he also took note of what he did during the famine and thought well actually since we're suffering in this way we're going to go to Egypt. His instinct was the same it's how we are wired aren't we follow the path we know follow the things that have been played out before do what has been done before because that in that is common sense it seems safe and wise and responsible. Isaac is living out his life and making his decisions much as we would be inclined to that's how we operate we have a frame of reference don't we but then into the middle of this frame of reference steps the Lord God and says do not go down to Egypt but do as I tell you live here as a foreigner in this land and I will be with you and bless you I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants just as I solemnly promised Abraham your father and it counts when God intervenes and God speaks those are the things that can cut right across our common sense our understanding our history our precedents that have been set we have to be those who are able to hear the voice of God because sometimes he will say something contrary to what we expect and they won't actually ask us to walk on the well-worn paths as Terry Vogue to use Terry Vogo's phrase but to actually cut a new path according to what he's saying to us and that's really difficult to do but it really counts because no matter how many years we have in the bank no matter how much experience and wisdom we've notched up for us as individuals and for us as a church we need to learn to look at every new challenge in every circumstance with an ear turned to God because it's the only way sometimes things will just play out normally and sometimes there will be something that God wants to do that is actually not in line with what we expect not in line with what we want not in line with what makes us feel comfortable not in line with what is sensible but actually what is according to his word and so the Lord appeared to Isaac and said do not go down to Egypt but do as I tell you live here as a foreigner in this land and I will be with you and bless you have you noticed that our usual criteria for assessing what God is saying to us is what somebody has termed really helpfully felt led poisoning we can be felt led into all sorts of things but usually we're felt led towards what makes us comfortable we're felt led towards what we want we're felt led towards the decision that actually makes us feel best and that's the criteria I think bit well because because it makes makes sense to me because this is what I want because this is actually what I want to achieve in my life I believe God has spoken to me very rarely do you find somebody saying actually everything that I want to do is taking me in this direction but I've heard the Word of God and he's pulling me back in this direction along the path of sacrifice along the path of suffering along the path of difficulty or trouble or whatever it is those things don't usually add up in our minds to God speaking to us should this life we were just singing bring suffering Lord I will remember what Calvary has brought for me but often when this life brings suffering we think oh what dear what's gone wrong and so careful reading of Genesis reveals how our criteria are not always reliable Isaac would have been wrestling with his emotions his own understanding his fears and his insecurities he'd have been looking at the people who are looking to him they want food and he's saying sorry guys the Lord has told us to stay in the famine not a good way to become a popular leader God was establishing Isaac the understanding that his promises stand and even the most severe challenges of circumstances don't change what he wants to do or what he's able to do and so he promised to Abraham that he was going to do this and now he's saying to Isaac right now you're in a famine you everything is against you your life is at threat and I want you to stay here and trust me according to my promises not according to the circumstances that is a real challenge that can be brought right up into the present-day sentence he's talking about his promises that stand for generations Abraham was gone but the promise still stands I saw a meme at the other day on the internet that said ladies when your husband says he'll do something he'll do it you don't have to keep reminding him every three months which is quite funny and true but with God there's a strong vein of truth in that when God says he'll do something you don't have to remind him every thousand years he's gonna kid he's gonna do it he's gonna establish it even through generations he will do it Isaac would have had a strong streak of self-preservation what are we gonna do to get food on the table what are we gonna do to bring safety what are we gonna do to look after our animals what are we gonna do what are we gonna do what are we gonna do nose would have been the questions in his ears from people what are we gonna do and God wanted him to put all his trust in him and his promises rather than being driven by what he could see and feel and right up there in the challenges we face whether as individuals or as a church that is the challenge we have but interestingly though we've looked at the you know this is what God said and this is what he did with Rebecca and all of that and we're talking about human failings in it all there was a streak of faith because he's in the right family there's a heritage of faith the Lord appeared to Isaac and said don't go down to Egypt stay where you are and in verse 6 it simply says this so Isaac stayed in Gerar whatever the pressure whatever the difficulty whatever the challenge Isaac stayed and to us in our lives that can be the most profound and difficult challenge in our lives and the question will you stay is the one that we need to answer because we can face our own famines can't we we can face our own challenges we can face our own pain we can face our own grief we can face our own fear we can face our own lack and God says will you stay and trust in my promises will you start running around to Egypt thinking if we go there we'll be more comfortable if we go there that will solve our problems if we do this this will this will put everything right or will we actually hold on continue to speak the language of faith will we pray will we praise even in the middle of it all we're not talking about being a hero of the faith Isaac clearly wasn't getting it all right all the time it's not about always having the right response but it is about the disciplined decision to stay where we are to stay I often refer to it the time when the disciples all the people left Jesus and they ran in different directions and Jesus said to them are you gonna leave me as well and they said well where else can we go it's not a ringing endorsement is it but he's like well but sometimes that is the life of faith where else can we go people run off people backslide people run in different directions people go after what it you know in inverted commas the blessings of this world or whatever but for those who have received the covenant promise of God the genuine question is where else can we go there is nothing it might things might be going wrong the wheels might be falling off there might not be any answers to our questions this pain might not go away but where else can I go and I'll stay I will stay here I will stay looking at you Lord I will stay listening to you Lord I will stay believing in you Lord because there is nowhere else for me to go I will stay and that's the challenge that we have in our lives like I said straight after verse 6 we get another account of Isaac doing exactly what Abraham did in pretending his wife was his sister didn't make him a superhero didn't take away his fears or his insecurities or his or situations that put him under pressure didn't stop him making mistakes but he was in the right place as a result of the decision he'd made he's better off there making his mistakes and he was if he'd gone to Egypt because if he'd gone to Egypt he'd have given up on the promises of God because God was saying actually if you stay here I will bless you do not go don't keep marking yourself out of ten to see if you think God's going to approve of you because you're always going to fail that test but do make sure that you're in the right place do make sure that you're facing the right direction do make sure that you're holding on to the promises of God because it's so important because that's what will mark us out as the people of God and in verse 12 as we go on when Isaac planted his crops that year according to the Word of God he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted for the Lord blessed him that's the strange maths so in the land of famine so where nothing's gonna grow and you'll reap a hundred times what you planted he sowed in a land of famine he did what he knew how to do and God blessed him and sometimes that's all we've got to sow in a land of famine stay where God puts us sow seeds on the hot dry barren land well it looks like there's no sense nothing's working it just doesn't feel it just feels it just feels horrible but I'm gonna trust you Lord I'm gonna sow in this famine and the promise of the Word of God is that God is able to and God will bless us even in the famine can be really comfortable with the idea of God withholding can't we without we understand that you know if there's if they've got withholds up from us if he tests us if he challenges us we think oh yeah that that's that's what we expect par for the course with God but what we read here is that God also blesses God blessed Isaac as a result of his decision to stay and we do have twisted teaching that has become known as the prosperity gospel and all of that you know where if you like God is a heavenly cash machine if you if you do this this and this they will just pour out cash on you and that's and that's the blessing of God I saw some videos online the other day of a guy who's boasting about how many private jets he'd gotten how many watches he'd gotten it was all the blessing of God and it's just all uglier stuff but don't let all of that divert us from the fact that God is a God who blesses God is a God who pours out his best on our lives someone once said God will always bless you more than you would bless you because he's richer than you and because he loves you more than you love you God loves you more than you love you God is interested in God is committed to you more than you're committed to your future God wants you established I remember having the weirdest thoughts this is not a confession time this is just that just there was just an unfortunate break as I said that sentence when we came back from Zambia to England in order to go to Zambia we'd sold our house we had a house in the south of England in the days when houses there it was a big boom in house prices and we we invested all of our resources in going to Zambia and in and in the life that we had there and so by the time we came back we needed a miracle in order to come back and get we God made it possible for us to buy a house in Mexico but we had very little left there was like that sense of well what do we do now well we can we've got a roof over our head but you know will we eat and all of that sort of thing and I remember thinking a weirdest thought well we have spoons in our house will we have a fridge and all this sort of I know I'm not doing it for sympathy because we do have we did have a fridge and we had a lot of spoons but the point was there was a friend of mine Norman Barnes he shook his head at me like so they said why would God give you less he loves you you know there is there is a there is a heart of God to bless you sometimes we really struggle with that because we look at our famine and we look at our second we think well maybe blesses other people but not me but God says if you will trust me even in your famine you will see the better your blessing might look different to somebody else's blessing but God will bless us and how all could we find it talking about the physical blessing of God there's so many different situations even in this room this morning so many different stories to tell so many different objections maybe to what I'm saying oh yes it's all very well for you but what about what about this situation but we have to lean on the promises of God to be faithful to us all of our lives our circumstances can be our starting point and we get discouraged but we need to look up and look out and remember where our help comes from truly our help comes from the Lord Greg was sharing you know about the situation in Emmaus there were people then in a very real human situation there were people that were struggling with what was going on they did not understand and yet God was able to give them the grace to open up their eyes and to see the situation that they were in even in the middle of that all that that grief and those and that uncertainty and that confusion they were able to see the blessing of God the blessing of God on Isaac was so profound that it caused fear and jealousy amongst the people around and he was ordered to leave the area as you read on in the passage all of his wells were filled in by the Philistines they didn't like it they didn't like the fact that he was blessed and he moved with his people and in the process this is a very in a very short nutshell started to open up the wells again but every step of the way there was a dispute people arguing over the water and Isaac was someone who through tough experience had learned that his future wasn't dependent on a well of water he was able to move on time and time again until finally they opened up a well where there was no dispute which he named Rehoboth saying at last the Lord has created enough space for us to prosper in the land and as we walk on in life and practice the journey of faith we should have it make it our ambition to shake off everything that we think will give us comfort don't start looking in this life looking around what's gonna what do I need what do I need to get what do I need to achieve what do I need to own what do I need to if I just had this if these circumstances were was different then my life would be different and we need to that's like looking for the well of his disputes here and there and this water is not good enough and that and somebody else claims it and all of that but he Isaac eventually got to that point where he said now what finally the Lord has given us room and we will prosper in this land and God wants to lead us to a place of peace and tranquility and space and security and freedom away from the grasping of this world that says actually if I just have this then my life would be better and in fact what we need just as God said to Abraham himself he said I am your shield and your very great reward God is our reward the Psalms say he makes me lie down beside still waters leads me in green pastures and that's what God wants for our lives not fighting for everything along the way but God will lead us in those green and spacious and peaceful areas the blessing of God brings favor King Abimelech who chased Isaac away when his wealth grew now came to him and said we can clearly see the Lord is with you wanted a covenant relationship with him there's a difference between chasing the blessing of God in whatever form we think that takes in our lives that's why the wealth preachers and all the people say if you just do this God's going to fill up your bank with money and all of that it's it's a deceptive so it's a misleading because that's not where we find our peace that's not where we find our joy but living and abiding in the constant blessing of God and receiving that to the extent that it is seen by other people they will look at and say well I can clearly see that God is with you remember that being my experience when I first encountered Christians there was something it the people were saying stuff that I didn't really understand they were trying to explain they've given me books to read and and you know understand this and talking about Jesus and the cross and all of that I didn't understand all of that stuff but I did see the blessing of God on people's lives I did see the favor of God did see the peace of God did see the prosperity and the joy of God in people's lives it was just so delightful to see and we can live and abide in that constant blessing of God even when we face the famine there's an aroma an atmosphere around the people of God remember we'll finish up in them just a second we were in some of some people know the story of our time in Zambia we lived in Zambia for six years from 2010 until somewhere else no no we came back in 2010 I've no idea when we went yeah anyway we went in Zambia sometime in the in this century and we were we went through with a great I mean I'm not trying to encourage Roland here but we weren't with a great sense of anticipation and excitement and wow we're gonna take the world by storm God's world changes and we went and it didn't work out exactly as we as we'd hoped and there were real challenges real real challenges that felt like a famine it was like all that we'd hoped for and it was just like dry and barren and fearful and uncertain and what have we done to our children and and all of that happened and we were really afraid as head and uncertain and there was a time when people were thinking well maybe maybe they could come back and there was a possibility of a job in a church in in High Wycombe and it was really appealing it was like a nice well that we could have looked at there was nice schools for the children there was a reasonable salary there was a house to live in all the things that we didn't have were there and there was a there was a possibility that we could have been offered that as an opportunity and yet against all of that we had that niggling feeling that actually this is not what God has called us to do and I remember driving in the car one time and listen to the that song Eye of the Tiger come on you're Rocky Eye of the Tiger and it came and it said something like I don't even understand what it means but it made sense to me that I said said you exchange your passion for glory and something about that just dropped into my heart said don't exchange what God has put in you for something else don't exchange don't just look for the well don't just look for the peace don't just look for the good but look go for God and he will give you all that you're searching for and I remember thinking at the time you know everything that we tried to to build I remember even saying to myself probably said it to other people great you know statement of faith oh it's dead there's nothing left there's nothing going on and yet in that famine in that dead famine God blessed us and here we are today we're talking about seeker we're talking about Lord's Way we're talking about the growth of the ministry there and it's exciting to see but one thing that happened was there was a time when we were really under threat and a friend of mine who lived down the road the immigration people so it's a long story though we haven't done anything wrong but there was this like the whole thing came and they came to him and they said something very intimidating like can you give me one good reason why we should not deport that man meaning me and and he gave them some reasons which was nice of him and and they listened and they said okay we'll give him 48 hours to get everything in place and and make the application and we did we did everything in 48 hours made the application they granted us a permit and we stayed and God blessed us in that land of famine and there was a time when we were the what was going on in the church and the things that you know were being because we were you know being foreigners and everything else there was investigation and people they're like saying nothing wrong that was done but it was just a very intimidating situation and so there was a time when people got involved in all of that and then by the time we came to leave having stayed and seen the blessing of God by the time we came to leave we had some senior government people from our local town actually came to see us off we left our place at six o'clock in the morning and these people came to to say bye to us and one man took me aside and he said we know what has happened we know what's been done against you we know all of that and we know what you've done in this country said and I just want you to know that this country is your country it's your home but wow how have we come from it's all dead and buried it's all finished there's nothing there's nothing left he might be deported all of that to the to the very same people saying actually we want to thank you and we want to bless you and that can only be the blessing of God manifested and demonstrated in our lives anyway that was a long convoluted story but it's so that's the point Isaac had no reliance on his physical circumstances but total reliance on God and God showed himself strong in his life so it doesn't matter who you are what challenges you face what background you have what your sin looks like you can sow in a place of famine and see a return a hundred times bigger and the blessing of God can attach itself to your life in such a way that you find the space and the peace of God and others will see and will testify now we've seen the work of God in your life and so as we consider that and as we consider what God is saying to us as I prepared that something the one thing jumped out and it was that question will you stay and I just think I just believe that there are people here that are struggling with their own famine struggling with pain struggling with disappointment struggling with fear struggling with lack struggling with whatever it could be you know what it is and you're thinking this is this gospel is not all it's cracked up to be because I thought you know things were going to be easier than this and the question is will you stay will you stay and will you trust will you believe will you turn your heart to God will you actually say all right Lord though the fig tree doesn't blossom though there be no cattle in the stalls though the olive crop crop casts its fruit and the rest that I've forgotten yet I will rejoice in you Lord yet I will trust in you yet I will pray yet I will pray will you will you sow in the land of famine will you sow will you take a decision on the basis of your your the things that have made you want to give up the things that have made you want to grind to a halt the things that have drained you of your energy in the middle of all of that will you actually say all right Lord I'm gonna sow something here I'm gonna I'm gonna believe I'm gonna praise you I'm gonna thank you for what I've got well what have I got try the things to thank God for thank God for our very life the fact that we're up and we're breathing this morning thank God for his blessing upon us thank God for our history thank God for how far he's brought us thank God that up till today he has sustained us thank God that he has our best interests at heart and thank God that he loves you more than you love you and is determined to bless you more than you would bless you so that faith and trusting God that in the middle of your famine you will see his blessing upon your life you'll see his breakthrough and that will look different to you than it does to me not selling a package here that says you could you know this is this is what you'll get this is what you get for your investment be between you and God but the question is will you study and I just want there maybe if the worship team could come and if you've got something first I just want us to to close as we close to think about that and to make some decisions perhaps in our hearts to yes I'm gonna stay yes Lord you've proved yourself faithful yes I'm gonna trust you I have nothing I have no reference point but I'm gonna believe you Lord it's painful to think about blessing because I don't feel blessed but I'm gonna trust you and as we worship and as we pray on just want just to turn our own thoughts today and it may be that you know that that word is for you and that there is there is real benefit sometimes there's real benefit in physical response in actually stepping forward and I you know we're not gonna quiz you or whatever but if you want as part of your statement to God to say Lord I'm gonna stay in this family I'm gonna sow my faith I'm gonna sow my thanks I'm gonna sow my my my trust in you and I'm gonna believe you for a for a blessing in my life and for a breakthrough if you want to make that declaration to God then I just ask you just to step forward just to come forward here and we can pray together there'll be space here just as a worship team leaders but please do that just as we just as we start don't even hesitate don't even waste any time just come forward and we believe God will meet people here

