Podcasts about Surrey Hills

Join Rob and Eliot as they sit down with Olly Wilkins, a true legend of the global Mountain Bike scene and all-round master of two wheels.   From digging his first jumps in the Surrey Hills to sculpting 65-foot canyon gaps for Brendan Fairclough at Red Bull Rampage, Olly takes us through the ages and unpacks what keeps him smiling on (and off) two wheels.   There's a nostalgic look at the early 2000s dirt jump scene, we'll uncover why the Surrey hills forged a generation of world-class riders, such as Bernard Kerr, Matt Jones, Sam Reynolds, and what really happens during those exhausting, emotional build-weeks in the Utah desert.    The conversation also dives into urban downhill course design, the birth of The Ride Companion podcast during lockdown, and the importance of keeping biking fun - whether you're chasing podiums or perfect whips. Want to know all about the ins and outs of mountain biking? This chat has everything.   Next time on Just Ride? A superstar in the cycling scene joins Rob and Eliot in Salzburg. You'll have to stay tuned to find out who (hint: he's very busy in Italy right now).   In the meantime, email justride@redbull.com to get in touch with Rob, Eliot and the team.   #redbull  #JustRide #cycling

Amanda Cobbett is an award-winning textile artist with over 25 years' experience. Inspired by nature in all its forms, Amanda's 3-dimensional, papier-mâché and free machine-embroidered sculptures are created from her studio in the Surrey Hills. She scours the understorey of the forest floor seeking its hidden treasures. Over time, she has honed an inherent ability to locate intriguing flora in the most unexpected of places.Amanda's 3 Dimensional embroidered sculptures appear to float in their Perspex cases and have the feeling of just being collected from the forest for display, very much a modern version of a Victorian plant hunter's specimen case. ‘I like to think that my pieces could trick the eye into thinking that what you are seeing might be real. I am also passionate about highlighting and preserving specimens from the forest that could, without care, become red listed. If we are not aware that they exist, how will we know when they have disappeared? By recreating an embroidered sculpture of a natural object and displaying it in a case in a gallery, it brings our natural world into another dimension, we then might look for that specimen in nature, and care about its existence.Amanda grid references her original finds and offers that information with the embroidered artwork, further giving it an authenticity.School of Stitched Textiles https://www.sofst.org/Amanda Cobbett's website https://www.amandacobbett.com/

Picture, if you will, a cottage with roses around the door, and a stable block nearby with a glorious arena and paddocks adjacent. It's the stuff that equestrian dreams are made of… especially if the paddocks poo pick themselves and the stables muck themselves out! Our guest on today's pod is a lady that makes the dream of having horses at home a reality for many. Based in the Surrey Hills, our guest has spent over 25 years in the property market, with a specialism in the equestrian property market. Joining us today to tell us how she married a career in property and her love of horses together is Katherine Watters. Meet the Kirsty Allsop of the equestrian property world and find out more about which discipline is the most demanding on their property wish list! Find out more about Kat here: https://www.thebuyingsolution.co.uk/our-team/katherine-watters/Tania, as always, answers your questions and we get stuck into a new tack room tipple. Got a question for Tania? Email us polesandprosecco@yahoo.com.Join us on socials:Facebook: Poles Piaffe & Prosecco PodcastInsta: Poles Piaffe & Prosecco_PodcastYouTube: Poles Piaffe & Prosecco Podcast#prosecco #proseccotime #piaffe #poleworkforhorses #poleworkout #dressage #dressagetrainer #dressagetraining #horseriding #horseridingtraining #yourquestionsanswered #equestriancareers #videographer #socialmedia #marketing #jobswithhorses #newstart #newjob #chaseyourdreams #equestrianproperty

Robin Clevett joins Jack Auletta and his team at a rural ongoing building project in the Surrey Hills. Jack gives Robin a guide around the site and talks about his history with the project. Robin and Jack look at the materials used and Robin talks to the guys on-site

Luke Adam Hawker is a tree-inspired artist, a devoted father, a Sunday Times best selling author and a Woodland Trust ambassador.After a short walk in the Surrey Hills, Tom and Luke sit down to discuss the timeless powers of trees in storytelling, the way his son Harry has irreversibly shaped his life for the better and how trees can offer faith in tougher times.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast

In 1997, police were on high alert, as gang wars were threatening to take over Sydney. Armed bikies were rampaging through the streets, often in stolen vehicles, wreaking havoc and committing brazen crimes in busy public areas.  On one warm day in November, general duties officer Jeff Garland spotted two men with their hands concealed in heavy trench coats rush into a silver porsche.  Immediately, something seemed off. The coats when it was so warm, the hands in their pockets and the flash car. He could've easily let them go, but instead he followed his hunch and pursued the two men.  Join host Brent Sanders as Jeff unpacks this case and a number of others from his time in the force.  If this content affects you, the number for Life Line is 13 11 14.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raise your hand if you're ready for a fresh season of the Careering into Motherhood podcast!  We're back and thrilled to introduce three dynamic new hosts from our community, each bringing a wealth of experience as both mothers and professionals. In this episode, we are pleased to introduce you to: Katie Bain: Mum to an amazing 13-year-old son and Head of People at Create Development, an innovative EdTech company. Katie, a passionate traveler and active member of the CiM Facebook Group since 2019, brings her love for family and exploration to our discussions. Rebecca Newenham: Not only a business owner and mentor but also a franchise consultant and flexible working champion. Rebecca, mother to three daughters, enjoys exploring the Surrey Hills with her dog and is currently training to be a humanist celebrant, aiming to offer special naming ceremonies to Surrey-based families. Tracey George: COO of TPP Recruitment, a London-based consultancy specializing in the non-profit sector. Outside of her professional life, Tracey volunteers as a Senior Leader Mentor and enjoys staying active with her two teenage daughters and being outdoors in the sunshine (preferably!). Discover more about our new hosts as they share their career journeys intertwined with motherhood. Expect a season filled with relatable content, practical tips, a touch of humour, and episodes that are just the right length.

Richard Petty is on the show this month!  ‘The King' tells Paul Tarsey about his NASCAR career, the highs and lows of being the leading stock car driver of his generation as well as a team owner. He brought over that incredible Plymouth Superbird from 1970 and his son Kyle drove that up the Goodwood Hill. Martin Warner brings us up to date on plans for the wonderful Shere Hill Climb which will take place on 1st September near Guildford in the Surrey Hills, plus auction news from Jim Roller and Paul Jurd's reflections of this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

  Luxury English gin handcrafted with 24 botanicals in the Surrey Hills. Full-bodied and fresh with clarity and depth of flavor. It's a rich, clean, juniper-driven spirit with floral layers of lavender and chamomile. Fresh notes of citrus and kaffir lime are grounded with the subtle sweetness of local honey, creating a well-balanced gin that's both traditional and refreshingly individual. Its inspiration is taken from the Silent Pool, an ancient spring nestled in the heart of the Surrey Hills that boasts crystal-clear water fed from a chalk aquifer.

