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GB2RS News Sunday, the 11th of May 2025   The news headlines: The RSGB EMC Committee has updated leaflets on mains wiring and earthing requirements Last chance to apply and be part of the RSGB team at YOTA in Paris Help the RSGB celebrate International Women in Engineering Day The RSGB EMC leaflets on mains wiring and earthing requirements have been updated by the EMC Committee to reflect the latest version of “Part P” of the Building Regulations for England and Wales. Part P deals with electrical safety in domestic homes. There are two leaflets, a basic version and an advanced version, and both are available to download from the RSGB website. Go to rsgb.org/emc and select ‘EMC Leaflets' from the menu located on the right-hand side. Choose the “EMC Leaflet 7: Earthing and the radio amateur” links. You will also find many other resources on the same web page that will help you deal with a wide range of EMC problems. Time is running out to apply and be part of the RSGB team going to France for this year's Youngsters On The Air Summer Camp. The camp takes place between the 18th and 25th of August near Paris and is a chance of a lifetime for young RSGB members to represent their country and their national society. If you are aged between 16 and 25 and are passionate about amateur radio, then the RSGB would love to hear from you. The deadline to apply is Friday, the 16th of May. Don't delay, apply now by going to rsgb.org/yota-camp The RSGB is celebrating International Women in Engineering Day on the 23rd of June. The day celebrates the amazing work of women engineers across the globe. We know that amateur radio is a great foundation for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This year, the Society would love to share stories of how amateur radio has helped female engineers in their careers, as well as being an enjoyable part of their lives. If you are a woman working in any engineering sector, or know someone who is, the RSGB would like your help to inspire future generations of girls and young women. It doesn't matter whether you are established in your career, just starting out or even still studying. Stories, along with a photo, should be sent to comms@rsgb.org.uk  by the 26th of May. This event contributes to the RSGB's Growth strategic priority by helping to reach new audiences. Members of the RSGB HQ Team and RSGB volunteers will be attending the Dayton Hamvention between the 16th and 18th of May. Held at the Greene County Fairground in Xenia, Ohio, USA, the event is one of the world's largest amateur radio gatherings and attracts radio amateurs from around the world. If you are attending, make sure you pop along to stand numbers 2305 and 2405 to say hello and ask the RSGB about digital membership. Find out more about the Dayton Hamvention by going to hamvention.org Don't forget that the next RSGB Tonight@8 webinar is tomorrow, Monday, the 12th of May. Dr Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF and RSGB Propagation Studies Committee membe,r Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL, will present “Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation: Space Weather We Can Do Together”. The talk will cover some of the key findings of recent HamSCI research, what's next for the organisation, as well as how you can take part. The webinar will be livestreamed on the Society's YouTube channel and special BATC channel, allowing you to watch and ask questions live. Find out more by going to rsgb.org/webinars Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk  The deadline for submissions is 10 am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week.   And now for details of rallies and events The Barry Amateur Radio Society Rally is on Saturday, the 17th of May at Sully Sports and Social Club, South Road, Sully CF64 5SP. There is a large free car park on site. Admission is £3. Doors open to traders at 8 am and to the public from 9.30 am. Traders and exhibitors can call Nigel, GW1CUQ via 02920 892580 for further information. For general enquirie,s please ring Steve, GW5VOG, on 07900 560080 or email s.cawsey@sky.com The Dunstable Downs Radio Club will be holding its Annual National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale at the usual venue, Stockwood Park in Luton, on Sunday, the 18th of May.  Excluding a break for Covid-19, this is the 40th consecutive year that the event has been run. For further information, go to ddrcbootsale.org The West of Scotland Braehead Radio Rally is on Sunday, the 18th of May at Braehead Arena, 150 Kings Inch Road, G51 4BN. The venue is just off the M8 and has free parking all day. It also has great bus links with Glasgow, Paisley and Inverclyde. Entry is £4. Doors are open between 10 am and 4 pm. There will be hot food and drinks available, and a licensed bar. There will be over 50 tables of traders and club stands as well as a Bring-and-Buy and an RSGB Book stand. For further information, go to braeheadradiorally.com  The Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club's 41st Annual Radio Rally is taking place on Sunday, the 18th of May at Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen, BT92 0JZ. There will be the usual facilities, food and drink, and a Bring-and-Buy. Doors open at 9 am to traders and 11 am to the general public. Entry is £5 and includes a draw ticket. To arrange a table, please contact Alan via argault91@gmail.com Now the Special Event news Special event station GB0SAR is active until the 30th of May to support SOS Radio Week. The station will mostly be working using FT4 on the 20m band, but you might also catch it on the other HF bands using phone. For more information, visit Qrz.com Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club will be operating special callsign GB0MMH to raise awareness of men's mental health. Other special call signs will also be active. The station will be active throughout the weekend of the 17th and 18th of May, and also of the 21st and 22nd of June. Please listen out for the operators and give them a call. Your support will help raise awareness of the important issue of men's mental health. If you would like further information, please contact secretary@hfdcarc.com Now the DX news Roberto, IW7DEC will be active as PJ2/IW7DEC from Curacao, IOTA reference SA-099, until Wednesday, the 14th of May. He'll be active on 40m to 20m, FT8 and SSB. QSL available via his home call and Logbook of the World. Yuris, YL2GM continues to be active as ZS8W from Prince Edward and Marion Island, IOTA reference AF-021, until Friday, the 16th of May. Yuris will be on Marion Island as a radio engineer and member of the SANAP station communication equipment maintenance team, and he hopes to find good periods of time to be operational.  