Matt outlines the 'mission' opportunities in the Marlow and High Wycombe area that River leads or supports, which anyone can get involved with.

Welcome to episode 45 of The Premier League Cricket Show, which for this episode becomes the National Counties Cricket Show as we continue our partnership and bring the discussions, guests, and unmatched insights from around the NCCA peak of the recreational cricket pyramid together with our coverage of the 32 ECB Premier Leagues. In this episode we chat with Conner Haddow & Cameron Hemp of High Wycombe CC & Buckinghamshire CC and discuss the NCCA Championship with 2 weekends of games left to go, together with some NCCA Trophy, a bit on the Challengers & of course a bit of High Wycombe and the Home Counties Premier League.   Thanks for listening and if you enjoy the show, why not show us some love and leave us a 5-star review on your favourite podcast platform as it helps other potential listeners to find us when they are searching for cricketing podcasts.  And don't forget to follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram on both to join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us & fellow premier league cricket fans. Twitter: @TPLCricketShow Instagram: @TPLCricketShow Email: TPLCricketShow@gmail.com Twitter: @NCCA_UK Instagram: @NCCA.UK Website: www.nationalcountiesca.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys mark the Summer Solstice by wandering beautiful Wanstead in the sunshine. Rob says he's better - but he doesn't sound it; apologies for all the coughing. Featuring Paul's imminent trip to Dubai, which in turn gets us a glimpse into the world of the hotel men, inappropriate kit-off moments, seeking self-motivation, Paul's potential performance in the London 10k, Rob's theoretically gentler running plans, Sophie Raworth and Tom Cruise, swimming and cycling shenanigans, Pride and Prejudice, running and bears, the yin and yang of the half way point of the year, the sad sunshine disappearances, a funny fable from Dashiell Hammett, Paul's fashion advice, and Rob's day out in High Wycombe. SUBSCRIBE for early access, ad-free listening and more... and BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 - and you can get Paul's book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270You can download Rob's show Long Distance Man here: gofasterstripe.com/ldThanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. Thanks for listening - we'll be back next week, and if you're desperate in the meantime, subscribe and become a Fan - there are hundreds of old episodes you can have a go on, AND you'll get next week's episode three days early. Happy running! https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bayes was ordained in the Church of England, made a deacon at Petertide 1979 (1 July)[6] and as a priest the Petertide following (29 June 1980), both times by Ronnie Bowlby, Bishop of Newcastle, at Newcastle Cathedral.[7][8] He was an assistant curate at St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay for three years (1979–1982). He then became a university chaplain in west London from 1982 to 1987.[3] Bayes moved to High Wycombe for seven years where he initially as Team Vicar (1987–1990) and then Team Rector (1990–1994) before becoming Team Rector of Totton for nine years (1995–2004). While he was at Totton, Bayes was also the Area Dean of Lyndhurst from 2000. Upon leaving Totton, he joined the Archbishops' Council staff team as National Mission and Evangelism Adviser until his ordination to the episcopacy. He was also an honorary canon at Worcester Cathedral from 2007 until his consecration.[3] Episcopal ministry On 7 July 2010[3] it was announced that Bayes would succeed Christopher Foster as Bishop of Hertford upon Foster's translation to Portsmouth.[5] Bayes was duly consecrated a Church of England bishop on 21 September 2010 at St Paul's Cathedral[9] and installed at St Albans Cathedral on 25 September 2010.[10] On 7 May 2014 it was announced that Bayes was to become the next (8th) Bishop of Liverpool; his canonical election was confirmed on 23 July 2014.[2] Bayes was installed at Liverpool Cathedral on 15 November 2014. Bayes is the Visitor of St Peter's College, Oxford;[11] he was chosen from among the Church's diocesan bishops, and may serve until he ceases to be one.[12]

In this week's unfiltered episode, we start with the protests and arrests outside a court, where a teacher appeared carrying a placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts. Police seized coconuts at the scene, and Marieha Hussain, 37, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, is charged with a racially aggravated public order offence. Next, we cover the arrest of Tommy Robinson in Canada, where the 41-year-old far-right activist was detained over a suspected immigration offence and later released, with plans to speak at several events in the coming days. Finally, we discuss a pastor who claimed he spoke to God in 2017, who authorized him to sell plots in heaven to people on earth.

Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Mariano Levisman. On the pod this week, Mariano talks about his coaching journey which started attending Berks & Bucks FA Level 2 course in High Wycombe all the way to his role at the time of recording at Granada CF in La Liga. Mariano talks about in depth about his rise from grassroots to the top including roles at Club Atlético Talleres & Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield in Argentina's Primera Division & Sport Club Internacional in Brazil's Serie A before moving onto Granada CF. Mariano shares the hard work he had put in including organising visits to clubs to observe coaching methods at Aston Villa & PSG to support his development. Mariano also talks about his experiences growing up in Argentina and how his aspirations to become a professional player changed as a teenager and how he fell in love with coaching. Mariano also provides us with how the opportunity came about at Granada CF with his first game being away at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid! Mariano talks about his role at the La Liga club and provides some fantastic insight into the game his Granada team played against Barcelona just 24 hours before! Music by Darren Fellerdale.

Creme De La Blend (CDLB) Presents; B2X Chronicles Vol 2 - "Liquid". Narrated by MC RBEE B2X Chronicles is a mix series that was born of the idea that underpins the Creme De La Blend community, that our sum total is greater than our parts. "We are always Sum < One" The idea of the series was to take 10 selectors, from 10 geographical locations, bringing their own styles to each contribute 10 mins of what makes up a continuous mix. Vol 2 - Liquid is a follow on to the initial experimental VOL 1 which was a "freestyle" affair. Refining the format and moving towards the more limited but still expansive Sub Genre of Liquid Drum & Bass. The trusted selectors guiding you through the next step in this evolutionary tale are; Lost Decade, Battlesbridge, Essex, UK DJ:Fusion, Ipswich, UK Ellipsis (/ MC RBEE), High Wycombe, UK DJ Fluent (/Flewid MC), Bristol/Reading, UK Noctem, Bristol, UK JagoCat, Cornwall, UK Masterplex, London, UK Solitude, East Windsor, UK Tracklist; Lost Decade: Drum Origins - A Bit of Luck Wez Walker - Complicated Ben Soundscape - The Studio DSP - Weeks Go By Wingz - Nothing Lasts Drum Force 1 - Try it DJ:Fusion: Villem & McLeod - Another Star Komatic - Solution Matrix Vs Futurebound - Family (Nu:Tone & Logistics Remix) Black Widow Vs Talisman P Feat Barrington Levy - Suspicion (2007 Remix) Ellipsis: Bicep - Glue (Corrupted Minds Bootleg) Alpha Rhythm & Human Nature - Bits & Pieces Phaction - Aviatrix (Ft. Riya) Commix - On Sunset Chase & Status Ft. Jenna G - In Love Fluent: High Contrast - Make It Tonight >>> Zero T - My Name (Lenzman Remix) Lenzman - My Heart Visages ft. Laville - About you Alibi - Found you Submorphics - Long Been Gone >>> Calibre - Even If Noctem: Noctem - Retrospective Calibre & Singing Fats - Drop it down Bachelors of Science - Everytime I do Riya & Collette Warren ft. Koherent - Camelian Jago Cat: Alix Perez - Contradictions Wilkinson - Afterglow Alix Perez ft. D'ablo - Playing Games (VIP) Break ft. Celestine - Last Goodbye Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Hi Fidel Cartel Remix) Masterplex: M.I.S.T & High Contrast - 3am Die - Autumn (Commix Remix) Technimatic - Looking for Diversion VIP ft. Lucy Kitchen London Elektricity - Time to Think Luude ft. Dear Sunday - Wanna Stay (Fred V Remix) Mind Vortex - The Day After The Vanguard Project - Rise & Fall ft. Leo Wood Solitude: LSB - Potshot Phaction - Souls Held Close Con*Natural - Lean Upwards ft. MC Conrad (Makoto Remix) Cyclic - Cryosphere Insideman - Roll Down Calibre - Second Sun Dogger & Mindstate - Broken Home ft. Liam Bailey (Calibre Remix) Satl & Malaky - A Minute After Always ft. Harland & Steo Halogenix - Her Waves Vol 3 - Classics Ft Flewid MC Will be coming soon - Keep em peeled. If you are curious about this incredible movement and want to Connect, Collaborate and Create then please head over to our FB Group and join us.... you wont regret it. www.facebook.com/groups/2926928020951133/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flewidmc/sets/cdlb-presents-b2x-chronicles

Anna Harris has only been an umpire for 9 years but she has had a meteoric rise through the ranks to become an international umpire on the women's circuit and operating at just under first class level in the men's game.We begin by talking about Anna's early life in High Wycombe and Brighton and how she started by picking up a plastic cricket bat at school aged 5.  She talks about her development as a cricketer through Buckinghamshire's junior ranks.  She was an England player in her late teens and kept up her playing when she came to University in Cardiff.  Anna talks a little bit about her playing as a batter and a leg spin bowler.She recounts her highest score of 124 at the Malvern Festival and turning the ball to take a wicket.Her umpiring began as a way of making a little bit of pocket money but she took it up more seriously when she went on a gap year to Australia.  She played cricket for Melbourne Cricket Club and umpired in the local Melbourne men's league.Anna outlines the pathway that currently exists for men's and women's cricket umpiring and how she progressed as an umpire and how this has all changed even in the short time she has been umpiring.  She now umpires in National Counties cricket and is on the panel for professional women's cricket in the UK.  She is also on the panel of umpires for the ICC and can umpire in international women's matches.We talk about some of the people that have inspired her development as an umpire and then some of the important moments in her career to date including being part of the first all female team to umpire in an ECB accredited men's premier league match and her international debut aged 22 years old.Anna talks about her views on umpiring, where it sits in the game and what are the most important aspects of it for her.  She confronts the fear that all umpires must have of making a mistake and also about the nature of the umpire's role, the way she turns her levels of concentration on and off.  We talk about giving lbw decisions and how Anna prepares herself for these.  She talks about the 42 laws of the game and the unwritten one, 43, that deals with the unexpected.Anna talks about the controversial decision made at the England v India ODI and what it was like to be part of that as an umpire:https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/24/england-women-india-third-one-day-international-cricketWe then talk about a few od Anna's special memries so far as an umpire including the 2023 Ashes Series:https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/26/england-australia-womens-ashes-test-match-ash-gardner-cricket-reportWe talk about the things that Anna takes with her onto the field of play, the image of umpiring and then talk about how she came to Wales and how she has enjoyed her time here.Finally, we talk about the future and what Anna wants to do with her life and her umpiring.For those who want to hear Anna talk a a little bit more you can try these videos:https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=656508298940893https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMhmMeT6skAnd you can read this article from the ECB about the women's T20 World Cup in which Anna officiated.You can follow Anna on X at a_y_harris

In this week's episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Rachel Derby, co-principal of Chapel Dental Cosmetic and Implant Centre in High Wycombe. Rachel is also President Elect of the British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) and a multi award winning dentist with over a decade of experience as a general dentist. She chats about her experience at Manchester dental school, her early career days working in the NHS for some 7 years and the reasons why, in 2017, she decided to focus purely on private dentistry. She goes on to talk about her ambition to be a practice owner, her experience being a first-time buyer and reflects on some of the highs and lows of practice ownership so far. Finally, she chats about her role as the President Elect of the BAPD, what the role entails and what plans she has for her period of presidency.   Topics: -  Tell us about your early years -  Your experience at dental school; was it all that you hoped it would be? -  Working in the NHS for 7 years – did you enjoy this time and did it help hone your skills? -  Why did you decide to focus on purely private in 2017? -  Did you always have an ambition to be a practice owner? - Your experience as a first-time buyer - What's been the easiest and hardest part of practice ownership? -  Did you feel equipped for the non-clinical aspects of running a business? - BAPD; what are the big plans for your period of presidency?

We hear lots about the space domain, but what does that actually mean and how is the UK using it as part of its defence policy? Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey is the Commander of UK Space Command, based at High Wycombe, and he spoke with Flt Lt Chris Sully to explain what his team does and what it means for the big picture. 

This month, enjoy a recording of our Live Show at the Audio Drama Podfest in High Wycombe! Content Warnings-Medical procedures (face. eye), Illness/injury, rot/decay, classism. violence.Mentions/Discussions of: DiseaseTranscript is available HERE: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/eelers-choice/morning-sawbones-surgery/Buy our merch on Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/eelerschoice/shop?asc=uSupport us on Bandcamp: https://eelerschoice.bandcamp.com/album/eelers-choice-season-1-original-soundtrackOur Social Media: The Website Formerly Known As Twitter: https://twitter.com/eelerschoiceTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/eelerschoice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/eelerschoice.bsky.socialSupport us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/eelerschoiceWebsite: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/eelers-choice/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we get into it with Si Spex of UKHH pioneers The Creators, about growing up in Cornwall and getting into hip hop, early DJing experiences, college and university, meeting Julian and Johnny F, and exposure to library music. Si Spex discusses his journey in music production and DJing, including his time with High Wicking, equipment acquisition, DJing in High Wycombe and London, working with MCM and The Rats, signing with Blindside Records and releasing the Master Plan EP, signing with Wall of Sound and collaborating with American artists, and the mix with Plus One and DJing. In this conversation, Si Spex discusses his transition to the internet age, selling records in America, his day job and DJing, adapting to commercial DJing, enjoyment and feedback in DJing, balancing DJing and a day job, working at a music distribution company, recreating the sound of old records, motivation and belief in his musical potential, advancements in music technology, and investing time and efficiency.TakeawaysGrowing up in Cornwall presented challenges in getting into hip hop, but the passion remained strong.Early DJing experiences helped shape the DJ's skills and confidence.College and university provided opportunities to study graphic design and illustration.Meeting Julian and Johnny F led to a deep friendship and shared love for music.Exposure to library music opened up new possibilities for sampling and production. Si Spex started his music production journey with High Wicking and acquired equipment such as samplers and sequencers.He DJed in High Wycombe and London, including at The Attic, and formed connections with local music people.Si Spex and Julian formed The Rats and released a few 12-inch records.They signed with Blindside Records and released the Master Plan EP, which received positive reception.Si Spex and Julian signed with Wall of Sound and collaborated with American artists, expanding their reach.Si Spex continued DJing during this time, playing at various venues and events. The internet revolutionized the music industry, making it easier to communicate and sell records.Si Spex transitioned from selling records in America to working a day job and DJing.He adapted to commercial DJing and focused on playing music that pleased the crowd.Si Spex enjoys DJing and values feedback from the audience.He balances his DJing career with his day job at a music distribution company.Si Spex is passionate about recreating the sound of old records and using advancements in music technology.He stays motivated by believing in his musical potential and investing his time efficiently.Chapters04:33Growing Up in Cornwall and Getting into Hip Hop08:04Early DJing Experiences21:22College and University29:59Meeting Julian and Johnny F36:38Exposure to Library Music40:34Formation of High Wicking and Equipment Acquisition48:32DJing in High Wycombe and London52:23Working with MCM and The Rats56:45Signing with Blindside Records and Releasing the Master Plan EP01:05:09Signing with Wall of Sound and Collaborating with American Artists01:14:37The Mix with Plus One and DJing01:19:59Transition to the Internet Age01:20:52Selling Records in America01:21:36Transition to Day Job and DJing01:24:17Adapting to Commercial DJing01:26:34Enjoyment and Feedback in DJing01:29:37Balancing DJing and Day Job01:30:42Working at a Music Distribution Company01:34:17Recreating the Sound of Old Records01:37:42Motivation and Belief in Musical Potential01:41:31Advancements in Music Technology01:43:19Investing Time and Efficiency