Since 2006, Andrew Moran has been a baritone with Opera Australia in Sydney. When he visited Melbourne as part of a touring production of Puccini's Tosca, Tony spoke to him about a lovely eulogy he delivered for his father, Lawrie Moran, the man who inspired him to sing, in Surrey Hills, Melbourne, on 9 November 2023.  You can read and listen to the eulogy on Speakola.  To support the podcast and the one person operation that is Speakola Become a paid subscriber on Substack - I send one or two newsletters per week. The last few have been about D-Day speeches. Become a member on Patreon  Make a straight credit card donation Other ways to help the podcast are to leave positive reviews on Apple Podcasts, share episodes with friends, and find me a guest! (email is tony@speakola.com)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey BlurtstarsOn Blurt Around The World tonight!* Who turned out the lights? We'll bring you the latest photos and videos of the total solar eclipse that crossed Mexico, USA and Canada.* Government protects something.* The new “crookie” has hit town. Is it any good?* Recruits wanted for counting penguins in Antarctica. Job for Wencee?Then we will revisit Covid. The Kegsta will cover the guy who tries to use covid as an excuse for drug dealing court and Wencee will tell us if there is a link between Covid and Shingles.And to round out the show on Great People That Did Stuff Wencee will talk about Lizzie Magie and the Kegsta will blurt about Nicholas Winton.Nearly forgot Joke of the Week. So if you got any funnies post them in as you can guarantee they will be better than ours :)So, let's get on with the show!!Tune in and find out more on https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773, with Wencee and the Kegsta.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thenewblurt.substack.com or contact us at blurtstar[at]gmail.com.Blurt Around The WorldThe total solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 crossed Mexico, USA and Canada. If you missed it from where you live, here are some links to relive the spectacular celestial event. The link below is the official NASA broadcast live stream that occurred during the solar eclipse →YouTube NASA Official | 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA (Official Broadcast)The following Google Slides link is what we used during the show →Collation of images from the official NASA eclipse stream as a slideshowThe following links show the sun's shadow traversing the Earth as seen from space →YouTube NASA | Chasing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse With NASA JetsYouTube ABC (USA) News | How the International Space Station viewed the 2024 total eclipseStart planning the total solar eclipse that crosses Australia on 22 July, 2028 →Astronomical Society of Australia | Detailed map of the eclipse path over AustraliaThe federal Environment minister rejects a major residential and commercial development in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland. 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Read more about her story here →New York Times | Overlooked No More: Lizzie Magie, the Unknown Inventor Behind MonopolyThe Public Domain Review | The Landlord's Game: Lizzie Magie and Monopoly's Anti-Capitalist Origins (1903)National Women's History Museum | Monopoly's Lost Female InventorNicholas Winton was a British stockbroker who, in a heroic act, organized the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the brink of World War II. Despite saving these children from the Holocaust, he remained humble about his actions for most of his life. →Guardian News | How Nicholas Winton saved 669 children (and counting) from the Holocaust: ‘He became everybody's grandfather'Wikipedia | Nicholas WintonA new movie about Nicholas Winton is available on Google TV →YouTube Warner Bros. | One Life – Official Trailer - Warner Bros. 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17th March 2024 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 349: Turn on Strava for everyday journeys, it could reshape streets for the better SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Tom Knights, Strava Metro LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://press.strava.com/articles/stravas-metro-reaches-significant-milestone-of-10-year-anniversary https://metro.strava.com Carlton Reid 0:13 Welcome to Episode 349 of the Spokesmen cycling podcast. This show was engineered on Sunday 17th of March 2024. David Bernstein 0:28 The Spokesmen cycling roundtable podcast is brought to you by Tern bicycles. The good people at Tern are committed to building bikes that are useful enough to ride every day and dependable enough to carry the people you love. In other words, they make the kind of bikes that they want to ride. Tern has e-bikes for every type of rider. Whether you're commuting, taking your kids to school or even carrying another adult, visit www.ternbicycles.com. That's t e r n bicycles.com to learn more. Carlton Reid 1:03 I'm Carlton Reid. On today's show, I'm talking with Tom Knights. He's the senior manager of partnerships and marketing for Strava Metro. This is a super-useful active travel city-making dataset-service from the athlete tracking app. And if you bristled at the word athlete, because you think there's no sport in transport, listen on ... Strava metro was very, very insistent in 2020. About how successful cycling and and walking in all active mode because of the pandemic and the blog posting was, you know, we're very pained to say this. However, you know, it's really, really, we're going crackers with the amount of cycling as you know, the bike boom, yeah, what did go amazing. Now, the bike industry right now is famously and woefully massively down in the dumps. So what have you seen with usage? So what has happened since 2022? actual usage of bicycles not just, you know, we know the sales are bad. Is the usage bad also? Tom Knights 2:21 Yeah, that's a really good question. And actually like to say the kind of the free, the free, free call to Strava Metro kind of suddenly going free was actually very well timed, unfortunately, under very difficult circumstances globally. One of the reasons like I say, we kind of made Strava Metro free wasn't actually because of the pandemic and the looming kind of crisis. And obviously, this switch to human powered transportation. It was like, almost like an unfortunate timing, but but obviously beneficial for cities and all the planners that start to use this data. So yes, we definitely saw this huge boom during the kind of 2020 21 era. And thankfully, because a lot of cities and a lot of regions and governments had the foresight to start investing in protecting cycle lanes in safe routes, which we know is one of the biggest barriers to people actually kind of picking up a bicycle. Lot of those initiatives have stayed, and we hope that they've stayed because actually, they've been able to see some of the Strava activity straight through Strava Metro, and then use that against other data sources to start to understand actually, is this being used in terms of trends, and overall, we've definitely seen more of a normalisation but again, what we are seeing is obviously, people looking for alternatives to either commute, and then well, kind of 2024 the word commute looks a bit different than maybe it did in 2019. But anything that's a utility trip, and essentially through safe and accessible infrastructure. That's what we know. And I'm sure you know, from all the kind of conversations you've had over the years, that's the biggest driver to people, making it feel safe. So, long story short, yes, we've definitely seen a normalisation now, in terms of growth Carlton Reid 4:06 Normalisation, that sounds like quite a bit of a euphemism for, for what? Tom Knights 4:12 So I guess the new the new normal as it were, so we've definitely seen that growth. And then now what we've seen, like I say, as people who are consistently cycling now, and then obviously, we hope that through infrastructure improvements into society into communities, that will then also encourage even more folks to pick up a bicycle on that front. Carlton Reid 4:33 I'm gonna carry on digging here, because I think it's quite important. So that graph that was on the Strava Metro, I remember it well, the human powered transportation one Yep. Yeah. So I mean, that was that was great. But, you know, so when you've been normalisation, is that graph, it went up like crazy. And do you mean by normalisation that it went down so well usage is down or has plateaued, Tom Knights 5:00 so not I mean, it's difficult to say but I wouldn't say plateau because we're always seeing kind of growth. And that's what's so exciting a and I can't necessarily kind of say a lot more about the Strava core Strava world because of course, that's a different kind of department as it were. But in terms of the Metro world, and what we're seeing in terms of cycling, in general, we've just seen that spike from 2019 to 2020, that continued growth into 2021. And now what is is probably more of that kind of continuous steady growth. As opposed to that, we I wouldn't say we've definitely seen any kind of drop off as it were on that front. Carlton Reid 5:34 So it's interesting, because we now have metrics that we just didn't have, you know, 10, 15 20 years ago, from an industry perspective, used to be able to track sales of number of bikes, and but you never knew whether, actually people even though a few bikes sold, actually, people might actually be riding more, potentially. So now we have metrics from from people like you, where you can not only track the number of bikes sold, but you can also track roughly whether people are using those bikes. So that's fascinating information from a market point of view. And the way I'm going from on that is you've got some high end holiday companies, you know, Glorious Gravel going to Sri Lanka, Namibia, all these amazing places with people who got clearly a lot of money and a fair bit of time. Yeah, still getting out there cycling. So when we haven't seen that end shift at all. But no, that's the rarefied end, isn't it? That's like, Yeah, from from a metro point of view. Tom Knights 6:42 Yeah, definitely. I mean, I in terms of, you know, think travel and tourism, that is obviously a kind of luxury. And, you know, for kind of people a having the kind of means to kind of jump on a plane or to kind of visit and take the time off. And that's great, though, for kind of seeing that, that boom, because we want people to kind of get an introduction to cycling in general. And if that means discovering it on a holiday tour, fantastic. Hopefully, that then translates into cycling into work maybe two or three days a week, or suddenly dropping a car trip once a week, because they've discovered the joy of cycling. But I think January what we're hoping, though, is we see this bike boom, fueled by better and safer streets. That's, that's our kind of main concern is that, if you build it, I know, you've heard this phrase a lot before, you know, if you build it, people will come. And we know that from Strava Metro data, when you look at the kind of streets where there's been investment, the Before and After Effects is amazing. See this kind of increase in trips. Now, of course, you might say, Well hold on Strava growth. But actually, what we're seeing is that Strava Metro data alongside Eco-counter or Telraam data, you can start to kind of normalise and build a model. And I think that's what we're we're hoping that people can start to, as you mentioned, all these amazing datasets start to pull these together, and then really build this picture to kind of tell a different story than perhaps maybe the negative stories are saying in terms of, you know, cycling booms over or no one's using this bike lane, etc. Carlton Reid 8:10 And this is an obvious question, okay. And this is a question that I'm sure you are incredibly well used to batting away, and you know, you're gonna get it. And you, you could almost do it yourself. So that is in your documentation. It's all about athletes. Of course, when you put that into Strava Metro, you're talking about non lycra. I know you discuss this on your blogs, but just just tell me now, why I would be wrong to suggest that Mamils, women on bikes and lycra why the data is robust, even though you talk about athletes? Tom Knights 8:53 Yeah, no, you're quite right. And it's a, it's a really good point. And I suppose, from the data point of view, we're not looking at, we look at those as activities and people and trips so that the athletes is more of a kind of Strava kind of communications in a playful way to call our community athletes, and you've probably seen various different messages over the years about, you know, if you're an athlete, you're on Strava. And, and essentially, there is a lot of truth in that, you know, we want anyone who moves through human powered transportation, or through moves and find their joy in discovering movement ways we would define as an athlete, you know, anyone who is doing that, now appreciating the world of transportation planning and bike lanes and commuting, you might not think, you know, cycling across the Waterloo Bridge in the morning at 830. You're an athlete, but essentially, from a metro point of view, what we're looking to do is see these community based trips as data points, like say that can be used for improving infrastructure on that front. And I think the way that actually I would position it personally is often thinking, well, everyone who uploads a ride on to Strava is a human powered counter, because through through Metro That's going towards some kind of better cause in terms of funding and reviewing active travel investment. But I do understand your point about you know, Mamil. And you know, a lot of drivers growth in the early days was fueled by that amazing core set of athletes. And you know, I grew up in this town called Dorking, which you're probably familiar with, from the classic ride, sorry, and I'm very familiar, you know, the weekends kind of seeing, you know, the the kind of, I say the kind of more sportive rides coming through the town. But actually, what that served is actually an inspiration for more people's go. Actually, that was quite fun. I should try that. And I think the data we're seeing through Year in Sport that we've done anecdotally, through Metro data, that actually we've got a lot more 18 to 34 year olds, who are now also discovering the joy of active transportation. And again, Metro data is telling us that it's not just, you know, the weekend, you know, the Saturday morning at 10am, in the Surrey Hills or on the the kind of Yorkshire Dales it's actually taking place on the streets of Manchester, or the streets of London, etc. And I think that's what we're hoping is that story through community or athletes, as you know, we're calling it that that helps planners to see that trend is is not just, you know, the kind of Lycra brigade Who are you know, cycling and I would all use what the same people that are cycling at the weekends, you know, on the kind of right sorry, classics or up in the Yorkshire Dales are also the same people that are using bike lanes. And equally as important when we're thinking about counting. Carlton Reid 11:30 Of course, you're not getting the invisible in American terms, it's called the invisible cyclists. So these are often Latino. Basically poor people on bikes, who are definitely not going to be using Strava. But going to using bikes, and then they call them invisible cyclists, because they're not on bicycles that perhaps an enthusiast would ride, but they are using bicycles and all power to their elbow, but power to their knees. Now, you're not capturing them. So if you're not capturing a significant number of people who are using the roads, does that not suggest that you're missing an important chunk of people who are not using? You just can't capture everybody? And how important is that? Tom Knights 12:27 Yeah, really, really good point. And I guess a couple of bits on that is that essentially no data set, you know, the world is accurate, you think about a, you know, a bicycle counsellor on the embankment or, you know, in the middle of Manchester, or even in the rural area, you know, if someone doesn't go through that specific kind of counting station, as it were, you're not being picked up in the count. And I think that's what Strava Metro is really kind of aiming to do is essentially colouring the map with all the blank spots that aren't being picked up. And being free, which is, again, one of these kind of opportunities to kind of get this data into the masses, allows transportation planners allows Safe Streets advocates, anyone who's focused on transportation equity and environmental racism to dive into that data and go, Okay, looks like actually, there's people going through this counting station here. But actually, Strava Metro is also showing us that people are going down this route. So what's interesting what's going on there. And again, you're quite right to call out that the heat map, for example, in, you know, maybe underrepresented areas, or places that don't necessarily have the same political will have, you know, more affluent areas who have perhaps built cycle lanes or made their streets more attractive from things like heat islands, you think about kind of cities outside of the UK that suffer a lot from high temperatures, you know, the streets are not necessarily designed for being walkable and bikable. That's what we're really hoping we can also use the Strava data to show what's not happening, as well as what's happening. And again, a lot of the work that Metro is involved in is ties back into this kind of social impact piece. It's not just, you know, we obviously want this data to be used by, you know, transportation planners, but we're also hoping we can start to, you know, work a lot more with, you know, say advocacy groups, anyone likes easy, bold environmental racism and transportation equity, to really kind of look at that data, and metrics looks, it's been designed that anyone including myself, I'm not a geospatial professional, but I can see, you know, through a map and looking at certain areas where people are cycling and when they're not cycling, but also we want to build a product and I can't really, you know, say I'm not necessarily holding the Strava product side, but we want to build an experience, which is all encompassing for everyone on there, but I definitely understand your point about the barriers to entry, you know, just in general, you cycling you need to have a bike to join Strava you need a mobile phone that supports you know, obviously your Strava although we do have connections with lots of fitness devices, but again, that comes at a cost, but hopefully, the more people that learn about Metro and the authenticity and the kind of the fact that it's free. The fact that Strava is free to join, it gives people a sense of empowerment that actually, I can change something that's happening on my street. And that's a big part of the messaging that, you know, I'm working on, and certainly have been working on for the last five years, because as you say, maybe the association with Strava is it's just for athletes, or people who are doing k runs, and Q RMS, etc. But actually, what we're seeing is that more and more people are turning to Strava, to kind of log their activities, and hopefully through when they learn about Metro, they'll realise that they're actually changing their communities, because that data is really kind of playing a part in helping to shape your better infrastructure or, essentially, build a political case for more investment. Carlton Reid 15:45 Good point. So somebody like me, who's been a Strava member since 2013 I discovered by looking into my profile this morning, Tom Knights 15:53 and then thank you for your long term membership. Carlton Reid 15:57 I would say, I'm not a frequent updater. But I should be, shouldn't I? So what you're saying is people like me who have it on our phones, don't use it, you know, because I don't consider myself an athlete. Yeah, that should be turning on, for even everyday journeys, because it helps. Tom Knights 16:18 So I've been, you know, I'd have that in writing. And, as it quite, you know, when we kind of go out to advocacy kind of events and talk to kind of people because I think, as you've just said, you know, the more people that discover about this, you know, cycle of like Strava, being free and then wanting to make streets better. And then Metro, obviously, enabling that, we think there's a really compelling story. And I genuinely there's, this is such a passionate thing to kind of work on. And I think we're very lucky, you know, part of the metro team to be able to have these conversations with partners all over the world. And I think we are we've met at Velo-city a couple of times before. And the one thing that comes up all the time at these conferences is, you know, how are we measuring it? Or how do we win the case for safer streets? And, you know, this is our answer to that and to say, well, let's come together and bring all these amazing datasets that are available out there. You know, let's build a case and get people to see that this is available. Carlton Reid 17:12 And those datasets, the expectation is, from your point of view, that a transportation planning department will be using multiple sources, they won't be just using Metro. They'll be using their own counting devices, hopefully, if they've got them. And they'll be plotting everything. And they'll have some sort of, will they have a desktop with everything on? Or have they got like a look at lots of different screens? Tom Knights 17:40 Yeah, so what we hear from from foreigners, they use a lot of geospatial kind of software, you know, there's obviously various different enterprise kind of grade level software and data analytics tools where you can always ingest multiple sorts of data. So we make extracting the data from from Metro, which is, I'm sure, hopefully, everyone realises completely anonymized, obviously, and then also aggregated, we make that very easy for partners to essentially download, and then upload back into, like, say, all of this data planning tools. And obviously, you know, there's multiple data sets out there. And largely, like I say, we use the same mapping tools as well. So OpenStreetMap is really important, you know, in terms of, actually, how do you paint a picture of your infrastructure in your area. And like, say, planners will then use that to build reports to kind of maybe produce research, and then essentially come up with this kind of our number, which says, you know, for every X number of trips on Strava, you can say that there's 100 trips of normal, non non Strava usage, for example, send your Strava. But, and we've seen a couple of examples that, you know, the Office of National Statistics have done that, in rural remote areas, Transport for London, have been using it to kind of model traffic lights through London and the timing that you get on green times, you know, and it's not just Strava D. So you don't want to build cities just around one particular user. But that's why being like I say, a free tool to do that allows us to kind of plug into all these other datasets. Unknown Speaker 19:12 Let's let's go backwards a little bit into Carlton Reid 19:16 that, that I'll use your term, the athlete, so you basically got a rider? Yeah, going along. I'll use like, even though I'm like to 50 miles away. I'll use London as an example. So going along the Embankment. Yeah, yeah, yes, you've anonymized all the data. So this is not you know, you know, you don't know this particular person on a bike at all. You can't track anything. But you can see at a granular level, whether they are on the road or whether they are on the Embankment cycleway, and you can see where they make that you know, sudden turn like there's a there's a few turns on the embankment where you've got to make quite a shift to get on to the cycleway. So you in Strava Metro, you can see that too. happening? Tom Knights 20:01 Exactly that so we can see, like I say the, I think there's something like 420 million edges in the whole world. So edge is referred to as streets on OpenStreetMap. And if you've got some enthusiastic mapping listeners on this podcast, hopefully they might be able to write in and correct me in some tell me how many exactly edges there are. But if you think about the world as all of these kind of different edges and routes that are built up, where there's been a Strava activity gone over the top of that, and, of course, where there's been a minimum of free, which allows us to kind of aggregate those activities, we can exactly that show you where people have turned left, how many trips went off, on a certain direction? Was this route busier because of a road closure one week? Or was this route more improved year on year because of a safer kind of passageway? You know, I appreciate we're talkinh about cycling here. But if you think about running and walking, you know, was this improved? Because there was better lighting? Or were more people using this pathway, because, you know, there was a kind of nice new path put down. So I think this is like it's this kind of colouring in the map with all the other kind of datasets that are available. And then Strava can kind of tell you that picture of where, you know, there has been activity. Carlton Reid 21:12 So when Nick Ferrari goes on the radio and says, I got stuck behind a cyclist on the Embankment, they should be on the cycleway. You could or anybody could go to Strava Metro, and say, well, actually, that must have been just a completely unusual person. Because look, 99.9% of of cyclists are going on to the cycleway. And here look, we can show you the heat map where that is happening. That's what you can do? Tom Knights 21:42 Exactly that. And like I say you want one colour, I would say is it's not anyone. So that was one of the caveats to the authenticity of the kind of Metro project. And I know that word authenticity thrown a lot you know about but that the only reason Metro works is because the Strava community buy into this idea that the data has been used for something good, not for commercial purposes. So not anyone can access Metro, but TfL can access it, for example, in your example of the bike lanes in London, London cycling campaign could access this because of course, you know, they're involved in advocacy work. Unfortunately, LBC wouldn't be able to access this, because obviously they're using it for other purposes. But actually anyone involved in safe infrastructure, and we hope that this is it, you know, when the the transportation teams, all these different medical authorities or local authorities can actually go, actually what we have seen on the street is that X percentage of people are using this bike lane on there. And that's, that's what I think it's going to take to kind of not win the argument, but really convinced people that bike lanes are being used, and they're a good investment. They're just incredibly efficient, because you never see anyone in traffic. And then yes, people are constantly moving. Carlton Reid 22:53 Yes. Now, I know you're not on this side of it. So it's a slightly unfair question to ask, but I'd like one I'd like you to tell me about anyway. So at the end, not not now. But at the end, I'd like you to go through and just tell people how much it costs to, you know, go the full fat version of Strava. But before you do that, and that's going to be the end anyway, just let's just, you know, just confirm this right now, you do not need to use Strava Metro for is free for transportation planners, anybody else. But you don't need any, you're not going to get hassled to become a pro member. To be one of these people like me who just want to do good for the community by turning metro or Strava on for our normal daily rides, you won't be charged for that you can get a free membership that will do everything apart from all the pro level stuff that you don't need anyway, if you're just one of these lapsed people? Tom Knights 23:56 Yeah, it's possible. And so, you know, Strava is like has always operated on that kind of freemium model, as it were, that you know, at its simplest, you can download the app, join the community upload rise. And then if you've made that road public, so I should have added that caveat as well, that will contribute to metric because of course, you know, people might want to hide the start or the end of their journeys, they won't count. Some people might want to also hide a certain route. But hopefully, like say when they hear about the project and go actually, this is a pretty good idea, I should start uploading my routes and maybe, you know, further down the line as they kind of start to explore Strava they want to kind of look at a route or they want to kind of go oh, that could be quite a good tool to have because I've got more into my cycling journey, then yes, of course. Strava is open for them. But at its source and Metro, they are both free. Carlton Reid 24:46 Mm hmm. Okay. 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So I kind of found found myself essentially looking at degree subjects where, you know, I was interested in more the kind of anthropological aspects of history and actually Classical Studies, and I'm always very much told by classic students that classics versus Classical Studies is a very different subjects. Obviously, one focuses heavily on Latin language in Greek texts, whereas Classical Studies is more about, you know, the discovery of what was going on during the Roman Empire in the Greek Empire period. So that was always a passion of mine about kind of understanding society, and maybe what was the kind of political kind of themes at the time and, you know, fascinated about some communities on there. And, of course, the story for the dad joke, but like, most people, when you study history, there's no future in it. I'll use that. Tom Knights 27:24 But yeah, obviously, you know, that allowed me, you know, I suppose to back in the kind of early 2000s, when I was at university, you know, it was a very privileged time, when they weren't necessarily crippling university fees and structure. So it allowed me to kind of study a subject, which was more of a passion project. But of course, you know, didn't necessarily elude me into kind of a specific career working in British museum or on an archaeological site in antiquity. And actually, in hindsight, I think geography would have been more of my passion, because that's ultimately what's kind of landed me in this area of transportation and maps and bicycles. Geography was always my kind of first passion. Carlton Reid 28:04 But you're a man after my own heart, because I did a degree, that was nothing connected to what I eventually did. And that was religious studies and comparative religion. And I did Hebrew, as well. So I did do a not a classic language, but I did a language that was known to antiquity. I'd say, yeah, we've come similar backgrounds. But then you've if you look at your career progression, it went very quickly from something that's completely useless to and affect your career. If I look at your career arc has been certainly tech. So from the very first it was you went from classics, blummin' heck,, to tech, that's that's a leap. And then you've carried on that, that that trajectory. Tom Knights 28:45 Yeah, definitely, I think that kind of, you know, almost juxtaposes the kind of interest in history, but I think a lot of my friends maybe went into, you know, in the early 2000s, like most people kind of found their way going into financial services, I'd always kind of been more interested in the world of tech and technology. And then working my way up through various kind of research firms and kind of people teams in that world of headhunting and kind of early days of, of search, when it comes to kind of jobs and careers. Allow me I suppose just to suppose learn a lot more about the world of tech, and then actually through interviewing people and and candidates and helping people on their search journey. That then opened my eyes into this whole world of kind of software, which again, early 2000s was really interesting, and then tied into that passion for sports and maps and mapping, landed, actually initially at a company when I lived in Hong Kong for five or six years, which was doing event registration for marathons and five K's and stuff like that, which is obviously very relevant to the Strava world nowadays. But it was when Strava Metro came along and said that they were looking for someone to essentially grow the community on Strava Metro in Europe. It was too good an opportunity not to kind of put my CV forward so You know, tied into all my passions around mapping and transportation. Carlton Reid 30:04 And, and getting out there and doing stuff. As in Yes. Being an athlete if you want to use that term. Tom Knights 30:11 Exactly. And you know, that's a it's an interesting point to kind of call up. But essentially the the advice, actually the CEO at the time, who was a gentleman called James, and actually Michael Hogarth, the founder of Strava, they said, The most important thing you can do in this role at Strava Metro is get out there and see bike lanes and infrastructure, or really understand what the kind of partners are doing. So over the last five years, that's kind of allowed me to get involved and actually see some of these projects. And you know, one of the best moments of the year or certainly at conferences, or events we go to whenever there's a bike parade, and I've never had a bike tour or a technical tour around the cities that you can visit, and you can really start to see the, you know, how those numbers come to life, actually, in the physical world, because, again, we've focused a lot on on this talk, we talked a lot about the Embankment. But actually, there's a whole multitude of examples around the European continent, and also across the world of bike lanes, which we visited and gone. Gosh, that's really interesting, what innovative design and oh, look at how that impacted this number of people. Carlton Reid 31:13 Tell me about your day them. So you've got somebody flagged out that yes, sometimes travelling around a bit. So what what do you do, Tom, scribe, what you actually do to people who don't know what you might be doing day to day? Tom Knights 31:28 I love it. So my biggest kind of responsibility is to grow the awareness of Strava Metro. And obviously, the more people that hear about Metro, hopefully, from listening to this, the more people might go, okay, that's really interesting. I didn't know that. So essentially, that's our, our main focus is to speak to the folks that active travel England through to the city of Paris, and obviously, the, the onset of zoom and online meetings has made that a lot more accessible now, which is great. So as much as I'd love to go visit all these places, a lot of them are done by kind of video conferencing, which is allowed us to scale and obviously tell the story in a kind of much more scalable way. But where possible, I'll always try and visit partners and learn about what they're doing on the ground. And then actually, one of the biggest kind of tasks this time around is to then how do we communicate these back to the Strava community, and then get all these 120 million athletes who are on Strava, to actually learn about these projects that their movement has contributed to, because that's going to be the power of when they understand that your cycles work, even though it's providing you with your exercise or your means of transportation. It's also having a big impact on how, for example, you transport Greater Manchester or Transport for London to building your roads and your cycling. So if it helps with that extra bit of motivation, to get out of bed on a kind of cold January morning to kind of, you know, get cycling or walking to work, then, you know, we've done our job. Carlton Reid 32:57 Isn't there an argument and I am playing devil's advocate here a little bit, council employee, a transportation but oh, maybe a councillor could actually use your data, which shows us lots and lots of people using a certain road? At a certain time? Yeah. And you would say, to a council? Officer? Well, look, we need to improve this route. Because look, how many cyclists are using it, we need to improve that. So it's more comfortable besides blah, blah, blah. But, you know, a councillor could use that exact same argument and say, Well, why do we need to improve anything? You're just telling me there's loads of cyclists using this road? Great, job done? Tom Knights 33:44 Well, I think the answer that is the kind of the theory that maybe, you know, a lot of highways and motorways around the world have used, which is what more lanes will fix it. And what did what happens when you get one more loan, we'll fix it, you get more cars driving? Well, I think the principle for that applies in terms of, if you keep fixing and increasing the number of cycle paths and bike lanes, then you'll see an increase in even more cyclists on there. So that would be my kind of caveat to say is, you know, the same way that we saw, you know, mass growth of roads and kind of infrastructure around the country, the same way that you could, if you keep investing, you'll, you'll see those increases come even more, as well. So it's just the start. I think this is the kind of the key point. And, you know, this has only really been what I've been in the industry for what five or six years intended, specifically around the world of transportation planning. And I've, I've read your in as another student of history, read your history of bike lanes, and what we're seeing is nothing new. You know, this obviously happened in the 1920s, as you've written about, it's happened, you know, the early 1950s. And we hope that obviously, this bike boom is going to continue, but we know that the secret to that is obviously infrastructure, but the extra secret sauce and I'm gonna say this with my Strava hat on so apologies is that you know, other people keep other people motivated. And that's where Strava comes into it as a motivation machine. Carlton Reid 35:06 So that game, gamification of it almost. Exactly, which is a good segue, thank you very much into my next question, which will be at the White House. So that's a that's a gamification, so, so just tell me exactly I know it's not UK, but this is a, this is a podcast that goes ... it's very popular in America. So Strava, not Strava Metro, but Strava is working with the White House on something. So just tell us what what you're doing. And then the gameifacation angle of that? Tom Knights 35:34 Yeah. So from obviously, my understanding internally of the team that's been working on that is very similar to other kind of projects or campaigns, or let's say gamification, or challenges that we would work on this time, though, there's obviously a social impact cause attached to it, I think what's happened and from what I understand is that the White House, obviously have a campaign or a kind of cause that they're looking to mobilise the community on, they had a commercial partner in work, which is, you know, obviously, kind of, I suppose, helping to kind of measure that through the through the wearable side. But the White House is partnering with Strava, to support physical activity, as part of its challenges to end hunger and build healthier communities. Now, as part of the social impact strategy, let's say the call to action is to raise awareness of that campaign through movement. And obviously, that movement there is on Strava. And it's very similar to lots of other campaigns that we might work with, from brands, but also also other charities, you know, that might want to also mobilise their community on Strava, through that kind of challenge format. Carlton Reid 36:38 So that's a US initiative. Obviously, it's the White House as in the White House. What other stuff might you be doing UK or maybe even worldwide, similar to that? Tom Knights 36:50 Well, I think ultimately, it's if if we've done our job, right, and you know, the more people that learn about these challenges for good for social impact, we hope that people will start to see Strava as a platform, where they can actually start to tell their message to what's a very engaged community. You know, like I say, not every cyclist is on Strava. But we do have, you know, in the UK, again, I'm going to correct myself on every one in seven adults has joined Strava, or something around 15% of the population. So that's not everyone, but it is a very engaged audience. It's bonkers, actually. So how many What's that in millions? Is that like 10 million downloads or something, I will come back with some specific figures. And James can help with that. On on, on our team, but Yeah, certainly, we obviously are in the millions of users in the UK. And of course, that's a really engaged community who are using Strava a for their movement, but also then can attach that through a challenge for a social impact campaign, or brand campaign. And again, these challenges are completely optional for people to dive into should they wish to. And I think that's one of the kind of key things to get at the Strava community, you know, having that say and what they do, and that's what's probably kept people coming back stronger over time, is that they get they have a choice in what they can join. And the challenges that the the team in Bristol, who in the UK run those operations for similar to the White House challenge, they do a fantastic job of making sure that there's some really exciting challenges to come onto the platform and keep people motivated. Carlton Reid 38:26 So can you now tell me the different pricing options, so people are like, they've got the free version? They maybe like me that don't. They will now start using the free version a bit more for the reasons we've discussed before. But if you wanted to up the game, what would you be paying? And what would you be getting? Tom Knights 38:46 So for UK based users, obviously Strava premium is an option and that it costs £8.99 per month, or £54.99 per year. Obviously, there's a freemium model, in terms of the kind of ability to join Strava and not have to, like, say, necessarily choose to subscribe. But again, the compelling products, and the opportunity that the product team in the US and all the amazing kind of engineers that work on Strava have built an experience that should you wish to subscribe. There's a really compelling reason to mostly through our amazing routing, mapping discovery tools, looking at new routes to explore. Obviously, like saying you've got access to technical data, should you wish to kind of see things like your heart rate and health and kind of segments and leaderboards, etc. So there's something on Strava for a lot of folks, and of course, you know, that community element and clubs and groups is really exciting. And another way for local authorities and governments to really drive engagement back to Metro, for example. Carlton Reid 39:54 And then you got things like integration with fat map so you can like do all sorts of stuff with that as well because it's Strava. Did you buy fat map? Is that was that? Tom Knights 40:02 Yeah, so there was a strategic acquisition of fat map and you know, the the, that's the exact date has been going on for the last year. So again, all these amazing tools and some mapping tools are such a good driver for people to discover the world around them. And I think that's what's really exciting is that, you know, yes, you might go on a bike ride and you know, kind of cycle from A to B on one of the cycle highways. But at the weekend, that same bike hopefully, is being used to then go, that that route is quite interesting, or I saw my friend do that route. You know, the other day that looks like I could probably do that I've got a spare couple of hours. And it's basically just keeping people active. Again, you've probably heard this one for every minute spent on Strava, you can attribute 30 minutes of activity back to your kind of daily life. So rather than that, and that's because you could you look at heat map, you see, you're in an unusual destination, you don't you're you're at your bike, and you fire up the heat map. It's like, everybody's gone that way. That way, then is that what you mean? Yeah, essentially, you know, like I say, you might, or it might just be on your activity feed that, you know, kind of been suggested a route or suggested a, an area to kind of move through. And I think that's what's really exciting is when you get somewhere new, you know that there's a community, because obviously, we're a global community that has cycled there before. And I say you can either look at the heat map, or you might be able to see someone's route. And they've recommended it as a kind of place to ride. That inspiration you get from not just like, say, scrolling through maybe another social network or Doom scrolling, should I say, hopefully, that movement and inspiration of people being active for something that's going to be a positive driver for people being, you know, engaged on Strava. Carlton Reid 41:44 There is another active travel analogy, which sometimes gets wheeled out. And that is, you can't tell why you need a bridge from the number of people swimming across the river. Because they aren't going to swim across the river with a bike, they probably aren't going to swim across the river full stop. But when you put a bridge in it suddenly get, you know, the heat map would go crazy. But once you put the bridge in, so is any of your cleverness your your text, can any of it can I spot? Well, if you only had something here, it would open up, you know, is this something that you can pinpoint that you can say that a bridge analogy can be used? Tom Knights 42:25 Absolutely. And thank you so much for asking that, because that's something we just updated last year in our metro product that obviously the planners and the transportation teams can see. And a lot of it ties back into some of the the kind of accessibility transportation equity, environmental racism that we talked about. What we've shown is that, when you put a pin on the map, we've also been able to kind of draw almost like a kind of circle around what's accessible within say, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, etc. And people can see data within that kind of circle, which, again, will show you that where there's a massive motorway with no bridge crossing, that's that part of the community can't access the park on the other side of it, or where there's, for example, a big brownfield site where there's been industrial use, it's not safe to cycle through. So people have kind of diverted around it, we had a really good example, actually, recently in Germany, where, you know, there was a curb on the side of a bike lane. And you could see very clearly actually three desire lines on the on the actual grass and the verge that people were kind of going off this curb through the woods to kind of cut out maybe a mile. And again, using Strava, Metro, this German transportation team who are based in Frankfurt, actually, I'll share the example with you because it's fascinating see how even at a really small local level, these little changes can make a massive difference. And they're not expensive to do, I think it only cost them something a couple of 1000 euros to drop the curb, because they then saw that that was having an impact on where people were then cycling. So you know, the famous analogy of when it snows, you can really see the designs of cars. Actually, when you look at the design on the heat map, and then in turn, look at that on Strava, you can start to see Oh, that's interesting. And again, another great example that was Hartfordshire county council had a bicycle counsellor in one location. And they realised that the Strava count was actually higher than the bicycle counter. And they thought well hold on what's happening there. And actually, there was a kind of dangerous crossing just slightly further up from this bicycle counter. And they were able to then use the Strava data to kind of, I suppose understand that actually, people were going this way because it was a safer journey. And that's the these are the kind of insights that yes, we want to do the big high level projects and you know, make sure that we get new infrastructure and cycleways across major cities. But actually the really exciting ones when local advocacy groups or local councils who don't necessarily have big budgets for you to accessing data can make these small changes and really improve these kind of everyday life for their community. Carlton Reid 44:56 Can the Netherlands which obviously every week, look Up to is like, the absolute nirvana of cycling. Do you like do you have like, Dutch people go, Oh, we could use this. It's like, Jesus, they even removing even more, you haven't done so. So basically, can you improve the Dutch cycle network? Tom Knights 45:15 Yeah, definitely. And actually, we've had some interesting conversations with the folks over in Copenhagen, and obviously, in Amsterdam, and across the Netherlands as well. So not just Denmark and Holland. But, of course, the Netherlands is such a stays a bellwether of the cycling industry, but they're always looking at new ways to improve, you know, the technology that they're using and counting data. We are in Leuven, just at the end of November for the policy network events. And again, we are understanding that the kind of technical university they are leaving, we've been using metro to kind of understand, you know, and this is a really forward thinking Belgium city, which has got great cycle access, but they still need data to understand and counter. So rather than, you know, developing another app to count people, and getting the community to download it, they've seen that correlation between actually Strava and Strava, Metro. So again, they don't need to necessarily go and kind of reinvent the wheel, so to speak with, you know, building another kind of engagement tool with local community to get them to join, because Metro is hopefully fulfilling that service. Carlton Reid 46:20 Brilliant, Tom that's been absolutely fascinating. And we could go on for a good amount of time, probably on Classics literature, even while we discussed, what's your Roman Empire? Yes, exactly. But we can't, because we people just won't listen to 10 hours of us chatting away. Tom Knights 46:42 I'm sure they will. Carlton Reid 46:43 Now, could you tell us where people can find out? I'm sure people know where you can get onto Strava. But how they find out about Strava Metro, and and maybe how they can contact you? Tom Knights 46:56 Yeah, definitely. So the best way to get in touch with myself and travel metric is on metro.strava.com. And then on that website, you'll be able to learn more about case studies about how cities how researchers, communities have used the actual kind of practical steps of the data. There's also some frequently asked questions on there about you know, privacy and how the data is used, etc. And then most importantly, there's an apply button. So you can click apply for access. And then what we ask is that a you're a organisation that is involved in working to improve active transportation. If you're a consultancy, or an engineering firm, we also accept those applications as well. As long as you're under contract with say, for example, the local government or the city authority, we know that Metro kind of appearing as a line item as it were. And then, again, like saying, at its source, transportation planners around the world can can access, we ask that you use a work email, not a Gmail email. So normally an org or dot.gov, etc. And then just a short abstract, essentially, of how you're going to use the data. And so then we know that it's being used for a positive kind of cause, and then you will give you access to the area of interest that you've selected. Be it London, Birmingham, Somerset, wherever it is, as long as there's been Strava activity, you can start to really start to see trends and patterns, then hopefully feed that into other datasets to build the infrastructure. Carlton Reid 48:20 And Nick.Ferrari@LBC.co.uk or whatever his email address will just be rejected out of hand, that's nefarious use? Tom Knights 48:28 Yeah, I reserve the right not to comment on on LBC and Nick. Carlton Reid 48:34 Thanks for listening to Episode 349 of the Spokesen podcast brought to you in association with Tern bicycles. Show notes and more can be found at the-spokesmen.com The next episode – 350 – will be out next month. Meanwhile, get out there and ride ...