A team of five Italian operators is active in the Republic of Kosovo until Saturday, the 17th of May. The operators will be active as Z68TT on CW, SSB and RTTY, and as Z68ZZ on FT8. QSL is available via OQRS and Logbook of the World. Now the contest news Today, Sunday, the 11th of May, the UK Microwave Group Millimetre-wave Contest runs from 0900 to 1700 UTC. Using all modes on 24, 47 and 76 GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Sunday, the 11th of May, the 70MHz CW Contest runs from 0900 to 1200 UTC. Using CW on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. UK stations also send their postcode. Tomorrow, Monday the 12th of May, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030 UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday, the 13th of May, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855 UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday, the 13th of May, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130 UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday, the 14th of May, the 432MHz FT8 Activity Four-Hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100 UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is a report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday, the 14th of May, the 432MHz FT8 Activity Two-Hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100 UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is a report and a four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. On Thursday, the 15th of May, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130 UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 8th of May 2025 Active region 4079 turned out to be not quite so bad as we had predicted. The sunspot was large, about ten times the width of our Earth, so we expected it to be more active. It was regions 4081 and 4082 that produced most of the flare activity last week. Two filament eruptions also occurred within two hours of each other. The first event began at 16:20 UTC on the 6th of May in the southern hemisphere and was responsible for a plasma wave across the surface of the Sun. The second filament eruption began in the northern hemisphere around 17:50 UTC to the northeast of AR 4079. A large amount of plasma was flung to the north. The filament eruptions on Tuesday, the 6th of May, did produce coronal mass ejections, but an Earth-directed component was not apparent. So we dodged a bullet! The solar wind speed remained high for most of last week which didn't help propagation. It did help to push the Kp index to five across the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of May. Things were more settled later in the week. On Thursday, the 8th of May, the solar wind speed was down to around 500 kilometres per second, the Kp index was three, but MUFs over a 3,000km path were still down at about 20 MHz. An Earth-facing coronal hole may add to the solar wind this weekend, the 10th and 11th of May. It looks like summer HF propagation is kicking in, with lower MUFs during the day but higher ones at night. Next week, NOAA predicts that the SFI will be in the range 155 to 165. Settled geomagnetic conditions are forecast for the beginning of this coming week, but unsettled geomagnetic conditions are expected for the 16th to the 19th of May. At that point, we could see the Kp index rise to five again, coupled with poorer propagation and reduced MUFs. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO Tropo has been a key propagation mode during the previous couple of weeks, but there have been variations in the location and timings of these conditions. Sometimes this will be due to increased moisture below the temperature inversion, so although the cloudier areas have been cool, they have probably done better for Tropo. This is due to the improved quality of the inversion, which performs better when there is a big moisture contrast across it, as you find with these layers of cloud.  Otherwise, we find that the better conditions are driven by night-time cooling, forming a low inversion near the ground which tends to disperse during the morning as the Sun warms it away. This should still be beneficial for the 70cm UK Activity Contest on Tuesday, the 13th of May, over eastern areas, but perhaps less so farther west. Good conditions will last into next week, but not everywhere. The main change will see an area of showery rain, possibly thundery, moving north into western Britain this weekend and perhaps some central areas early next week. This raises the prospect of some GHz band rain scatter in the west. The Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaked last week. In the decaying tail of activity, together with other lesser showers, this should keep an enhanced meteor input for the coming week. The Sporadic-E season typically runs from May to mid-September and the daily jet stream blogs have started on www.propquest.co.uk.  As usual, the main season offers two periods of activity, one in the morning and the second from late afternoon to the evening. Remember, Es is not guaranteed since it depends upon many factors, but jet streams help, and these are shown on the website maps. Use the map clusters to find out where any activity is starting on 10m and then follow it up in frequency through the lower VHF bands. EME path losses are at their maximum but falling after apogee on Friday, the 9th of May. Moon declination is negative, reaching a minimum this coming Thursday, so we'll have very short Moon windows and low peak elevation. 144MHz sky noise is moderate, increasing to high by next Friday. And that's all from the propagation team this week.  