Welcome to the first episode of the The Intelligent Lab Podcast. My first guest is Ian Taylor, the founder of The Intelligent Collective and founder of this podcast. The Intelligent Collective is a solutions provider for the design and construction industry based in High Wycombe originally started out over a decade  ago as a blinds and curtains provider. Today and in addition to bespoke blinds and curtains, The Intelligent Collective also offers a diverse range of services including signage, graphics, acoustic panels and more. Ian explains how they evolved from simply being a solutions company into a broader collective of experts that can provide complete packages for construction projects. He discusses their work on complex builds like TikTok's new headquarters, where they handled intricate blind installations and crafted bespoke, artwork quality curtains included a 90ft rooftop canopy… Through this podcast, Ian hopes to connect the industry to share best practices and their vision of the future…   Unit 1 Wycombe Logistics Centre  Lincoln Road High Wycombe HP12 3RB    Telephone: 0800 66 812 70  Fax: 01494 462675  Email: sales@theintelligentcollective.com 

An out of control bushfire in Perth's north-east has sparked a possible threat to lives and homes. A watch and act is in place for people bounded by Abernethey Road, Kalamunda Road and the Great Eastern Highway Bypass in parts of Hazelmere, High Wycombe, Perth Airport and South Guildford in Swan and Kalamunda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello there!Episode 27 arrives fresh from an eventful weekend where our very own Tom hosted a worlds qualifier at Tabletop Republic in High Wycombe. Congratulations to Harrison Burki who got the latest worlds invite.We review what was an eventful ... event and talk about Geonosians. Also we talk about Andy and Olly's dive into the republic and their take on the faction that they are "new" to.For more info please check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Thatsnomoonpodcast and our Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@TNMPod/aboutTo support us you can also head to patreon.com/thatsnomoonpodcast

Massive apologies for the delay in getting out the final episode of Perfect Retreat. Life events intervened, but Episode 6 is now in post-production. This is a recording from the Audio Drama Hub Podfest, held in High Wycombe in November 2022.In this, there was a slot for new podcasts – and we were lucking enough to gather together many of our international cast to perform some live scenes and singing performances from Perfect Retreat (including the intro/outro song, by Karin Heimdahl, who travelled all the way from Sweden for the occasion! and Sarah Golding singing Zinnia's song "Smile", which she wrote.) Not all the podcast cast could be present for these scenes from the show, and we were extremely grateful to Karim Kronfli and Michael Hudson for standing in. Live show transcript hereThis live extract from Perfect Retreat was written by Fiona Thraille It featured, in order of appearance Karin Heimdahl as the theme singer and Maja Wendy Lapp as The Voiceover, Claire, and Voice of the CreditsFiona Thraille as The Operator and SamKarim Kronfli as JohnRobert Cudmore as AndySarah Golding as ZinniaMichael Hudson as Alex Additional music by Sarah Golding and Mugzy Thanks to the staff at the Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe and to everyone who managed to come along to, or supported the festival, and to our sponsors. The Podfest is now an annual event, and if you would like to find out more, it's here.Support the show

In this episode, Richard Boon joins us to talk about his life in music, taking in the birth of Buzzcocks, the Smiths on Rough Trade and his time as "the world's coolest librarian" in Stoke Newington. The punk instigator takes us back to 1976, when he went to see the Sex Pistols live in High Wycombe together with a certain Howard Trafford and Peter McNeish. This shock to the system led to Richard inviting them to play his art studio in Reading, plus the near-mythological Lesser Free Trade Hall show that everyone in Manchester later claimed to have been at. Once Howard and Pete re-christened themselves Devoto and Shelley and formed Buzzcocks, Richard fell into managing the group and put out their seminal Spiral Scratch EP on his New Hormones label. We then ask Richard about his move to Rough Trade around the same time as he brought them the Smiths. Clips from Martin Aston's 1986 audio interview with Morrissey form the backdrop for a discussion of why the band were special, their reluctance to film music videos and their relationship with their fans.  Following discussion of featured writer Cath Carroll, whose early interview with Morrissey and Marr plus pieces on Linder and New Order round out the Manchester theme, Mark and Jasper finish up on library highlights including Sandy Bull, Yazz, the Spice Girls, and Lewis Capaldi. Many thanks to special guest Richard Boon. Please note that this episode was recorded before the death of Jane Birkin. Pieces discussed: Buzzcocks, Spiral Scratch, Pete Shelley audio, Morrissey audio, The Smiths, Linder, New Order, Sandy Bull, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Yazz, The Spice Girls, Pete Rugolo, Chuck Berry and Lewis Capaldi.

Ze'ev Portner is a Law Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.   He teaches public, employment law and criminal justice. He has also taught at Greenwich University and has given guest lectures to students studying on the international program, the MA in Conflict Resolution at Tel Aviv University. Ze'ev lived in Israel for 5 years and qualified as an Advocate. He has worked on a couple of major international law projects and did his law training in the offices of Gilead Sher and Co. He worked directly for Advocate Gilead Sher, who was Israel's chief peace negotiator at the Camp David peace talks of 2000. He has also ghost written a speech and an article for a former Labour Member of Knesset and Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Hilik Bar. Ze'ev worked for ten years in the British Parliament,  for  former MP, Dame Louise Ellman   during that time he wrote a briefing for Tony Blair when he was Prime Minister, and Jack Straw when he was Foreign Secretary. Ze'ev is a member of the Kick it Out Working Group on Anti-Semitism, helping to establish the Watford FC Jewish Supporters Group he was the brainchild behind the first ever Chanukah Party at a Premier League Club. He has also written for the match day program of Watford football Club about Holocaust Memorial Day. Ze'ev loves history he has lectured about the history of the Jews of Barbados in which he has researched, and about the life and legacy of former British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli.  He  enjoys writing articles and has interviewed the spiritual leader of the Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem,  based in Dimona, Southern Israel, the  late Ben Ammi

Secret Societies are cloaked in shroud and mystery. Private ceremonies, invite only parties, members who are sworn to secrecy participate in ancient rituals, indulge in hush hush rites, possibly partake in debauchery. One such place and order was the Hellfire Cave and the Hellfire Club. We travel back in time to share the origins of this mystical group and gathering spots to peek into the closed off convention.  Please click on the subscribe/Follow Button Click here to go to joe's book Click here to go to Jen's Poshmark Closet Click here to go to our website The Hellfire Club To build the lodge, they say that Connolly's workmen used stones from the ancient passage tombs - their destruction marks the start of the association of the site with the supernatural. Local legend has it that the devil was so enraged by the desecration that he blew off the wooden roof of the lodge in a storm. After Connolly's death, his widow leased the building to the Earl of Rosse, Richards Parsons, in 1735. He was one of the leading figures in the Dublin Hellfire Club - also known as The Blasters or the Young Bucks of Dublin. The club was one of many in both England and Ireland where rich young rakes indulged in ceremonial drinking and dining and gambling and carousing. The Hellfire Caves (also known as the West Wycombe Caves) are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns that extend 260m underground. They are situated above the village of West Wycombe, at the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Southeast England. They were excavated between 1748 and 1752 for Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer (2nd Baronet), founder of the Society of Dilettanti and co-founder of the Hellfire Club, whose meetings were held in the caves.  The caves have been operating as tourist attractions since 1863.  

What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Monday Gosling on psychotherapy, grief experienced by adults and couples who were bereaved as children, her experience of bereavement as a child, the loss of mothers and delayed and prolonged grief. Who is Mandy? Mandy Gosling is a UKCP and BACP accredited psychotherapist, researcher and author, specialising in unresolved grief experienced by adults and couples who were bereaved as children. As a bereaved child herself, Mandy completed a research MA in 2016 to ‘Understand Childhood Parental Bereavement from a Psychological and Spiritual Perspective' and then established ABC Grief, the central focus for her private practice in High Wycombe, Bucks. She is a contributing author in the anthology ‘My Mother's Story – Gone Too Soon' from which she co-presented a poster at the inaugural European Grief Conference, and is currently collaborating on a phenomenological research project to investigate the long term consequences of delayed and prolonged grief in adults bereaved as children. Mandy continues to drive awareness in this niche and often overlooked area of grief through conversations in the media, podcasts and bereavement community. Find out more at www.abcgrief.co.uk or follow on Twitter using @abcgrief and on LinkedIn under Mandy Gosling. How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists? To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Gosling, M. (2022) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 December 2022. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.21641285 What next? Check out more episodes or find out more about the hosts! Got a question? Get in touch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedeathstudiespodcast/message