Joining me on this week's episode of The English Wine Diaries is wine educator and winemaker, Jimmy Smith. Jimmy has worked in the wine industry for over 20 years. Having started his career in wine buying, he founded West London Wine School, one of the UK's leading wine, spirit and beer education facilities, in 2010, and in 2020 started online wine education tool Wine with Jimmy.The school has won multiple awards over the years, including Consumer Educator of the Year at the International Wine Challenge in 2023.Jimmy has more recently turned his hand to winemaking and, together with business partner and wife, Bethany Paterson, and fellow winemaker Sam Hill, set up Beare Green Winery in the Surrey Hills. The winery crafts small batch wines made of grapes sourced from exceptional vineyards within the south of England and focuses on natural yeast fermentation, minimal intervention, innovation and creativity.We talk about where Jimmy's passion for wine originated, how Beare Green Winery has given he and and Sam the vehicle to experiment with different grapes and techniques and the wine regions that have influenced their winemaking style. To find out more about the latest wines from Beare Green Winery visit bearegreenwinery.com or follow Jimmy @winewithjimmy on Instagram. This episode of The English Wine Diaries is sponsored by Wickhams, The Great British Wine Merchant. Visit wickhamwine.co.uk to see their award-winning range of English wine with free deliver on orders over £40. The English Wine Diaries listeners can also get 10% discount on their first purchase by entering the code TEWD10.Thanks for listening to The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review, it helps boost our ratings and makes it easier for other people to find us. To find out who will be joining me next on the English Wine Diaries, follow @theenglishwinediaries on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, sign up to our newsletter at thesouthernquarter.co.uk.