We're joined in the Centre Circle today by Callum McFadden, author of Behind The Curtain Of The Beautiful Game.  Callum's first book features a string of fascinating interviews with characters involved in football, from players, coaches and managers through to referees, commentators and TV producers. Interviewees include Roy Hodgson, Martin O'Neill, Norman Whiteside, Matt Le Tissier, Les Ferdinand, Martin Tyler, Jeff Stelling and many more. Callum has generously donated the profits from the book to Man On! Inverclyde, a well-being and suicide prevention charity, so you can enjoy a good read and benefit a good cause at the same time. 

Ardgowan Hospice is a place of care for people living in Inverclyde who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, such as cancer, heart failure, lung disease, kidney failure or neurological conditions.They provide not only physical and medical support, but also important practical, emotional and social support to patients, and their families and carers.You'll hear from Ardgowan ambassador and Greenock native Martin Compston, as he gives you an idea of just what the place means to the people of Inverclyde and even further beyond.You'll also hear a wee bit about Ardgowan CEO Graham and the hospice itself, as we take a look at some of the misconceptions that surround hospices in general...We discuss what Ardgowan means to those who have relied on it, and the everyday heroes that ensure it keeps delivering to people in need…And we talk about life, death, grief and the things that are forever left unsaid.Contact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/seanmcdonald01https://ardgowanhospice.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A momentous day in the life of our podcast - when we finally got to the Top 10 albums on the Rolling Stone's list! Being the top ten - we expected, and got some' big' albums to discuss from: Lauryn Hill Bob Dylan Prince Fleetwood Mac Nirvana We proved by voting out Thriller on our last episode that reputation counts for nothing with our podcast panel & guests. And this episode maintained that tradition - when another 'iconic' album didn't make the cut. As well as having John & Lisa on, we were joined again by our friend Ian Smith from the wonderful Last Night From Glasgow record label. All three knocked it out the park - therefore it was real shame that we lost Ian towards the end when Virgin Glasgow had a major broadband outage (which quickly moved to Inverclyde) - however we managed to scramble through these issues like the good pro's we are :-) And, at the end of all of that - we have ended up with 63/95 ( or 66%) of the albums now voted onto our 'final' list, with one more podcast still to come, - hopefully before Santa brings his presents. Once that''s done and dusted - we will then start to have some fun filling in the gaps.... Enjoy, and stay safe