Malachi enlists Pascal's help to fix Ship.CONTENT WARNINGS (for the live show): memory loss.CONTENT WARNINGS (for the Q&A): discussion of panic attacks.ROGUEMAKER Live Show and Q&A recorded in High Wycombe at the Audio Drama Hub Podfest, 20 November 2022.  This live show, "Back Up", was written by Emma Johanna Puranen and edited by Rook Mogavero, with Oran Talbot running sound. The theme song was written and performed by Emily Branam. In order of appearance, this live show starred Alasdair Stuart as Malachi TesseraEmma Johanna Puranen as ShipBonnie Calderwood Aspinwall as Pascal Almagest.A transcript of this episode can be found here.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is another long-time friend with a transformational vocation--helping leaders meet the challenges of high impact leadership. A British-Ghanaian, Michelle Awuku-Tatum has been based in the US for the majority of her professional career, particular in New York City. From her early school days managing fitting in when her family moved to Ghana from the UK and then back again, Michelle has always been fascinated by mysteries. She loves decoding situations and analyzing people. As a Professionally Certified, Executive Coach, every day she finds herself conversing with amazing leaders and executives, as they gather clues to help reshape their leadership approach and improve their skills. During her corporate career, she honed her detective skills; creating innovative processes, customer experiences, business strategies and models for global companies in Biotechnology (@lonza), Energy ( @bp Oil & Gas) and Financial Services (@Citigroup). Working with different personalities and cultures in companies that were sometimes slow to embrace change or undergoing rapid transformation, enables her to share lessons learned and relate to what her clients may be experiencing. As founder of myfactor Coaching & Consulting which she founded in 2007 her firm is contributing to a world where high-achieving leaders can show up as their best selves and create workspaces that inspire, motivate, include, develop and show care for the teams they lead. I'm certain that you'll enjoy this two part conversation filled with tangible leadership insights and lots of laughs too! Where to find Michelle? www.myfactorcoach.com (https://www.myfactorcoach.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuku/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amplify_your_presence/) What's Michelle reading? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success (https://smile.amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/0990976904/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AEYC275JNH6D&keywords=15+commitments+to+conscious+leadership&qid=1667787932&sprefix=15+comittments+to+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1) by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters (https://smile.amazon.com/Answer-How-Yes-Acting-Matters/dp/1576752712/ref=sr_1_5?crid=324G9MP8Y0A2F&keywords=peter+block+books&qid=1667788068&sprefix=peter+block+book%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-5) by Peter Block Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=radical+responsibility&sprefix=radical+responsi%2Caps%2C302&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_16) by leet Maull Ph.D. and Daniel Siegel M.D. What's Michelle watching? Grey's Anatomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy) Transplant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About High Wycombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe) About the Mitchell-Lama Program (https://hcr.ny.gov/ml) in NYC About Robert C. Weaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Weaver) Kellog (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu) Business School @ Northwestern University Check out these resources from myfactor Coaching: [Crafting Your Personal Leadership Vision]((https://www.myfactorcoach.com/visionguide) - you can download our free step-by-step guide to crafting your leadership vision today. Click here to learn more about pact (https://www.myfactorcoach.com/pact): a high impact, experiential leadership development program specifically for high-achieving mid-level Black women. Special Guest: MIchelle Awuku-Tatum.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is another long-time friend with a transformational vocation--helping leaders meet the challenges of high impact leadership. A British-Ghanaian, Michelle Awuku-Tatum has been based in the US for the majority of her professional career, particular in New York City. From her early school days managing fitting in when her family moved to Ghana from the UK and then back again, Michelle has always been fascinated by mysteries. She loves decoding situations and analyzing people. As a Professionally Certified, Executive Coach, every day she finds herself conversing with amazing leaders and executives, as they gather clues to help reshape their leadership approach and improve their skills. During her corporate career, she honed her detective skills; creating innovative processes, customer experiences, business strategies and models for global companies in Biotechnology (@lonza), Energy ( @bp Oil & Gas) and Financial Services (@Citigroup). Working with different personalities and cultures in companies that were sometimes slow to embrace change or undergoing rapid transformation, enables her to share lessons learned and relate to what her clients may be experiencing. As founder of myfactor Coaching & Consulting which she founded in 2007 her firm is contributing to a world where high-achieving leaders can show up as their best selves and create workspaces that inspire, motivate, include, develop and show care for the teams they lead. I'm certain that you'll enjoy this two part conversation filled with tangible leadership insights and lots of laughs too! Where to find Michelle? www.myfactorcoach.com (https://www.myfactorcoach.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuku/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amplify_your_presence/) What's Michelle reading? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success (https://smile.amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/0990976904/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AEYC275JNH6D&keywords=15+commitments+to+conscious+leadership&qid=1667787932&sprefix=15+comittments+to+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1) by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters (https://smile.amazon.com/Answer-How-Yes-Acting-Matters/dp/1576752712/ref=sr_1_5?crid=324G9MP8Y0A2F&keywords=peter+block+books&qid=1667788068&sprefix=peter+block+book%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-5) by Peter Block Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=radical+responsibility&sprefix=radical+responsi%2Caps%2C302&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_16) by leet Maull Ph.D. and Daniel Siegel M.D. What's Michelle watching? Grey's Anatomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy) Transplant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About High Wycombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe) About the Mitchell-Lama Program (https://hcr.ny.gov/ml) in NYC About Robert C. Weaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Weaver) Kellog (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu) Business School @ Northwestern University Check out these resources from myfactor Coaching: [Crafting Your Personal Leadership Vision]((https://www.myfactorcoach.com/visionguide) - you can download our free step-by-step guide to crafting your leadership vision today. Click here to learn more about pact (https://www.myfactorcoach.com/pact): a high impact, experiential leadership development program specifically for high-achieving mid-level Black women. Special Guest: MIchelle Awuku-Tatum.

We all know what we need to do to maintain a good level of self-care but why do we find ourselves putting things off, getting distracted by social media or just saying that we don't have the time? This episode looks at why the simplest of tasks are sometimes so out of reach. Also, Damo's getting extra Christmas presents this year, Mark's still banging on about the price of chocolate (and crisps), the return of a new type of football hooliganism, High Wycombe, going to the gym and categoric proof that TikTok can read our minds. ----- ** YOUR HOSTS ** Damo & Mark --- ** HOW TO LISTEN** Our Podcast is brilliantly hosted on Anchor. You can also listen and/or subscribe to us on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Pocket Casts / Spotify --- ** GET IN TOUCH ** Thanks for listening! Please drop us a line at imfinecast@gmail.com with any feedback or questions. You can follow us on social media: Instagram / Twitter / Facebook --- ** SHOW NOTES ** This is where we like to keep all the references and links to what we've talked about in this episode. --- Inter City Firm (ICF) --- Focus on Your Intentions More Than Goals --- Andrew D. Huberman - American Neuroscientist - Website --- ** MUSIC ** I'm Fine Theme Music and Stings by the Monkey Fighters Check them out on Spotify or follow them on social media: Instagram / Twitter / Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imfinecast/message

Jay Blades is a furniture restorer who is best known for presenting the Repair Shop on BBC One. The programme, which attracts many millions of viewers, brings old and damaged family treasures back to life and has been praised for its celebration of craftsmanship and the values of kindness and patience. Jay grew up in Hackney in East London and was brought up by his mother Barbara. He struggled to read as a young boy which held him back at school and he left at 16. Years later, after he got a place to study criminology and philosophy at university, he was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 31. He worked as a community worker for many years and co-founded charities which helped disadvantaged young people learn new skills. One of his charities was based in High Wycombe – an area famous for its historic furniture trade – and Jay learned how to restore furniture alongside the teenagers he was helping. Later he started his own furniture restoration business and in 2017 he started presenting the Repair Shop. He recently set up his own television production company and has written books about DIY and his experiences on the Repair shop. In 2021 he was awarded an MBE for services to craft. DISC ONE: Help Me Make It Through the Night by John Holt DISC TWO: The Night I Fell In Love by Luther Vandross DISC THREE: Revolution by Dennis Brown DISC FOUR: Battle by Wookie DISC FIVE: Love You Anyway by Cameo DISC SIX: Baby I'm A Fool by Melody Gardot DISC SEVEN: Kisses Don't Lie by Evelyn “Champagne” King DISC EIGHT: Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter BOOK CHOICE: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with Alex Haley LUXURY ITEM: A reclining massage chair CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Help Me Make It Through the Night by John Holt Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