Bill Bruford spent a working life as an internationally-known musician with Yes, King Crimson, Bruford, and Earthworks before stepping out of practice to investigate aspects of creativity in popular music performance. Having earned his PhD from the University of Surrey in 2016, he now writes and lectures on the topic, travelling extensively to multiple European and North American institutions. His latest book Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer, University of Michigan Press (2018),  guides the reader through the many dimensions of creative performance, and offers fresh insights into in-the-moment interactional processes in music.  Bill lives in the Surrey Hills in the UK with his wife, Carolyn. His life's work as a musician is well documented on CD and DVD at Summerfold and Winterfold Records and at www.billbruford.com . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group ‘Yes' in 2017. Bill Bruford spent a working life as an internationally-known musician with Yes, King Crimson, Bruford, and Earthworks before stepping out of practice to investigate aspects of creativity in popular music performance. Having earned his PhD from the University of Surrey in 2016, he now writes and lectures on the topic, travelling extensively to multiple European and North American institutions. His latest book Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer, University of Michigan Press (2018),  guides the reader through the many dimensions of creative performance, and offers fresh insights into in-the-moment interactional processes in music.  Bill lives in the Surrey Hills in the UK with his wife, Carolyn. His life's work as a musician is well documented on CD and DVD at Summerfold and Winterfold Records and at www.billbruford.com . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group ‘Yes' in 2017. YouTube Facebook https://billbruford.com        