With Christmas just around the corner, John B and Scott J were joined by authors Callum McFadden of Football CFB and Donald Stewart of SFSA to plug their new books. Callum's book "Behind the Curtain of the Beautiful Game" is a series of short stories from some of the biggest names in football sharing their tales of their respective experiences, from players and managers, through pundits and broadcasters, to referees and fans. It is a unique insight into what makes the beautiful game, and all royalties go to the mental health charity Man on Inverclyde, which leads to a great conversation around the importance of mental health. Donald's book "Back o the Net" in conjunction with Paul Goodwin is a collation of fans stories across 49 clubs in Scotland on how they got involved with their respective clubs and why they mean so much to them. The community aspect is particularly highlighted with Donald telling the story of how he got involved with his local team Ayr United, and even gets the contribution of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on his experiences following Raith Rovers. The chat ends with all four giving their 7 aside Scotland teams and where you can buy the books if you're looking for a Christmas gift for someone, or even just something for yourself. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

With Christmas just around the corner, John B and Scott J were joined by authors Callum McFadden of Football CFB and Donald Stewart of SFSA to plug their new books. Callum's book "Behind the Curtain of the Beautiful Game" is a series of short stories from some of the biggest names in football sharing their tales of their respective experiences, from players and managers, through pundits and broadcasters, to referees and fans. It is a unique insight into what makes the beautiful game, and all royalties go to the mental health charity Man on Inverclyde, which leads to a great conversation around the importance of mental health. Donald's book "Back o the Net" in conjunction with Paul Goodwin is a collation of fans stories across 49 clubs in Scotland on how they got involved with their respective clubs and why they mean so much to them. The community aspect is particularly highlighted with Donald telling the story of how he got involved with his local team Ayr United, and even gets the contribution of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on his experiences following Raith Rovers. The chat ends with all four giving their 7 aside Scotland teams and where you can buy the books if you're looking for a Christmas gift for someone, or even just something for yourself. Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com

This week on CLD Talks Conor and Ben travelled to Inverclyde to speak with Chris Paul. Chris is currently a 4th year student at the University of the West of Scotland and is the CEO of Man On! Man On! Is a is a suicide prevention & wellbeing charity for the adults & young people of Inverclyde & beyond. Through our lived-experience and trauma-informed model, we provide a wide range of group & individual services that are free of charge. Chris discuss's his career before Man On, the personal reasons why he decided to start the charity, challenges of being a CEO, the amazing work they do within Inverclyde and beyond! Some content of this conservation may be triggering to some listens, please be aware we discuss mental health and wellbeing subjects including suicide. Links for people to speak to if you are effected: Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland Man On - https://manoninverclyde.co.uk/ Please follow us on Twitter @CLDTalks

Zoe and Claire speak to Lorraine Murray Archivist at The Watt Institution in Greenock and at The Glasgow Academy in Kelvinbridge. She is an Art and Architectural Historian who has been researching the woman and men accused of witchcraft in Inverclyde

In the final episode of Season One: Part One - it's Battery Park representing this week as Jonty is joined by Inverclyde's finest Manos, Scott and Michael. This week it's the complex topic of interest. How do you keep interest in your skating? What do you do if you lose interest? This is a classic Board To Death episode and a perfect way to close out our first part of our first season. Don't worry! Part 2 will be here as soon as the leaves start to fall. Head over to our Instagram for all these skaters handles! Follow @imboardtodeath on Instagram for updates and more. https://www.instagram.com/imboardtodeath/ Board To Death - A Scottish Skateboarding Podcast - Episode 9: Interest Recorded at TEN10 Podcasts' studio in Glasgow in 2022. https://www.ten10podcasts.com/