EPISODE NOTESSkip 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/podcast.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 in this podcastCompetition ends January 31st 2023. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://decisionhouse.co.uk/https://twitter.com/decision_househttps://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-mills-0528661b/ Steve Mills set up Decision House in July 2017, having spent 15 years at leading insight agency BDRC where he was Board Director and Head of the Culture & Tourism team.His work focusses on generating and sharing insight to further understanding of both how to deliver better experiences for existing visitors, members, customers or other stakeholders and how to effectively grow audiences and develop new markets. During the pandemic, Steve provided regular insight to the sector through ALVA, producing regular reports and webinars on public sentiment towards returning to visitor attractions and reaction to the ‘new' visit experience in a Covid world.  In more ‘normal' recent times he has delivered insight for clients across the culture and leisure attraction sector including Historic Royal Palaces, Royal Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Museums Greenwich and the National Trust, as well as developing Voice of the Visitor, a new template helping attractions to gather and benchmark visitor feedback.    Transcriptions: 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 Steve Mills, founder of Decision House. What does the cost of living crisis mean for attractions as we move into winter and beyond? Steve gives us a snapshot of how your potential visitors are feeling, and what the next few months might hold for the sector.If you like what you hear, subscribe on all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue. We have a small issue with Steve's audio, but don't let that detract from the important content. This is a really, really important episode.Kelly Molson: Steve, thank you so much for joining me on Skip the Queue podcast today. It's really good to see you.Steve Mills: Pleasure. Thanks for inviting me, Kelly.Kelly Molson: I've got a few icebreaker questions for you, Steve.Steve Mills: Go for it.Kelly Molson: You can only save one of the Muppets. Which Muppet do you choose, and why?Steve Mills: Oh my God. Well, I'll tell you the one I'd like to be, I'd like to be the drummer, Animal. Aspiring to be fun and exciting and a bit off the wall, really, to be honest. But I would say very much it's an aspiration rather than reality with me, to be honest. I'm probably more like Scooter, who is the more rational, down to earth, logical one.Kelly Molson: I think that might come across in what we talk about today, Steve.Steve Mills: Okay. Fair enough, fair enough. No, that's definitely it for me.Kelly Molson: All right. How would you describe your job to a two year old?Steve Mills: I find out all the fun stuff that people like doing.Kelly Molson: That's a great answer. That is a great answer. You nailed that, Steve.Steve Mills: Good.Kelly Molson: Okay. Last show that you binge-watched on your television viewing platform of choice? I don't know why I've done that. I'm not the BBC. No one cares what I say.Steve Mills: No, no, it's all right.Kelly Molson: Netflix, Amazon, whatever. Disney+.Steve Mills: I'm quite sporty, so Disney+, I've been watching this series called Welcome to Wrexham, which is all about Wrexham Football Club and the fact that Ryan Reynolds and the other guy whose name everybody always forgets ... Jim, Joe, McElhenney or whatever it is, taking over the football club. And it's a kind of fly on the wall documentary about how they've taken over the club, and trying to make a success of it. But very interestingly, there's lots of these fly on the wall, football type documentaries, and this one is made for an American audience. It has some quite subtle differences in there, so they have things like translations between English and American phrases for things like bloke means buddy and that kind of thing. It has got a little twist in it, which I quite enjoy.Kelly Molson: That's interesting. That's on my list, to watch that one. But we've watched the Tottenham one that was on Amazon, because we're big Tottenham fans. And we watched ... What was the one ... Was it Sunderland? Was there one about-Steve Mills: Yeah.Kelly Molson: Yeah, we watched that one as well, that was really good. Okay, we'll watch that one, and there's little, subtle differences because it's for Americans.Steve Mills: Yes.Kelly Molson: All right, Steve. What is your unpopular opinion?Steve Mills: That's an interesting first question because given my profession, which we'll come on to, my job is really about conveying others' opinions rather than having them of my own, to be honest with you. But my unpopular opinion is sticking with the sporting theme, really, is that I think that there's no better sporting drama than a five day cricket test match.Kelly Molson: Oh God.Steve Mills: Which is definitely an unpopular opinion, to be honest. Or even a four day cricket county championship match that's watched by three men and a dog on a wet Tuesday in April, to be honest. Because I know it's difficult to believe that anyone could be interested in a sport where you could have a draw after five days' worth of activity, but for me, it's like reading a novel, but it's being played out in front of your eyes, in many ways. There's time to get to know all the characters properly, and story kind of ebbs and flows, and you get these unexpected instances happening that change the plot. And you can see these individual battles gradually unfolding during five days that you'd never get in a couple of hours.Steve Mills: And what I like about it is it's a kind of test of character and a test of patience for the players, not just the audience, as well as pure, sporting ability. Yeah, I'm sure it's a very unpopular opinion, but I think it's a kind of antidote to where we're going as a society generally, so it's the whole antidote to having low attention span, these quick rewards and these superficial pleasures. You don't want any of that, go and watch a five day test match. Which ironically, I don't think I've ever done, to be honest with you. But it's certainly something I've got in mind when I retire in a few years' time.Kelly Molson: Steve, it was a really beautiful analogy. I really enjoyed your analogy about it being like a novel, and playing out the roles and the characters and stuff, but you have not sold it to me.Steve Mills: I wasn't intending to.Kelly Molson: But well done on the analogy. All right, listeners, let us know what you think about Steve's cricket is a novel analogy, and we should all be in watching cricket for five days. I know that I've got a lot of different things that I could be spending my days on, but there you go. Thank you for sharing.Steve Mills: That's all right.Kelly Molson: Right, Steve, I've asked you to come on today because we're going to do a bit of a state of the nation chat. But tell us a little bit about you and what Decision House does, for our listeners that haven't heard of you, which I will be surprised if they haven't.Steve Mills: Okay. No, thank you, yeah. I started Decision House back in 2017. I used to head up the Tourism and Culture team at BDRC, which is now called BVA BDRC. I headed those up for a good few years before that. Decision House really specialises in generating insights that help organisations in the culture and tourism sector specifically, and particularly attractions, really. Just helping them to make better decisions for their organisation, hence the Ronseal type name, Decision House.Steve Mills: And we mainly do that by conducting fresh, primary research, either with your current customers, so whether you call your current customers visitors or bookers or members, and that helps with making sure that we deliver, or they can deliver, optimum experiences for their visitors. Or, we do research with prospective customers, so more market and audience research to understand how they can grow their customer bases, actually. We can do that. We do both quantitative research, so the typical surveys, online surveys, face-to-face surveys et cetera, or we also do qualitative research as well, so things like focus groups, in-depth interviews, which really get under the skin of the issues that organisations have. Typically, quantitative surveys will measure visitor opinion, whereas qualitative gets to the root of why visitors have those particular opinions.Steve Mills: That's really what we do, and during COVID, we did an awful lot of work to really track public sentiment. And that led us to setting up visitor benchmarking surveys to understand reactions the visitors had to COVID measures being put in place once attractions reopened back in 2020. And that's really, both of those surveys, public sentiment work for ALVA and the visitor benchmark and consumer views for the last couple of years and still going now, really, albeit they've evolved into pieces of work that aren't COVID related anymore. They're more general sentiment work now.Kelly Molson: And they've been incredibly valuable, Steve. And I reference them continuously, and I do reference the BVA BDRC's work as well. And they've been incredibly insightful. Now, we spoke a couple of weeks ago about coming on to talk about the state of the nation and where people at, because what had been happening is I had been contacted by a few attractions, saying, "What have you heard? Numbers are down a little bit. What have you heard? What's the sentiment like?" And I always fire them your way, but I thought why not get the man in himself to talk us through where we're at?Kelly Molson: We've got a really weird situation at the moment in the UK. I mean, we're recording this. It's the fifth of October. We're in the run-up to what is usually a busy half-term, and then the run up to Christmas which can be quite quiet for a number of attractions, depending on what you're doing. But we've got the cost of living crisis, we've got the pound was at its lowest since the '70s, which blows my mind. We've had the death of our monarch, we have a new king, and a new prime minister, all happening at once. I mean, that's quite a lot to be dealing with. But I guess, what does all of this mean for attractions as we move into that winter period and beyond? And I thought this is what we could talk about today, Steve. So, where are we at? It's big question, but where are we at?Steve Mills: A massive question. I'll try my best to try and pick some of those issues apart, really. I think if we deal with the death of Her Majesty the Queen first of all, and what the ramifications of that might be ... And this is, I guess, a personal opinion, first of all, really. I mean, I think domestically, it's not going to have a huge impact, if I'm perfectly honest. People will move on relatively quickly from that. I suspect attractions won't see ... Unless you are something that is specifically related to the monarchy, you probably won't see a huge amount of difference. I mean, clearly somewhere like Windsor Castle is already seeing queues of people outside the gates, for example.Steve Mills: But I think outside of that niche, domestically, I doubt we'll see a huge difference. But then, obviously, internationally, it has raised the profile. And actually, I think showcased all the positive associations that people abroad associate with the UK, and why they travel here. It has emphasised our heritage, it has emphasised our amazing ability in terms of the pomp and ceremony, et cetera. And it has been a great showcase for London sites, to be honest. I think internationally, it should have a significant impact going into next year, allied of course with the low value of the pound. Now, it's not all good, obviously, but obviously, in exchange rates terms, it's a good thing for next year, particularly [inaudible 00:10:48]. I guess that's where I'd see the death of the monarch situation.Kelly Molson: It's interesting, what you said about the pomp. I mean, as we watched the funeral here, a very emotional day, actually. And I was transfixed to the ceremony for the entire day. It was quite mesmerising. But in my head, I just kept thinking, people outside of the UK that watched this, it's strange, isn't it? It's quite strange, and it's very grand, and it's a real sense of what the UK is about, that kind of level of ceremony, and people coming together. It was quite phenomenal. And it did make me think ultimately, it's a really sad day, but it's such a big thing for the UK to be able to do. I wonder if that does represent a surge in international tourism because of that, and people wanted to come and be a small part in that kind of thing.Steve Mills: Yeah. I think increasingly, whether it's people from the UK or people coming into the UK, people want to do things now that is different. And they want to be seen to be doing things that you can only do in one particular location. And I think the UK, I don't think there is anywhere quite like it in terms of ability to deliver on things like the pomp and ceremony. And that's what really sets us apart from many other countries around the world. And I think we shouldn't forget that, and not be afraid to promote it.Kelly Molson: Yeah, absolutely. And then that brings us to the new king. There will be a coronation at some point.Steve Mills: Yeah, it's similar, similar.Kelly Molson: So, similar kind of reaction to that, probably, and something very positive to celebrate as well.Steve Mills: Yeah. But then yeah, the other side of it is I think you mentioned cost of living.Kelly Molson: Small, little issue that we're all struggling with.Steve Mills: Probably yeah, less positive. I think with that one, as a lot of listeners will know, we have been commissioned by ALVA throughout COVID, and also a couple of waves this year, just to gauge public sentiment into how people are feeling about visitor attractions. We did a wave back in June this year, which first highlighted some financial concerns for the attraction-visiting public. And it also said at that point that COVID actually was still a noticeable barrier, particularly for the older generation and those who are more vulnerable. We're just literally hot off the press at the end of September, so we did another wave the 22nd and 27th of September, just to update that and try to understand how people are feeling about visiting attractions in the autumn and the winter, up until about February next year. So, how attractions are going to cope.Steve Mills: And one of the key questions we asked is just a completely open question. People can respond in any way they like to this question. But we just ask, "At the moment, how are you feeling about visiting attractions over the next few months?" As I said, they could say absolutely anything there. We've not prompted them with anything. And I think the issues that are coming up here, first of all on the positive side, is that COVID is being mentioned by less and less people. I think the assumption is that it's completely not an issue any more, but I wouldn't say it has done that. But back in June, we still had 15% of people at that point saying something to do with COVID was putting me off going to visitor attractions, which was partially explaining why we hadn't seen that bounceback to pre pandemic levels.Steve Mills: That has now, in the September wave, come down to 9%, so it's disappearing. That said, you've still got one in 10 people who have still got some sort of concerns around COVID. As I say, it's particularly older people and vulnerable people that are still saying that. But that's quite positive.Steve Mills: But then on the other side, the financial concerns have gone up considerably. Again, back in June, we had about 15% of people mentioning some sort of financial concern as a barrier to why they wouldn't be visiting attractions, or would maybe think twice. But that has now gone up to 24, 25%, something like that. So, quite a significant increase. And again, it's as you would expect, it's especially among those with lower incomes, but also families are increasingly expressing financial concerns. And this time around, we asked a specific question as well about whether there was any positive benefit of all the government support around energy bills. And actually, we're finding that it's probably not because any sort of positive benefit of government support is being negated by just the still absolute rises in energy costs.Steve Mills: It's a difficult situation at the moment, and we've now got around about half the country really feeling that they feel worse off than they did at the same point last year. Clearly, that's going to have an impact.Kelly Molson: Yeah. I wonder, I mean, I can give you an example. I went to an attraction on Monday. I took my daughter, I met up with some friends, and went to Paradise Wildlife Park for the day. And I definitely thought more about what I was going to spend when I got there than I usually would. And I thought well, I'm quite lucky. My daughter is a big eater. She's not fussy. She eats anything. But I went, do you know what? I'm going to just pack her a packed lunch, so she has got sandwiches, fruit, whatever, and I'll buy myself my lunch when I'm there, and that just saves just a tiny, little bit of money. And it sounds silly. It's insignificant, but it was enough to make me, in my head, go, "I feel a bit better about that."Kelly Molson: And I probably spent longer at the attraction as well, because in my head I was like, well, "I've paid, I want to get my money's worth. We'll go here and we'll go in the Tumble Tots place and we'll do the soft play." And I just really extended the time that I was at the attraction as well, for the money that I paid for it. And it wasn't unreasonable at all. We had a great day, it's a brilliant, brilliant day out. But it did make me think about just small changes I wouldn't have thought about six months ago.Steve Mills: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I think you've picked up on secondary spend there. I think that is one thing that's going to be a challenge. And also, memberships as well. We were, a bit earlier in the year, seeing people saying things like, "Well, I'll squeeze as much as I possibly can out of my existing memberships," which is a good thing. Makes you more likely to renew. But I think now we've reached the stage where people are starting to do that a bit less, because they've actually scared of any visit occasion because there is secondary spends associated with even a visit occasion that is associated with a membership, because you've got to travel to get there. And then you've got to potentially have something to eat there, or buy something in the shop. And I think the situation is now with some people that they're, even when they have a membership of some organisation, they're actually more reluctant to use it now, more than trying to squeeze as much as possible out of it.Steve Mills: I think it's going to be a tough time for memberships over the next few months, definitely. We've got, again, evidence from that piece of work that is saying people are less likely to renew and less likely to acquire new memberships over the next few months, because of their personal financial situation. And it's all within that 50% of people who are feeling worse off, obviously. Which I guess on the positive side, what we're seeing is that I guess if there was going to be a prediction, it's that at the high end, limited supply-type products, there's virtually going to be no change there. If you've got limited supply of something that's priced at a high level, I think there is still going to be plenty of demands for that sort of thing. And you see it all the time, really.Steve Mills: I mean, I think things like the Christmas lights displays, for example, at attractions, I have a feeling they're still going to be okay and do well. I mean, I tried to go to, there's one reasonably local to me at Walterstone. And I don't know if it's completely sold out yet, but I know the slots that we wanted to try and book, we booked three or four weeks ago for it. I think those sorts of events and the higher price point end with limited supply should be okay, in my view.Kelly Molson: Yeah. And I would agree with that, again from personal experience of trying to book the Audley End miniature railway Christmas experience. All of the weekends are gone. I did manage to get a Friday, thankfully. More for me, to be perfectly honest. I can't wait to go on it. But yeah, those peak Saturdays and weekend slots sold out within hours, and they're all gone completely. Yeah, I definitely agree with you on that.Kelly Molson: Do you think that that then leads attractions to they're just going to have to try harder in terms of the experience that they're putting on? Should they be looking at trying to offer things that are a bit more unique, at a higher price point?Steve Mills: Yeah, I think yes, definitely. I think as well, it's important to point out that this isn't going to be across the board. Again, there's a lot of evidence for ... Again, I guess this is all very intuitive, but there's going to be a much higher negative impact on paid attractions than free attractions, so again, there's very strong evidence that people will be switching out from paid attractions to free attractions. But then even within that, within paid attractions, it's perhaps starting to emphasise that this is all going to be about value message. And what else can you do to add value to whatever ticket price is, really?Steve Mills: Yeah, and again, a third of people said they will visit paid attractions less than normal, and only 13% said more. Whereas on the free attractions side, you've got a third saying they will visit free attractions more than usual, and only 8% said less. And again, that's all driven by those that feel worse off. Yeah, I think it's all completely about that value message over the winter. Need that reassuring communications around it.Steve Mills: And I think as well, what has also come out of this is there's this assumption that the cost of visiting attractions will be rising at the same rate as everything else in the economy. There were quite a few people saying things like, "just assuming that the cost of visiting attractions was going to be going up". I think there is a really important communications message to put in there, some thought actions to come across, is that we are maybe holding our prices at '22 levels, or whatever it is. Or only increasing it by a small amount, or adding this extra value item in or whatever it is. I think something that is related to value and price has to be the message this year, just to reassure people that actually, we're not going up at the same price as energy and wheat and sunflower oil and all the rest of it. Actually, it's going to be fairly marginal, if anything, for visitor attractions, which I thought was one of the quite interesting things that came out of it.Kelly Molson: That's really interesting, isn't it? Yeah, I hadn't considered that. I mean, look, it's unfair to say that attractions won't be putting up their prices, because their energy bills are going up just as ours are. Actually, their energy bills are going up more dramatically than ours, because there's currently no cap on businesses. There isn't a reassurance piece to be done, but I think that has to be done quite tactically by the attraction because they can't come out and say, "Look, we're not putting our prices up. We're not doing this," because they might have to because of the cost of living. Okay, but that's something that I wasn't expecting, that they just assumed that it would rise that rapidly.Steve Mills: Yeah. And coincidentally, I read something somewhere recently in the trade press as well of just someone had done some research across other sectors as well, and was seeing a very similar sort of scenario as well. Actually, when you think about it, average Joe Public, if inflation is at 10%, your immediate thought is well, everything is going up 10%. Why wouldn't it be? Most members of the public wouldn't think about the nuances of what's going up and what isn't going up.Steve Mills: I think it's just something to bear in mind. Although again, what I would say is that I'm of the view that attractions should try and hold their nerve in terms of pricing. And I suspect there won't be much merit in reducing prices or holding prices as they are just for the sake of it, because I don't think we're talking here about those people who are financially squeezed. The odd pound or two lower admission price at a visitor attraction I don't think is going to make a huge amount of difference to whether they visit or not, to be honest. All you'll be doing is rewarding the people who would visit anyway. Why would you do that? I think it's holding your nerve and being confident that you offer a good value, worthwhile experience.Kelly Molson: Yeah. Good advice, Steve. And that also backs up the last interview that we had with Simon Addison about being confident in what you're delivering, and the price that you're charging for it. Yeah, really, really good advice. Okay, what else have you discovered?Steve Mills: I think they were probably the main points, really. Yeah, I mean I think as I said, it's going to be pretty tough for membership, so existing members, we're now seeing they're less likely to renew than they were back in June, and they're less likely to acquire new memberships as well. And yeah, just more reticent about using and squeezing as much value out of their existing membership as well.Kelly Molson: Yeah. It's interesting, the membership one, because my National Trust membership is up for renewal in January time. We were very kindly gifted it for a wedding present last year. And I'm absolutely going to renew, because for me, it's such incredible value for money. And we were literally talking about it last night. We were like, "Well, that's fine. We'll renew our membership. We'll make sure that we are not only using the brilliant National Trust parks that are around us, like Wimpole and Anglesea Abbey, et cetera, Ickworth, but go further afield as well. Actually, if we're going to use that membership, then we don't mind traveling a little bit further, even though that's going to cost us a bit more in petrol, to go to that attraction because you're then not paying the attraction fee on top of the travel costs as well. Yeah, it's funny. I'd never even considered not renewing it.Steve Mills: Yeah. And I'm exactly the same. And I guess, let's be clear, here. I said 50% of the population are feeling worse off than they did at this point last year, but then 50% are feeling okay, the same or better. And I think it was something like 15% or so were actually feeling better off than last year, which I think says something about where we're going as a society. You've got people dividing even further, to be honest with you. There are still significant proportions of people that are feeling fine about things, and will renew their memberships, or see them as a charitable donation.Kelly Molson: Steve, I want to ask you a little bit about pre booking, because I mean we've talked about this for years now, pre booking. Obviously, it was kind of forced upon attractions during the pandemic, when they were allowed to open. I still don't know why anyone wouldn't pre book in advance, but then I am an organised planner. I need to know that I've got my ticket and I'm going to get in. I'm not going to have a wasted journey. And obviously, from an operational side, aspect from attractions, it's a brilliant thing to be able to do.Kelly Molson: What's the kind of sentiment now from general public? Are they still happy with it? Are they starting to want to go back to the old days, where things were just a little bit more flexible and bit more spontaneous?Steve Mills: Yeah. Well, I think almost, it's switching that around a little bit. I mean, I think obviously COVID was this fantastic opportunity to almost change the culture of the public to one where, as you said, it's why wouldn't you pre book an attraction in the same way that you would pre book lots of other things in society, like going to the theatre or going to a restaurant or whatever? Certainly, paid attractions. There was a really good opportunity to change the culture. And so I think the main point for me is that attractions need to be proactive in encouraging that behaviour.Steve Mills: It's not something that will naturally come to the public, and public sentiment won't change unless attractions are proactive in changing it. Why would it, really? I think it's incumbent upon attractions to really create that appetite for pre booking. And I think to an extent, we're beginning to get there. But I think there's a lot more to be done in terms of what nudges can we put to the public to encourage to pre book? I think things like online discounts that are notable, or switching it around premiums to walk-ups, depending on which way you want to look at it, should be used more than they probably are at the moment.Steve Mills: And things like dynamic pricing for advanced booking, for example. Again, I know you talked to Simon Addison about dynamic pricing last week. But the more that that can be used, in particular for things like advanced booking, I think just will encourage pre booking. And then gradually over a period of time, it then gets ingrained into the people's psyche, "I'm going to an attraction, therefore I will pre book."Steve Mills: I think it's just one of those that I think the industry as a whole almost needs to come together and say, "Right, we're going to push pre booking as much as we possibly can because we need to change the way that society thinks about booking attractions." Easy for me to sit here and say that, and much more difficult to do. But I think that's what needs to be done because yeah, as we've seen, there's huge benefits in terms of creating that relationship with anybody as soon as you grab their email address. And that investment or the discounts you offer may well pay dividends in years to come because you've managed to keep that relationship going, which means you get more repeat visits, you get more top of mind so you get more recommendation being spread around, et cetera. I think it's a worthwhile investment.Kelly Molson: Brilliant, yeah. Good advice. I agree with every, single word you have said, Steve. Thanks for backing up everything that I put online about it as well.Steve Mills: It's all right. And to be honest, it helped me as well on my visitor surveys. I now try and make sure that they are online, post visit surveys, which tend to help the more pre bookers people have got. It makes that research a lot more cost effective, shall we say, as well.Kelly Molson: Helping us all round, Steve. That's what I like. Sector collaboration and all that. Right, Steve, thank you for sharing your insights today. It's really appreciated, and I know that this will help a lot of people that are feeling a little bit anxious about what's going on and just not really sure how to approach things. Thank you very much.Kelly Molson: I always ask our guests to recommend a book that they love or something that has helped shape their career in some way. What have you got for us today?Steve Mills: Okay. I've read this book called Silt Road, silt road rather than silk road, by a guy called Charles Rangeley-Wilson or Rangeley-Wilson. Not quite sure, to be honest. And he's quite niche based, so be prepared. It tells the social history of High Wycombe, which is where I live, through the lens of the River Wye, which sort of runs through it, although most of it has been culverted and put under a shopping centre and a flyover, these days. Yeah, it tells that story through the lens of a river. It tells a story about things like the mills on the river, the history of Wycombe as a furniture and chair making town, which led to me actually being ... I'm now Chair of the Wycombe Chair Museum, which is rather ironic.Kelly Molson: That's niche as well, isn't it? I love it.Steve Mills: It is. It's incredibly niche. It's incredibly niche. And it also tells the story of things like how trout became ... Trout are a thing in New Zealand, apparently, and they are a thing in New Zealand because they were taken from the River Wye and transported over thousands of miles to New Zealand many years ago.Steve Mills: But the reason why I mention it is because I'm not originally from Wycombe. I've lived here for about 15 years. But it really helped me form this identity with the town, because Wycombe is a few miles outside London. It's very commuter-able, which means that actually, there's not many people live in Wycombe who are originally from Wycombe. I'm a big believer in getting pride in your local area so you look after it better and make you want to contribute to the community.Steve Mills: Books like this help with that because it has really helped me to understand Wycombe in more detail, understand the social history, and feel more proud of the place I live.Kelly Molson: Steve, I love that.Steve Mills: It's not really a recommendation to read that specific book. It's more of a kind of a plea to go and find out a bit more about your local area, read about the social history, so that you feel more proud about the places you live in.Kelly Molson: And more connected to it as well.Steve Mills: Completely, yeah, yeah, yeah. Pride and connection.Kelly Molson: Steve, I think that's lovely. It's amazing, the stuff that you can learn on this podcast. Who knew? Who knew? Who knew that Wycombe ... I had no idea that it was a big chair and furniture manufacturing place, and that you had got a Chair Museum as well.Steve Mills: We do, yes. It's mentioned in Gavin and Stacey as well.Kelly Molson: Is it?Steve Mills: Yeah, there you go.Kelly Molson: Well, I mean I'm an Essex girl, so that fits for me too.Steve Mills: Well, James Corden is from High Wycombe, so that's why it's mentioned in there.Kelly Molson: Got you. Right, okay. Well, look, listeners, if you want to win Steve's book, and why wouldn't you? If you go over to our Twitter account and you retweet this episode announcement with the word, "I Want Steve's Book", then we'll get you a copy of that book. We'll get you a copy of it, and you could be in with a chance of winning it, and then you can find out about High Wycombe as well. Thank you, Steve. It has been an education.Steve Mills: Absolute pleasure.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.