Χωρίς κανένα σοβαρό τραυματισμό, κατασβέστηκε χθες το βράδυ η μεγάλη φωτιά η οποία ξέσπασε σε εγκαταλελειμμένο κτήριο στο κέντρο του Σύδνεϋ, και για την ακρίβεια στην περιοχή του Surrey Hills.

Two 13-year-old boys are assisting Sydney Police with inquiries into a former factory fire that's being described as a once-in-a-decade inferno. The Surrey Hills blaze tore through the seven-storey heritage-listed building late yesterday. Australia Correspondent, Emma Cropper told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the boys handed themselves in at separate stations. She said that while Police are still searching for around three to four other school kids, and are currently obtaining statements from the two in custody, though how much information they are receiving is unknown.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 120 firefighters and 30 trucks were sent to Surrey Hills in Sydney at about 6pm NZT, when flames erupted from within the multi-storey former hat factory. It sparked chaotic scenes in the central city. Joining us from the scene of the blaze is the ABC's Arianna Levy.

Grab your gaiters! In this episode, we go on a trek across the Surrey Hills with some Y10 students as they take part in a training weekend for DofE. They have to learn how to navigate using a map, use teamwork to get across muddy fields, set up their tents, cook a substantial meal on a camping stove and keep a cool head when things don't go according to plan. We have interviews with staff who've been involved with DofE for several decades, and talk with students about what motivates them and what they enjoy most about DofE.

The Beast of Box Hill Box Hill in Surrey, just to the south west of London in England, is in an area of outstanding natural beauty known as the Surrey Hills. It forms part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest.   It has a viewpoint from where you can see over to Dorking, Brockham and far beyond. It has a abundance of wildlife hopping or flying about it. It also has strange beings living on it.   What are they?   There have been some reports recently telling of some what we might call 'cryptids' walking about Box Hill after everyone has gone home.   What do you think?   WWW.UFOSandOPS.COM is where you need to go to contact me and let me know your thoughts on this episode subject and the show in general.  Give me your ideas for future episodes and guest suggestions. You can also catchup with all the previous episodes of UFOs and Other Paranormal Stuff at the website too.   If you want to start a podcast, head to podbean where their easy to use website will help you make your podcast into a reality and spread it throughout the world.  

The Beast of Box Hill   Box Hill in Surrey, just to the south west of London in England, is in an area of outstanding natural beauty known as the Surrey Hills. It forms part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest.   It has a viewpoint from where you can see over to Dorking, Brockham and far beyond.   But recently stories have emerged from there of a crypitd or cryptids - animals that are not always recognised by science.   So what are they?  Has Surrey got it's own Bigfoot?  Has a wolf gotten lost and made home on the Box Hill?   Real or not?  You decide.   WWW.UFOSandOPS.COM is where you need to go to contact me and let me know your thoughts on this episode subject and the show in general.  Give me your ideas for future episodes and guest suggestions. You can also catchup with all the previous episodes of UFOs and Other Paranormal Stuff at the website too.

This week on Yes But Why, I was delighted to connect with UK improv leader, Chris Mead. Chris Mead is a full time performer and teacher of improv. He has performed and taught in over 25 countries worldwide. Chris lives in the Surrey Hills of England with his wife, Laura and their dog friend, Radio. A passionate lover of improv, Chris Mead is currently teaching for Hoopla Impro, the largest improv school in the UK, as well as offering numerous indie classes on his own. Chris is one third of the legendary sci-fi improv team, “Project2” and co-founder of “Unmade Theatre Co” which produces theatrical longform shows. During our conversation, Chris connected the dots on his community building superpower. It all started with Chris's first job after school, helping to facilitate workshops and shows at the local Christian center. This was where he first developed his creative skills. But it was the closing of this center that inspired Chris and his sister to produce their own weeklong theater camp to support the community that had lost their performance home. Years later, Chris used his skills producing theater and building communities to create an online home for improvisers during the pandemic. Alongside creative partner, Katy Schutte, Chris founded the “International Improv Station” (formerly The Improv Place UK). Chris is a creative through and through. He developed characters when he was a kid and made trading cards for them. A few years back, he used his creative skills to help save the world when he worked at an NGO focused on poverty eradication. And now, he's currently writing a book about improv! In the story of his journey, all moves Chris made were fueled by his love for theater and community. Support Chris Mead by joining his newsletter and finding out all the cool new things he's got going on! Chris mentioned to me that he is developing a new improv community in his current hometown of Farnham so keep an eye out for that! You can also take classes with Chris Mead through Hoopla Impro in London! In our chat, he mentioned the online workshop he led recently called “Improv Cinema Club” and that one would be really cool to catch next time it comes around! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 12/15/2022; posted on 12/19/2022)