Episode 97 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast You can download the episode directly here.This week, Craig talks to SNP Policy Development Convenor Chris Hanlon and Agnes MacAuley from SNP Greenock & Inverclyde about the latest GERS figures and what they mean (and don't mean) for Scotland, independence and the post-pandemic recovery. They then discuss up and coming motions to the SNP conference that have been influenced by or based on Common Weal policies including one for a National Transport Company designed to help decarbonise our cars and other vehicles. Finally, they discuss the role of non-party think tanks in Scottish politics and what they can do that party affiliated policy groups cannot.You can buy a copy of the Common Weal Common Home Plan here.Or read the ebook for free here.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/product-category/support-us/The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)

The groundbreaking study that has basically given us a daily diary of the entire life of a 17,000 year old woolly mammoth. Why coffee prices are spiking. And a ransom scam targeting authors that says a lot about the state of the world.Links:A Woolly Mammoth's Tusks Reveal a Map of Where It Roamed in Life (NY Times)Ice Age mammoth's life story reconstructed in stunning detail (National Geographic)Mammoth's epic travels preserved in tusk (Nature)A Mammoth Tusk Reveals a Woolly (and Unprecedented) Tale (Wired)Your Daily Coffee Habit Is About to Get More Expensive (NY Times)Coffee Jolt Gets Pricier as Costs of Beans, Labor, Transport Rise (Wall Street Journal)The summer of writing scams continues with a series of Goodreads ransom notes. (Literary Hub)How the alt-right are resurfacing old tweets to get Trump's critics fired (The Guardian)Number of twins in Inverclyde schools hits 80 (The Scotsman)Fifteen sets of twins to start schools in Inverclyde (BBC)The number of twins in the world is the highest it has ever been (New Scientist)Countries With Most Twins Identified (Live Science)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is a collaboration with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2021. I chat with Kate Stevens,  the Creative Learning Co-ordinator, at the Beacons arts centre,  a contemporary theatre and arts venue in the heart of Inverclyde. Kate is one of the workshop facilitators of a series called; creative nature for wellbeing that ran during this year's festival. The Beacon partnered with Belville Community Garden Trust and Mind Mosaic Counselling and Therapy to deliver a series of workshops exploring the connection between our mental health and our relationship with nature. If you have ever wondered what 'creative therapy' may be about and wish to explore beyond the stereotypes of analysis, or that this isn't something you thought you can do, as you're not ‘a creative', then this podcast is for you. Here Kate and I give you first hand experience of a creative therapy workshop centred around the theme of nature.  Join in whilst you listen to Kate leading me through two exercises: nature soundscapes where we immerse ourselves in some forest bathing. I find this both relaxing and slightly challenging when asked to make my own sounds to join the forest but it makes for a good discussion afterwards. Kate and I talk through memories and how they are formed as part of a writing exercise relating to my first experience in nature. This podcast is about the joy of sound and creative writing, the ability to connect us with the outdoors from inside our own rooms, whilst giving us tools to enable us to connect with what's going on inside us. Recently I have been connecting with the sounds around me in nature and brought some home to share in this episode.

Dean, Chris and Louise discuss Morton's new manager, the signing of Stephen McGinn and Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Dunfermline.

Dean, Ewan and Stephen discuss last night's crucial victory over Inverness and preview Saturday's trip to Dunfermline. Dean also interviews Morton's Club Secretary Brendan McEleny.

Dean and Craig analyse Saturday's 1-1 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle and discuss the recent fan surveys conducted by both Morton Club Together and TheMortonForum.

Former Stranraer, Gretna, Morton and Ballymena midfielder Allan Jenkins joins Dean to discuss his illustrious career.

Dean and Craig analyse last night's action packed 2-2 draw with Inverness and reflect on David Hopkin's interview discussing his Morton resignation. Dean also chats with Morton in the Community's Jonny Roy about the new 'Get Moving With Morton' initiative.

Dean, Callum and Craig discuss yesterday's 2-1 defeat in the hands of Queen of the South and the January transfer window. Dean also hosts a Q&A with Morton Club Together's Communications Director, Graham Barr.