Western Australia's most delicious pies have been revealed, with four bakeries taking home top honours in The Official Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition. And there's something for everybody to enjoy. Four Seasons Patisserie Cafe and Bakery in High Wycombe For those who enjoy the simple things in life, like a classic beef mince pie, you'll want to head to Four Seasons Patisserie Cafe and Bakery in High Wycombe. The award-winning bakery has done it again, coming in second place for best ‘plain mince pie' at the competition, which has been running for more than 30 years. The bakery was runner-up to Victorian-based bakery Whittlesea Bakehouse. The popular bakery, east of Perth, had 12 entries in the competition — up against 1500 plus pies from across the nation — and was proud to also take home 10 gold medals and two silvers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Airport Line will open next month, with free public transport be available across the network, and a family fun day held across both High Wycombe and Redcliffe Train Stations to mark the occasion. October 9th will be the day, and the new stations will be open to the public, with a carnival-like schedule of events and activities planned. Sunrise correspondent Matt Tinney has the detals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A woman has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after what is believed to be a workplace incident in High Wycombe. The woman, aged in her 50s, was taken under priority conditions to Royal Perth Hospital after St John Ambulance paramedics were called to the incident on Eureka Street about 11am. Early information suggests she has serious injuries after she was trapped in the doors of a small, stationary bus. Department of Fire and Emergency firefighters were also called to the scene to help free the woman. Sunrise correspondent Matt Tinney has the details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speaking from Ezekiel 47:1-5, Robin Fenner, pastor of Micklefield Elim Church in High Wycombe, encourages us to go deeper in our walk with God. Let's go swimming with God!