This week on Yes But Why, I was delighted to connect with UK improv leader, Chris Mead. Chris Mead is a full time performer and teacher of improv. He has performed and taught in over 25 countries worldwide. Chris lives in the Surrey Hills of England with his wife, Laura and their dog friend, Radio. A passionate lover of improv, Chris Mead is currently teaching for Hoopla Impro, the largest improv school in the UK, as well as offering numerous indie classes on his own. Chris is one third of the legendary sci-fi improv team, “Project2” and co-founder of “Unmade Theatre Co” which produces theatrical longform shows. During our conversation, Chris connected the dots on his community building superpower. It all started with Chris's first job after school, helping to facilitate workshops and shows at the local Christian center. This was where he first developed his creative skills. But it was the closing of this center that inspired Chris and his sister to produce their own weeklong theater camp to support the community that had lost their performance home. Years later, Chris used his skills producing theater and building communities to create an online home for improvisers during the pandemic. Alongside creative partner, Katy Schutte, Chris founded the “International Improv Station” (formerly The Improv Place UK). Chris is a creative through and through. He developed characters when he was a kid and made trading cards for them. A few years back, he used his creative skills to help save the world when he worked at an NGO focused on poverty eradication. And now, he's currently writing a book about improv! In the story of his journey, all moves Chris made were fueled by his love for theater and community. Support Chris Mead by joining his newsletter and finding out all the cool new things he's got going on! Chris mentioned to me that he is developing a new improv community in his current hometown of Farnham so keep an eye out for that! You can also take classes with Chris Mead through Hoopla Impro in London! In our chat, he mentioned the online workshop he led recently called “Improv Cinema Club” and that one would be really cool to catch next time it comes around! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 12/15/2022; posted on 12/19/2022)

This week on Yes But Why, I was delighted to connect with UK improv leader, Chris Mead. Chris Mead is a full time performer and teacher of improv. He has performed and taught in over 25 countries worldwide. Chris lives in the Surrey Hills of England with his wife, Laura and their dog friend, Radio. A passionate lover of improv, Chris Mead is currently teaching for Hoopla Impro, the largest improv school in the UK, as well as offering numerous indie classes on his own. Chris is one third of the legendary sci-fi improv team, “Project2” and co-founder of “Unmade Theatre Co” which produces theatrical longform shows. During our conversation, Chris connected the dots on his community building superpower. It all started with Chris's first job after school, helping to facilitate workshops and shows at the local Christian center. This was where he first developed his creative skills. But it was the closing of this center that inspired Chris and his sister to produce their own weeklong theater camp to support the community that had lost their performance home. Years later, Chris used his skills producing theater and building communities to create an online home for improvisers during the pandemic. Alongside creative partner, Katy Schutte, Chris founded the “International Improv Station” (formerly The Improv Place UK). Chris is a creative through and through. He developed characters when he was a kid and made trading cards for them. A few years back, he used his creative skills to help save the world when he worked at an NGO focused on poverty eradication. And now, he's currently writing a book about improv! In the story of his journey, all moves Chris made were fueled by his love for theater and community. Support Chris Mead by joining his newsletter and finding out all the cool new things he's got going on! Chris mentioned to me that he is developing a new improv community in his current hometown of Farnham so keep an eye out for that! You can also take classes with Chris Mead through Hoopla Impro in London! In our chat, he mentioned the online workshop he led recently called “Improv Cinema Club” and that one would be really cool to catch next time it comes around! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 12/15/2022; posted on 12/19/2022)

This week on Yes But Why, I was delighted to connect with UK improv leader, Chris Mead. Chris Mead is a full time performer and teacher of improv. He has performed and taught in over 25 countries worldwide. Chris lives in the Surrey Hills of England with his wife, Laura and their dog friend, Radio. A passionate lover of improv, Chris Mead is currently teaching for Hoopla Impro, the largest improv school in the UK, as well as offering numerous indie classes on his own. Chris is one third of the legendary sci-fi improv team, “Project2” and co-founder of “Unmade Theatre Co” which produces theatrical longform shows. During our conversation, Chris connected the dots on his community building superpower. It all started with Chris's first job after school, helping to facilitate workshops and shows at the local Christian center. This was where he first developed his creative skills. But it was the closing of this center that inspired Chris and his sister to produce their own weeklong theater camp to support the community that had lost their performance home. Years later, Chris used his skills producing theater and building communities to create an online home for improvisers during the pandemic. Alongside creative partner, Katy Schutte, Chris founded the “International Improv Station” (formerly The Improv Place UK). Chris is a creative through and through. He developed characters when he was a kid and made trading cards for them. A few years back, he used his creative skills to help save the world when he worked at an NGO focused on poverty eradication. And now, he's currently writing a book about improv! In the story of his journey, all moves Chris made were fueled by his love for theater and community. Support Chris Mead by joining his newsletter and finding out all the cool new things he's got going on! Chris mentioned to me that he is developing a new improv community in his current hometown of Farnham so keep an eye out for that! You can also take classes with Chris Mead through Hoopla Impro in London! In our chat, he mentioned the online workshop he led recently called “Improv Cinema Club” and that one would be really cool to catch next time it comes around! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 12/15/2022; posted on 12/19/2022)

It's episode 50 of the Points of Brew podcast and on this landmark show, Stephen & Aaron are back out and drinking at The Old Grocers in Pontefract, Stephen's local micro pub. This is the first show in an ongoing series alongside Wakefield CAMRA, celebrating local pubs both in & out of the Good Beer Guide which the Grocers finds itself in and with good reason.  The Grocers' reputation precedes it, serving top-quality and well-kept cask and keg beers, earning itself several local CAMRA awards along the way. Stephen drinks Greensand IPA from Surrey Hills to start, whilst Aaron drinks a Session Pale from Cross Borders. They then move onto the keg beers, by drinking beers from Verdant and Neon Raptor respectively. Huge thanks to the Old Grocers for hosting this episode, and we cannot recommend visiting it enough if you're in the local area or live within travelling distance to the pub.  To keep up to date with our adventures and antics, be sure to follow Points of Brew across all social media channels and follow Aaron on Instagram @basicbeerboy 

A Surrey Hills business owner says poor management of level crossing removal and station works in the area has had a "devastating" impact on businesses. (Image: Google Maps)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you ready for a life-changing podcast? Dr Renee White sat down with Dr Nicole Gale, specialist GP and Lactation Consultant who practices Breastfeeding Medicine and Perinatal care for mothers and babies. Dr Gale discusses why mothers are reverting to more traditional models of care for their babies, the evolutionary mechanisms at play with the newborn breast crawl and explores the physical, mental and emotional symmetry of the mother:baby dyad. Learn more about Dr Renee White and Fill Your Cup Postpartum Doulas:Want to be nurtured and nourished after the birth of your baby, have a peek at our doula offerings.If you want to gobble up of famous Chocolate + Goji lactation cookies, look no further. Oh and our Creamy Coconut dahl mix is to die for, just sayin'.Learn more about Dr Nicole GaleDr Nicole Gale is focused in providing holistic and individualised care to families in a comprehensive model, where she is able to care for both babies AND mothers with continuity of care and support - especially helpful in complex situations, conflicting opinions and families with multiple practitioners involved. She practices in Surrey Hills and Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Residents whose streets have been blocked by level crossing removal works in Melbourne's east say they can't get answers on how long the disruptions will last. Major works are underway to merge the Surrey Hills and Mont Albert stations and remove two level crossings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olly and Davi are back to talk about one of the most exciting downhill races in a long time, Finn Illes stepping up to deliver when it counted and the lack of tigers in the Surrey Hills. Olly shares a crazy story about an altercation with a homeless gentleman and the lads get into a stack of your listener questions! Episode Sponsors:- COMPEX make the best recovery tools in the game. Head on over the COMPEX.COM and enter code THERIDECOMPANION for 20% off everything on the store! How about 30days FREE bike insurance? Just enter code RIDECOMPANION30 over on laka.co and just like magic, you'll be saving and protecting!   Whatsapp the TRC HOTLINE with your videos +44 7849860510 Get NEW merch & Pre Ride Roast coffee! https://theridecompanion.co.uk Follow #TheRideCompanion and check out Olly Wilkins & The Ride Companion on social media! Olly Wilkins: Instagram / YouTube The Ride Companion: Instagram / YouTube SHOW PARTNERS // Focus Bikes @Focusbikes, Focus Bikes on YouTube hktproducts.co.uk Enter promo code 'PODCAST' for 10% off the entire site. Enjoying the Ride Companion?PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, SHARE AND SPREAD THE LOVE.

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Shaun Greenblo, Managing Director of Boody, who make high quality, sustainable clothing essentials, including underwear. Boody began when Shaun's dad, David and his friend, Neil, wanted to bring their experience in fashion and pharmacy together to force sustainable change. Now, their sons run the business and have taken it to new heights, with their sustainable everyday basic range of clothing selling in 15 countries globally and counting. In this chat, Shaun shares insights into Boody's DNA, the power of earned media and how Boody convinced the GOAT of sustainability and a living legend…to front their most recent underwear campaign. Just a quick heads up. Shaun recorded the episode from the new Boody offices in Surrey Hills. Like all office moves, the wifi isn't at its peak yet so there may be a couple of moments of low-fi interruption. Links from the episode:BoodyGreenstoryMilkrunShopify Plus and Tropeaka (sponsored)Packleo (sponsored)Questions answered:What's Boody's secret to building a strong team?How did you go about getting an icon like Jane Goodall to front your latest campaign?What brands do you look to for inspiration?This episode was brought to you by… Shopify PlusPackleoAbout your host: Nathan Bush from eSuite Nathan Bush is a digital strategist, Co-founder of eCommerce talent agency, eSuite and host of the Add to Cart podcast. He has led eCommerce for businesses with revenue $100m+ and has been recognised as one of Australia's Top 50 People in eCommerce four years in a row. You can contact Nathan on LinkedIn, Twitter or via email.About your co-host: Shaun Greenblo from Boody...You can contact Shaun at LinkedInPlease contact us if you: Want to come on board as an Add To Cart sponsor Are interested in joining Add To Cart as a co-host Have any feedback or suggestions on how to make Add To Cart betterEmail hello@addtocart.com.au We look forward to hearing from you! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Service is joined by Dan Grimley for a walk in the Surrey Hills where Vaughan Williams grew up to explore the ways in which the community, sound and landscape of this area shaped his music and his thinking. They also visit Dorking town centre where Vaughan Williams played a central role in the community, especially during World War Two and in the local music scene as conductor of the Leith Hill Musical Festival for almost 50 years. Tom visits folk singer Shirley Collins at her home in East Sussex to talk about the folk songs Vaughan Williams collected and how his legacy continues today. Violinist Midori Komachi talks about taking Vaughan Williams's music to Japanese audiences and a new dual language release featuring his works for violin and piano, including his tortured Violin Sonata from the 1950s; conductor Vasily Petrenko delves into what makes his music distinctly British; and writer Rob Young discusses the composer's patriotism, socialism and the lens through which we see him today.