Dean, Ewan and Louise discuss the latest scandal at the club, Friday night's 0-0 draw with Dunfermline, the Cappielow pitch and the future of the Championship season.

Dean and Louise discuss Saturday's 1-1 draw with Alloa, the COVID outbreak at the club and the January transfer window.

Dean, Evan and Ewan analyse Morton's 1-1 draw at Somerset Park, reflect on Morton's rollercoaster 2020 and look forward to New Year and a new beginnning for The Ton. We'd like to wish all of our listeners a very Happy New Year!

Dean and Cammy discuss another turbulent week for Morton off the pitch and analyse a successful performance and result on it, beating Queen of the South to leap up to third place in the Championship. Dean also sits down with Man On! Inverclyde ambassador Connor McGhee to discuss their service and campaign to improve mental health in the local area.

Dean, Craig and Ewan react to the shock resignation of Morton manager David Hopkin, the negotiations between MCT and Golden Casket in relation to the future of Cappielow and discuss the 2-1 win against Dunfermline.

Dean, Evan and Louise reflect on Morton's 2-0 defeat to Hearts. The panel also have an in-depth discussion on supporters' reactions to our current form, the off-field performance of the club and analyse whether the club have a 'diddy team mentality' or not.

Dean McKinnon sits down for a feature length interview with former Morton manager Davie Irons. The current Stenny manager talks about his tenure with the ill-fated Gretna, his 'challenging' spell at Morton and his fractious relationship with former Morton chairman Douglas Rae.

Dean, Cammy and Craig review Saturday's 0-0 draw at Gayfield against Arbroath and end up talking about Greenock train stations...

Eubo has taken the reigns for an episode! Ewan, Evan and Louise analyse Saturday's League Cup match against Partick Thistle, continue last week's discussion regarding the club's attitude to cup competitions, talk about online criticism given to players, and of course discuss Scotland's qualification for Euro 2021!

Dean, Evan and debutant Callum analyse last night's League Cup derby against St Mirren. The panel also analyse Morton's attitude towards cup competitions and our away form under David Hopkin.

Episode 6 of "Planted" takes us to Inverclyde, to speak to Don Thomas who with his wife Abi lead Inverclyde Vineyard Church. This was such a good chat and so encouraging to listen to - enjoy!

Dean, Evan and Ewan react to Morton's stunning 3-2 comeback win against Ayr United. Dean also interviews the Greenock Telegraph's Morton reporter Chris Dodds.

Dean, Louise and debutant Cammy analyse Morton's 1-0 defeat to Dundee in the Championship. Dean also interviews Morton in the Community's Chief Executive Brian McLaughlin.

Dean, Craig and Ewan round off their selections for Team of the Decade, choosing their midfielders and attackers. If you've not listened to Part One yet - you can find it here; https://just-one-cornetto-a-greenock-morton-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-two-team-of-the-decade-part-one

Continuing her series of sit-down interviews, we go back to February 2020, as Claire Forde sat down to chat with Palma Allan MBE. Palma is very well known for her work with choirs for children, young people and adults, and for her work as Deputy Headteacher at Inverclyde Academy, and a music teacher working in various schools and her local area of Inverclyde. Her choirs have performed live at BBC Proms in the Park, Children in Need and have featured on several CD/DVD recordings including on American network television. Claire and Palma talk about her love of music, the 'humbling' experience of being awarded an MBE, and the 'unexpected' achievement of Inverclyde Junior Choir winning a silver medal at the 5th World Choir Games in Austria.  To find out more about Inverclyde Voices, visit: http://www.inverclyde-voices.org.uk/ Claire can be found on Twitter at @ClaireFordeMSYP (https://twitter.com/clairefordemsyp)

We start our search for 1000 Better Stories, visiting Inverclyde in the West of Scotland. We chat to Laura Riley from Belville Community Garden and Karen Orr and Laurie Duffy from RIG Arts about delivering climate based projects during the pandemic.