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Kirah is joined by Kris, Patrick and SJ for Venusian Afternoons. They reflect on the Mars & Saturn conjunction in Aquarius, explore the nuances of benefic blessing with malefic madness, and talk about upcoming transits like Mercury square Pluto, Mars enters Pisces, the upcoming Libra Full moon, and more. Kris Green born Nov. 14, 1988 has been a practicing Astrologer for 2 years. Born in Detroit Kris has always had a fondness for Astrology even learning Modern Astrology at 20 years old. However during the pandemic Kris took the downtime to learn Hellenistic Astrology and start his journey toward being a practicing Astrologer. http://www.professoreclipse.net/ (http://www.professoreclipse.net) Twitter https://twitter.com/ProfesorEclipse (@ProfesorEclipse) IG: @https://www.instagram.com/professoreclipse/ (ProfessorEclipse) Patrick Watson was born in High Wycombe, UK, on October 23rd 1987 at 1:06 am. He first began his studies in astrology at 15 years old. At 17, he was mentored by astrologers Nick Dagan Best and Chris Brennan and introduced to Hellenistic astrology at Project Hindsight in 2006. In his 20's he blogged about astrology and politics as he earned his BA in Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He began working as a music teacher and part-time astrologer in 2014 and started as a full-time astrologer in 2018, offering natal, electional, horary and rectification services. He is known for his humorous astrological articles, videos and memes. He has been featured on the Astrology Podcast, ABC News, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. His research interests include Hellenistic timelord systems, synodic cycles, election prediction and more recently, the astrology of markets and finance. He lives happily in Arizona with his wife and three children. Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/patrickwatsonastrologer (@patrickwatsonastrologer) http://patrickwatsonastrology.com/ (http://patrickwatsonastrology.com) For several years, SJ Anderson has written ongoing commentary on the movement of the planets, guiding others through cosmic joys and vicissitudes. (You can follow his writing on Twitter.) This regular taking stock of astrological influences has been a highly effective tool for grappling with our complex times. He also maintains an active astrological consultation practice and an astrology centered YouTube channel. http://sjanderson144.com/ (sjanderson144.com) https://twitter.com/sjanderson144 (https://twitter.com/sjanderson144) https://www.youtube.com/sjanderson144 (https://www.youtube.com/sjanderson144) https://www.instagram.com/sjanderson144/ (https://www.instagram.com/sjanderson144/) Ask Kirah: The Strology Show Q&A https://forms.gle/MfqYKn5pC1bZULaV8 (https://forms.gle/MfqYKn5pC1bZULaV8) Looking to learn astrology? Check out The Strology shop:https://www.thestrology.com/shop (https://www.thestrology.com/shop) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/) Join our mailing list: https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe (https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe) In person Events: https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events (https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events) Check out our next eleventh house workshop: http://thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops (thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops) Download CUSP and check out our new compatibility reports: http://cuspastrology.com/ (cuspastrology.com)  Links: https://www.thestrology.com/links (https://www.thestrology.com/links) Be sure to like & subscribe, it helps a lot! xx Kirah

Leisa and Patrick chat with Kirah and talk Zodiacal Releasing: a Hellenistic timing technique that divides your life up as though it's a book through lens of the lots. (Tune into Season 2 Episode 10 to learn more about The Lots and Season 2 Episode 1 for Sect - Day & Night Charts. These are great preliminary episodes.) Leisa Schaim is a consulting astrologer, speaker, and researcher based in Denver, Colorado. She finds elections for and co-hosts the Auspicious Elections Podcast, a subscriber benefit for patrons of The Astrology Podcast, and previously co-wrote an electional astrology column for "The Mountain Astrologer" magazine. You can also find her contributions in a fair number of episodes on The Astrology Podcast. Leisa enjoys exploring and illustrating people's life stories using a blend of Hellenistic and modern astrological techniques. She has spent significant time in service to the astrological community: she is a past Presiding Officer and before that, steering committee member, of AFAN, was one of the coordinators for the worldwide United Astrology Conference (UAC) 2018, and received the 2018 Jim Lewis award for community service. Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeisaSchaim (@LeisaSchaim) IG: https://www.facebook.com/leisa.schaim (@leisa.schaim) http://leisaschaim.com/ (http://LeisaSchaim.com) Patrick Watson was born in High Wycombe, UK, on October 23rd 1987 at 1:06 am. He first began his studies in astrology at 15 years old. At 17, he was mentored by astrologers Nick Dagan Best and Chris Brennan and introduced to Hellenistic astrology at Project Hindsight in 2006. In his 20's he blogged about astrology and politics as he earned his BA in Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He began working as a music teacher and part-time astrologer in 2014 and started as a full-time astrologer in 2018, offering natal, electional, horary and rectification services. He is known for his humorous astrological articles, videos and memes. He has been featured on the Astrology Podcast, ABC News, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. His research interests include Hellenistic timelord systems, synodic cycles, election prediction and more recently, the astrology of markets and finance. He lives happily in Arizona with his wife and three children. Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/patrickwatsonastrologer (@patrickwatsonastrologer) http://patrickwatsonastrology.com/ (http://patrickwatsonastrology.com) Looking to learn astrology? Check out The Strology shop:https://www.thestrology.com/shop (https://www.thestrology.com/shop) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/) Join our mailing list: https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe (https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe) In person Events: https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events (https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events) Check out our next eleventh house workshop: http://thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops (thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops) Download CUSP and check out our new compatibility reports: http://cuspastrology.com/ (cuspastrology.com)  Links: https://www.thestrology.com/links (https://www.thestrology.com/links) Be sure to like & subscribe, it helps a lot! xx Kirah

A candlelit episode boldly addressing the burning issues du jour, among which you'll find … Is old music killing new music?; actors that should play rock stars (Keeley Hawes IS Kirsty MacColl, Martin Freeman IS Noel Gallagher); legendary Procol Harum roadie and whistle-blower Kelloggs; a riot at a Dutch Stones gig in '64; fast songs done as ballads; a roll-call of Smash Hits' pop nicknames; Magic Alex in a strip club in High Wycombe (cue the old gag “my mother doesn't know I'm in advertising, I told her I play piano in a brothel”); selling your children to see the Who; roadies who should be immortalised on film; and our advice to the BBC re the licence fee farrago.   https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/is-old-music-killing-new-music The riot at the Stones' gig in 1964 …https://mobile.twitter.com/songsphilosophy/status/1483276093939458048?s=10Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon and receive every future Word Podcast before the rest of the world - and with full visuals!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah chats with multi award wining jeweller and gallery owner, Anne Morgan. Born in Keynsham, brought up in Somerset and Warwickshire Anne has always had a passion for jewellery. After gaining a BA (Hons) in Designed Metalwork and Jewellery at Buckinghamshire College, High Wycombe she moved to Cardiff to continue developing her signature style. She has established herself as a leading jeweller and 6 years ago opened her gallery, Anne Morgan Jewellery in the coastal town of Penarth in South Wales.  @craftfestival @morganjewellery www.craftfestival.co.uk

Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss gamesmanship, Ronaldo's diet, and of course, Oldham.  Nick and Chris are also joined by comedian, novelist and hit songwriter David Baddiel to chat about Three Lions, why Gareth Southgate doesn't like it and a case of mistaken identity  If you have any thoughts, feelings or queries, please feel free to contact us on slopingpitch@gmail.com David Baddiel is currently touring the brilliant Trolls: Not The Dolls (which I've seen, and is excellent). Details are available on his succinctly named site www.davidbaddiel.com The next few dates are here - Mon, 20th September 2021   Alban Arena, St Albans» - 2 suppliers available Wed, 22nd September 2021   De Montfort Hall, Leicester» - 1 suppliers available Thu, 23rd September 2021   Symphony Hall, Birmingham» - 2 suppliers available Fri, 24th September 2021   The Hexagon, Reading» - 2 suppliers available Sun, 26th September 2021   Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston» - 1 suppliers available Mon, 27th September 2021   Royal & Derngate, Northampton» - 2 suppliers available Thu, 30th September 2021   The Orchard, Dartford» - 2 suppliers available Fri, 1st October 2021   Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe» - 2 suppliers available Sat, 2nd October 2021   Dorking Halls, Dorking» - 2 suppliers available Wed, 6th October 2021   Shanklin Theatre, Shanklin» - 1 suppliers available Fri, 8th October 2021   Theatre Royal, Brighton» - 1 suppliers available Mon, 11th October 2021 to Fri, 15th October... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.