A slightly shorter episode this week, although not by much. Whilst we have plenty of subjects in the pipeline to talk about we're beginning run out of ideas. It's not that we've said everything there is to say about Wiltshire but that finding the time to get out and explore is increasingly difficult. So we're contemplating recording the podcasts on a monthly basis rather than every two weeks, just to give us the time to visit more interesting locations. We'd really appreciate ideas about new locations from followers of the podcast. In the two weeks since the last podcast Glyn has again been pretty much tied to his desk, although he did manage to do a muddy eight mile walk to Bincknoll Castle and the Broad Town White Horse near Wroughton. It sounded like the mud tempered his enthusiasm!  Paul has done a few walks, albeit one was in Sussex on the border of the Surrey Hills. He walked to the top of the highest point in Sussex, which is not on the South Downs as he'd always thought, but on Black Down near to Haslemere. The hill was very reminiscent of the New Forest. Inspired by Hidden Wiltshire contributor Elaine Perkins, Paul re-visited Newton Tony to look at its past role as a transport hub. It once had an important railway but long before that a Roman road passed nearby. There is a blog about the walk on the Hidden Wiltshire website and it's linked on the Facebook pages but we will record a podcast about it sometime in the future. Elaine has also written her first Blog for the website. You'll find a link below. Another walk Paul did was in Bentley Wood, again with useful tips from Elaine Perkins. This was Paul's first visit and he put together a route that also included Hound Wood and Blackmoor Copse. Whilst most of the route was in woodland the varied nature of the woods and copses was very noticeable. Probably not one for a podcast but a short blog and photos may follow soon. Meanwhile, Glyn and Paul met with Tim Daw and recorded an interview with him at the modern day long barrow he built at All Cannings, something he has called a Novolithic long barrow. The perfect name we thought. We'll be putting out a podcast with this fascinating interview soon. Glyn has also received another hand written letter together with a book written by the grandfather of one of his Twitter followers Jonathan Steadman. The book, by A R Steadman (who was the head teacher of Marlborough Grammar School), is about the countryside around Marlborough from prehistoric times through to the 1960s. It would make an interesting comparison with the book The Land of Lettice Sweetapple which is about the history of the same area. And finally Hidden Wiltshire has once again featured in another publication. Glyn wrote an article about Blind Houses for the March edition of the Wiltshire Buildings Record Newsletter. If you can get hold of a copy there are many hidden Wiltshire gems in there. The main feature this week is Wiltshire's Chalk Badges. The county's military links are well known and long lasting. As far as we have been able to identify there are four locations where regimental badges can be found carved into chalk hillsides, albeit one is not strictly a regimental badge.  Fovant is the most famous location where eight or nine badges can still be seen carved into the hillside next to the A30. Glyn wrote a blog about it on 18 October 2018 (see link below). Mostly carved by soldiers during the Fist World War (some are later) there would initially have been around 20 badges. Many are now overgrown. Just a little further along the valley there are two more badges at Sutton Mandeville. The final badge is called the Lamb Down Badge and can be seen by the A36 at Codford. This solitary badge was carved by soldiers of the 13th Training Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces in 1917 as a form of punishment! Finally we have the famous giant Kiwi carved in 1919 by New Zealand soldiers. At 420 feet (130m) high it's enormous and its construction was designed to distract riotous soldiers awaiting transit home to New Zealand. Then on to the wrap up: Steve Dixon's piece leading into our main subject today is called “From the Edge of Grey to Green” because that's what happens to the white/light grey of the chalk if it's not regularly cleaned! As ever the piece in the introduction and at the end of the podcast is entitled “The Holloway”. Don't forget to check out the Hidden Wiltshire online shop on the website if you'd like to help us keep the lights on. Both Hidden Wiltshire books can be purchased there. The second book is also available at Devizes Bookshop, Wiltshire Museum in Devizes and now Wiltshire's libraries. And don't forget to subscribe to the Hidden Wiltshire Newsletter from the website. You can also subscribe to alerts about new Blogs. Links: Paul's blog about Newton Tony and its role as a transport hub can be found here Newton Tony - its Railway and its Roman Road Elaine Perkins' first blog for Hidden Wiltshire can be found here Throope Down Walk Glyn's blog about the Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp can be found here Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp Glyn's photographs can be seen on his Instagram feed @coy_cloud He is also very active on Twitter where his username is @Glyndle Paul's photography can be found on his website at Paul Timlett Photography and on Instagram at @tragicyclist Steve Dixon's sound art can be found on Soundcloud where his username is River and Rail Steve Dixon River and Rail. His photographs can be found on Instagram at @stevedixon_creative and his graphic design business website is at Steve Dixon Creative And finally you'll find the Hidden Wiltshire online shop here Hidden Wiltshire Shop  and a link to Glyn's blog about the latest book and how to purchase a copy here Hidden Wiltshire from near and far

Deebs and Mads review the round 1 win against the Giants. Preview the upcoming clash against the Cats this Friday night at the SCG and as always everything else Sydney Swans. For anyone in Sydney this Friday the 25th of March we are meeting up for a beer at the Bat and Ball hotel in Surrey Hills. 495 Cleveland st from 5:30pm! Look forward to meeting some of the Faith. Go Bloods

Zeb Rice is a Co-Founder and Partner at King River Capital, in Surrey Hills, Sydney where he leads investments in companies that are redefining key sectors of the economy across the US and Australia. His current focus areas include Web3 infrastructure, software as a service, eCommerce, and digital health.   Why you should listen: King River invests in high-growth technology businesses that are solving critical problems in large markets. The fund invests in both equity and digital assets where they see compelling Web2 and Web3 opportunities. King River Capital has a new fund focused on Web3 opportunities, with plans to buy into fast-growing cryptocurrency related projects. “The next waves of innovation aren't traditional and the way they're funded isn't traditional either,” says Zeb. King River Capital's current investments include the fast growing coms and social platform Discord, home to countless crypto communities, and Immutable, the Aussie start-up that is scaling Ethereum. Supporting links: King River Capital Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Odub joins the podcast from Italy where an unexpected storm tries to tear the roof off the villa he's staying in! During this episode Olly and Davi chat about the lasting impacts of the pandemic, why Olly is out in Italy, storm damage in the Surrey Hills and much more... Follow #TheRideCompanion And check out Olly Wilkins & The Ride Companion on social media! Olly Wilkins: Instagram / YouTube The Ride Companion: Instagram / YouTube SHOW SPONSORS // Focus Bikes @Focusbikes, Focus Bikes on YouTube www.hktproducts.co.uk Instagram, Facebook Enter promo code 'PODCAST' for 10% off the entire site. Enjoying the Ride Companion?PLEASE SHARE AND SPREAD THE LOVE.

Welcome to podcast number 44 for Thanks for your Service. In many towns in many parks across Australia, you will almost certainly find a war memorial in dedication to those who served and died in wars from the Boer War to Afghanistan.  I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and one particular memorial that I visited recently has a unique design.  The Shrine at Surrey Gardens in Surrey Hills, features a carved timber Honour Roll.  The Shrine was dedicated in 1918 before the armistice.  Sandra Dexter with a background in journalism and editing joins us to talk about the history of the shrine and her recent involvement to identify servicemen and women from Surrey Hills and Mont Albert. In 1919 the two canons that flank the shrine were relocated from the Canterbury Sports Grounds and are known as Brooks babies.  The origins of the guns may well be the subject of a future podcast. We also now have a Youtube channel.  Just search for thanksforyourservice and you can find links on our website and Facebook page..  There is vision of the Shrine on our Youtube Channel. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page.  And if you're listening to us via ITunes or other podcast apps, please leave a review.   Your reviews help others find our podcast. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Thanks for listening.

“Winter camps are deliciously empty. It's kind of been my survival thing for this COVID year that never seems to end. It's nice to just relax, And just sit in the outdoors.” HOLLY WORTON is an author, podcaster, publishing strategist, personal and business coach, long distance walker, ultra-marathon runner, lover of nature and trainee druid. Despite all these things going on in her life, I was able to bring her down to a slow enough walk-and-talk pace to podcast chat with me recently. Holly's story is a fascinating mix of work experiences, entrepreneurship and adventures from her birthplace in California, into Central and South America, Spain and now finally she has settled in the UK with her Argentinian husband and relinquished her American passport for a British one. We begin our podcast chat at Denbies Hillside in Surrey Hills – an area of outstanding beauty. It is two days before the end of 2021 and as we walk the muddy, slippery paths of the North Downs Way, Holly talks about walking, running, camping, forest bathing, her deep connection to the earth's energy, why plants like lavender, mugwort and roses hold such an importance to her beyond their colour and scent, her favourite trees, and how through her deep love of nature and the ancient British landscape, she became a member of OBOD (Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids). "Connect to Nature so that you can connect to yourself.” Holly is the author of If Trees Could Talk, a number of walking books including Alone on the South Downs Way, and Walking the Ridgeway. She also talked about how to envision your year ahead with her book The Year You Want, and finally, she has a number of short self-help guides and plenty more which you can explore and purchase on her website https://www.hollyworton.com/ “It's so easy to get focussed on what you don't want. Shift your vision to what you do want."   To find out more about HOLLY WORTON go to … Website: https://www.hollyworton.com/ Into The Woods Podcast: https://www.hollyworton.com/podcast/ (I was recently a guest – Ep.440) also, she's on Instagram: @hollyworton ; Twitter: @hollyworton ; Facebook: @hollyworton   To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/   A big thanks to Mariska Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!

Join Geraldine as she chats with Steven Judge, a practicing naturopath in Surrey Hills in Sydney. Steven works mostly in the areas of gut and mental health in the integrative practice where he works. Steven and Geraldine both realise how difficult it is to transition from study to practice and so Steven has kindly shared his experiences and some of his paperwork with the audience. You can find it here: https://www.geraldineheadley.com/podcast-downloads

I had a fabulous day yesterday in the Surrey Hills with Marq English. Also, the business of film making is about passion and compromise.

Today on The English Wine Diaries, my guest is Nick Wenman, from Albury Vineyard in Surrey. Running a vineyard was a very early dream from Nick. When he  was 17, he won the school economics prize, he chose the World Atlas of Wines and Spirits for the headmaster to present to him as a prize on speech day . It wasn't until some time later, following a career in the IT industry, that Nick was able to fulfil his dream by planting his first vines on the southern slopes of the North Downs in the Surrey Hills, in 2009. Albury is committed to producing organic fruit without the use of chemicals and is also one of only four or five vineyards in England to follow biodynamic principles. The wines have won numerous awards and are enjoyed by royalty.  "We had a great start because we were lucky enough to have our very fist wine, our Silent Pool rose, served on the royal barge as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations."We talk about the benefits of holistic winemaking and the growth of organic farming, the challenges of growing grapes in England and running a generational business. To find out more about Albury's latest releases and events at the vineyard, follow @alburyvineyard on Instagram and Twitter or visit: alburyvineyard.com.Thank you for listening to today's episode of The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review and to hear future episodes as they are released, hit subscribe on your podcast listening platform.To find out who's joining me next week, follow @thesouthernquarter on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, visit thesouthernquarter.co.uk and sign up to my newsletter.Thanks for listening to The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review, it helps boost our ratings and makes it easier for other people to find us. To find out who will be joining me next on the English Wine Diaries, follow @theenglishwinediaries on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, sign up to our newsletter at thesouthernquarter.co.uk.