In this feature episode - Dean, Craig and Ewan choose their Teams of the Decade. In part one, the panel choose their goalkeepers and defenders.

Well it's come to this! You requested it and now I've delivered an interview with my Dad and former Labour MP for Inverclyde. My Dad will always be my political hero, now you can hear a personal political story about his early days as an apprentice mechanic and what prompted him to become politically active in the 1980's. Having served as a Councillor in Inverclyde and Council Leader in 2011 he was elected in a By-election to Parliament.

We start our search for 1000 Better Stories, visiting Inverclyde in the West of Scotland. We chat to Laura Riley from Belville Community Garden and Karen Orr and Laurie Duffy from RIG Arts about delivering climate based projects during the pandemic.

In May, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said in no uncertain terms that universal basic income is an "idea whose time has come". The SNP have come out in full force for this policy.That's why this week we've invited Ronnie Cowan, SNP MP for Inverclyde and life-long proponent of the idea, to talk to us about what it'll take to make basic income a reality in the UK. What alliances do we need to win it? How do we move the Conservative Party – and Labour – to engage? You'll also hear from Mike Pugh joins us from Basic Income Conversation to share his experiences so far campaigning across the country for BI."It's Bloody Complicated" is recorded every Tuesday at 6pm BST. Become a Compass Member to join our live recordings and bring your questions to our guests: https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcastSupport the show (https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/)

For the latest podcast SWH! spoke to documentary filmmaker Darren Hercher about his film Dooman, which airs on BBC Scotland on Tuesday 31st March, 10pm. Shot against the striking backdrop of Inverclyde, Hercher looks at the world of 'doo-flyers' in Greenock, and he explains why he took on the project, the relationships involved, the importance of getting beyond his own - and viewers - initial expectations to uncover the individual stories, explains that time spent filming is never wasted, why each film has to develop its own life and character, suggests that less is often more when it comes to soundtrack, and a whole lot more.

In February 2020, 11 people from the U.K. set off to India to study what we call Self-Reliant Groups, an idea born in India. There they are variously called Self-help Affinity Groups -with the unfortunate acronym SHAG- or Self Help Groups, which in the U.K. suggests recovery from alcoholism. There have been other study tours like this. Noel Matthias, an Indian by birth, brought a group of women to learn from his home country nearly a decade ago. The result was WEvolution, an organisation to promote the movement in the U.K. Roughly 100 Self-Reliant Groups have emerged since. In India the number of groups cannot reliably be determined, but the count is in millions not hundreds. The purpose of the 2020 visit was to learn about scale. Our number comprised four women in Self-Reliant Groups in Scotland, two staff members from WEvolution, two funders of innovation, a government policy maker, an expert from the third sector, and me, a research scientist. Adele is part of a Self-Reliant Group in Inverclyde called 5 Mummies Make. She is reflecting here on the learning from the trip.

Today Callum is joined by former @RangersFC, @Morton_FC, @AlloaAthleticFC, @officialEKFC, FH and @IFKMariehamn player @robbiedcrawford. We discuss his journey from Inverclyde to professional football & the challenge of playing abroad. #SPFL

Graphic designer, lettering artist and typographer Craig Black joins for a chat about his mental health routine, how public speaking has lead to crazy opportunities and his role as Co-Founder and Creative Director of Creative Inverclyde — a social enterprise aimed at utilising the creative sector to be the nucleus for positive social change across Inverclyde and Scotland.---Craig on Instagram - @_CraigBlackCraig’s website - craigblackdesign.comCreative Inverclyde - @creativeinverclyde

In the latest in a series of podcasts for Dyslexia Scotland, David Thomson speaks to Keith Macaldowie about his role in Learning Support at Port Glasgow High School in Port Glasgow in Inverclyde. Also, Keith discusses his own experience of having dyslexia.

Gregor sits down with Craig Black, an award-winning typographer, lettering artist and independent designer. Craig's versatility has allowed him to work with a range of clients from local businesses and startups to globally-recognised brands. He is also the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Creative Inverclyde - a social enterprise aimed at utilising the creative sector to be the nucleus for positive social change across Inverclyde and Scotland. Craig tells us where his fascination with typography came from and discusses how making mistakes has helped him develop his ability to adapt. Find out more about Craig's work at: https://craigblackdesign.com

The twists and turns in the life of one of the best designer and typographer in the UK. From professional footballer to designing the UEFA typeface Craig's journey is a story of hardship and achievements that culminates with him heading straight back from London to the small town of Gourock in Inverclyde where he services world class clients. You can find Craig on [Twitter][1]. The episode is also available on [iTunes][2] and [Spotify][3]. Opening track prod. [Rion Richard][4] [1]: [1]: https://twitter.com/_CraigBlack [2]: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/adventures-in-the-creative-industries/id1439055015?mt=2 [3]: https://open.spotify.com/show/505ebIJRui5y9y47VAHF8R?si=C3RxCGYUSxqFw9FJ_ZNTpQ [4]: https://rionrichard.com/

This time around, we're on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick...and if you think we get around a lot, spare some sympathy for Distell's Andy Watts. He spent 38 hours traveling to Fredericton from his base in South Africa, where he oversees production and quality control for Distell's whisky distilleries in South Africa and Scotland. Earlier this year, Andy stepped aside from his longtime role as distillery manager for Distell's James Sedgwick Distillery to take up his new position...and spend a lot more time traveling around the world. We'll catch up with him on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, police in Paris are trying to find the burglars who stole nearly $800,000 in rare whiskies during a break-in at La Maison du Whisky. Scotch Whisky producers lost their 5-year-long legal battle to stop the Scottish government from implementing minimum pricing for alcohol sales, and the government in Edinburgh has given the backers of a new malt distillery in Inverclyde more than a million dollars in grant funding. We'll also have details on a couple of rare Canadian whiskies that have some Canadians hip-checking each other in the aisles at retailers, along with the latest Irish Oak-finished whiskey from Midleton Distillery and much, much more...on this special episode from New Brunswick!

27 June 2016 - Well, THAT happened. Brexit basically ate the news cycle of much of the world this past week. Who knew so many people could find legitimate use for the word "gobsmacked." We were lucky to be guided through the chaos by Scottish National Party Councilor Math Campbell-Sturgess. Will has been wanting to have the Inverclyde Council representative on for a quite a while and this seemed like the moment. In fact, the timing was so good that Will trimmed down his block and I ditched mine completely because there was just too much ground to cover. I am especially interested by the way austerity is playing in elections and politics around the world. It's insidious. We also talked about the upcoming Scottish referendum on leaving the UK, the terrific leadership of Nichola Sturgeon, the mess that is trying to pass as the Labour Party, the horror that is the Conservative party, commonalities between current UK and US politics, land reform and the general future of Scotland. Also, I think Angela Merkel joined Nichola Sturgeon on a very short list of people who managed to look like world leaders this week. I began the show with a short tribute to Amjad Sabri, the sublimely talented Sufi Qawwalis singer and musician who was killed on Thursday in Karachi, Pakistan. He was a man who had devoted his life to a message of peace and love. His loss is unspeakably great. In tribute to Amjad, all of our interstitial music this week is his. Will took a few minutes to hit the highlights of the ruling by the Hague on the case being brought by the Philippines against China over the Spratly Islands. The Philippines won. Enforcement is another matter entirely. *sigh* It was a big week and I don't think anyone knows what comes next. Hang on to your ears! Carrots! - Arliss

This week's podcast reflects on a week of 2 Common Weal meetings in Aberdeen and Leith and 2 Women for Independence meetings in Dalkeith and Edinburgh. The topic of the new women's prison in Inverclyde was raised and Lesley wrote about it in the Sunday Post. The petition started by the Edinburgh Women for Independence Group is here.   Finally we talked briefly about the changes to the BBC Radio Scotland schedule. There are some interesting local and international opportunities .