I'm excited to introduce this week's guest, Chelley Wild. We first met AGES ago when Denise Duffield-Thomas first came to London for an event, and we stayed in touch ever since. You may remember Chelley from episode 118, where we discussed How to Use Photos Online to Grow Your Business (her name was Michelle Wildman back then). Chelley and I have been meeting up lately for walks and we've been discussing both running and business—and how they're related. There are so many lessons we've learned along the way in one of those that can be translated to the other. We actually had so much to say that when we put together the notes for this episode, we had over five pages of them! We're thinking of writing a book on the topic (please let me know if you'd be interested, and we'll get it in the works).   About Chelley Wild In joyful defiance of a school PE teacher telling her she'd be “better off not bothering with sport”, Chelley has gone on to kindle a lifelong passion for running. From running her first half marathon at University (she was terrified), to ramping up to marathons, to her latest forays into adventure trail racing, there's nothing Chelley loves more than the peace, flow and feeling of being fully alive that running gives her. 6 foot tall and a distinctly ‘average' build, Chelley does not look at all like a typical long-distance athlete - but has decided to claim the label of ‘runner' all the same. She is a passionate advocate for women runners, and how using your body to achieve physical feats - rather than just look pretty - can be hugely empowering. A true entrepreneur at heart, Chelley runs her Business Strategy company, The Business Whisperer, from her home in the beautiful Surrey Hills. The local forests and heathland provide the perfect backdrop to running out the stresses of each day, as well as an endless source of inspiration and beauty. Buddies in business as well as life, Chelley and Holly met years ago through an online community, and now regularly enjoy hikes and adventures together whilst brainstorming new ideas, setting the world to rights and connecting with life and Nature on a deeper level. Website Opt-In Guide Facebook Instagram   Listen To This Episode        What You'll Learn Why signing up for races is so important How to find the right balance for both training and learning How to put in the miles in both running and business Why it's so important to keep your eyes on your own goals How to avoid the comparison game   Things We Discussed The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months, by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, by James Clear    Related Episodes 324 Holly Worton ~ How to Keep Overwhelm From Becoming Burnout (now with downloadable transcript!) 419 Holly Worton ~ Getting Through the Post-Adventure Blues 418 Holly Worton ~ Adventures in Rest 321 Holly Worton ~ How to Balance Your Focus Between the Journey and the Destination (now with downloadable transcript!) 251 Holly Worton ~ How to Step Into a New Business Identity (now with downloadable transcript!)   Connect With Holly Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn   How to Subscribe Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher   Help Spread the Word If you enjoyed this episode, please head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating and a review! You can also subscribe, so you'll never miss an episode.

You're running for the biggest political job in the country - and you realise you're not seeing enough of your family. In this latest walk, former Health and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt explains how getting out into the Surrey Hills helped him deal with the pressures of the job, and how he's learning to be more present at home. Revisiting the farmland track where he took a tumble - he explains that broken bones won't stop him running. He's even got some Netflix recommendations for you. Producer/Editor: Richard Culver Presenter: Ben Weisz

DG Outdoor Adventures was formed around 2009 as Discover Guildford when Pete Lambert who at the time was an out of shape, type 1 diabetic, decided to take up a challenge of hiking the Great Wall of China for the Alzheimers Society. As Pete was training he started to explore the Surrey Hills and in doing so he started showcasing his adventures on social media. Friends would ask where he was and the reply would be the same. "You live here". This created a Forest Gump effect and people started hiking with him. https://dgoutdooradventures.com/

The Coronavirus pandemic has brought into focus the lives of older and disabled people living in care homes like never before. From the start of the first lockdown, there were fears about food being in short supply, and then later came the reality of lockdown, with residents spending days alone in bedrooms, and video-calls and ‘window visits' becoming the only means of contact with loved ones. In this programme, relatives share their anxieties about the catering on offer to elderly parents, about the quality of food, and how well trained care staff are at getting meals from plates to mouths. Sheila Dillon hears how some care homes are tied into buying food from certain catering companies, and discovers the average care home now spends £4 a day on food per person. In Hertfordshire, Sheila meets an organisation called Hertfordshire Independent Living Service which is being funded by the NHS to improve nutrition and hydration in care homes – it offers training and accredits those that are doing particularly well. While in the Surrey Hills, Birtley House care home has been growing vegetables to be used in the kitchen for several years, its chef explains how it helps keep the menus interesting and the residents healthy. GBBO judge Prue Leith, who recently carried out a review for the Government into hospital food, says money must be spent on providing better training for care home staff. A chefs course specifically for those working in social care has been set up, but so far only one college is offering it. Presented by Sheila Dillon Produced in Bristol by Natalie Donovan Reporting from Carolyn Atkinson

A decade ago, my love life was a shambles. Not only was I having regular one-night stands and being constantly ghosted by f*ckboys, I gave my Russian boyfriend The Clap (which wasn't ideal, given that his dad was a KGB general). Today, things look very different for me. I'm engaged to my best friend, Joe.We have recently bought our first house together in the Surrey Hills - as well as a cockapoo puppy called Reggae. I've also helped thousands of women transform their own love lives and attract their dream relationship. Wanna know how I did all this (& how you can, too)? Either way, today's podcast episode is gonna tell you! If you:

Erin has a very impressive combination of an extensive background in competitive sports and a passion/business experience in wellness and enhancing sports performance through new health /recovery modalities. Originally competing at the national level for badminton and softball in the NZ, she also enjoyed volleyball, kayaking and snowboarding. She can now often be found cycling and mountain biking around the Surrey Hills in the UK. As a qualified Civil Engineer, Erin has over 10 years experience focused on the wellness & wellbeing sector designing and constructing many luxury experiences like saunas, steam rooms, ice caverns and salt rooms for both commercial and residential projects. Erin became interested in Halotherapy after trying it for herself and feeling the many benefits, especially with regards to the respiratory system. Now she is passionate about sharing these many benefits with others, hoping to make a positive difference to people's wellbeing, health and performance. Erin has her own Halotherapy business, is the UK representative on the Global Wellness Initiative – Exploring Salt & Halotherapy, Founder of the UK Halotherapy Network and VP of GetHaloHome the supplier of home halotherapy solutions, which is why we are having this podcast today. OTHER GetHaloHome is the consumer arm of Halotherapy Solutions who for the first time ever, have combined both Halotherapy and Infrared together in the HaloHomeIR—from a joint development project between the #1 manufacturers in both the Infrared and Halotherapy industries. For an exclusive Executive Athletes discount through June 30, use EXEC007 and contact erin@gethalohome.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

The rainforest trees of the Surrey Hills region of northwest Tasmania feel immensely ancient but they are actually less than 180 years old. Once upon a time, this region was more of an open-woodland than the dense, wet rainforest we see there today, and the land was actively managed and maintained by Aboriginal Australians for millenia. In this episode Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher (@theotheroad) explains the use of fire by Indigenous people and the impact that it had on shaping the natural environment. For more information, go to: http://bit.ly/rainforestredux Got questions? We'll get you answers. Tweet us @SuppInfopod or click here and follow the prompts.

Our guest today is Holly Worton. She's a podcaster and author of 20 books. Holly is an adventure traveler and outdoor enthusiast. She loves hiking, walking and camping. Her life's work centers around personal growth through nature. It's Holly's way of connecting with self and discovering that human/nature connection.She spends her quiet moments hiking the Surrey Hills region of southern England where she currently lives. The California native has also explored the great outdoors in Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. From living with the Mayan culture in southeast Mexico, to studying abroad in Spain at a time when she knew little to no Spanish, Holly takes us on quite a journey.You can learn more about Holly at Hollyworton.com.

This week my guest is Chris White, CEO of Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, right in the heart of the Surrey Hills. The land Denbies sits on  was once a pig farm, before Chris's father, Adrian, was advised by neighbour Professor Richard Selling that the bowl shape of the land was the same as countryside in Champagne and the unique characteristics of the North Downs landscape were perfect for winemaking. Initially planting just 30 acres of vines in 1986, the vineyard has since grown to a sprawling wine estate of over 600 acres, including a visitors centre, three restaurants and a state of the art eco-hotel. Making 700,000 plus bottles of wine in a good year, Denbies is one of the largest wine producers in the UK and consistently wins plaudits for its still, sparkling and dessert wines.Denbies is now open for outdoor tours and al fresco dining. For more information and to book visit denbies.co.uk. You can follow Denbies on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.  Thank you for listening to today's episode of The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review and to hear future episodes as they are released, hit subscribe on your podcast listening platform.To find out who's joining me next week, follow @thesouthernquarter on Instagram and for more regular English wine news, visit thesouthernquarter.co.uk and sign up to my newsletter.  Thanks for listening to The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review, it helps boost our ratings and makes it easier for other people to find us. To find out who will be joining me next on the English Wine Diaries, follow @theenglishwinediaries on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, sign up to our newsletter at thesouthernquarter.co.uk.

I am delighted to be joined by Tim Brennan, Founder and Managing Director of Award Winning Caper & Berry Caterers and Chairman of Bespoke Events London. Caper & Berry have been operating for 20 years servicing high-end weddings, private and corporate events at some of the must stunning venues in London and the South East of England. Venues include Royal Academy of Arts, Syon House, Kew Gardens and Hedsor House. They are also the in-house caterer at Chichester Theatre, where Tim has had the opportunity to serve the Queen. Tim talks us through his sumptuous English Country party set in the Surrey Hills for eighty of his close friends and family. Set in a marquee festooned with lights and flowers guests are treated to wonderful cocktails, Whispering Angel Rose, White and Red Burgundy wines, Oysters, Carved Iberico Hams, a Persian Barbeque and to finish off simply Ben & Jerry's Fish food ice cream. Entertainment comes from Coldplay and The Killers and fireworks light up the skies as the party draws to an end. While revealing his party Tim talks us through the development of Caper & Berry as a business and his early experiences in the industry. From initially working in Hotels in the Middle East, to starting a Gourmet Food Truck business straight out of University, Tim has come a long way leading Caper & Berry to 20 years of success. While going through the highs, and lows, of running a business he touches on the importance of waiting, reviewing events objectively before taking action and always doing the right thing by your team and clients. He also discusses the impact the Pandemic has had on his business and the pivots that Caper & Berry have had to make to get through it and the positive opportunity it has given to stop and think. Tim addresses the need to, and focus on, enjoying the work you do and this is undoubtedly mirrored by the amazing experience guests would have at Tim's party.

Along a private road behind a block of flats, the land drops away to reveal South West London all the way to the Surrey Hills, spread out before you.

Yeni yılın bu ilk bölümünde, şarap denince akla ilk gelen yerlerden biri olmayan bir yerdeyiz: İngiltere!! Bu bölümde kadehimde yeni yıl ruhuna uygun olarak Albury'nin 2018 Lansdowne Sparkling Rosé'si var. Hem Albury'i ziyaret ediyoruz, hem de fırsattan istifade tüm İngiltere'de bir bağ ve şarap turu yapıyoruz. Arada yan yollara da saptık, İngiliz şarapçılığını, NO-LO akımını, BYOB'u, alkolsüz Gordon's cini ve Vineyards of Surrey Hills'i konuştuk. Hatta bir ara Bridget Jones'a bile göz kırptık! "Yeni dünyanın en yeni ülkesini" gezmeye hazırsan, hadi başla dinlemeye! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/julietteinkadehi/message

I cycle down to Cranleigh in the Surrey Hills and record this pod onsite at the fittingroom.cc Adam Wolley is a super experienced bike fitter and we talk all about knee, back, neck and foot pain. When should you get a fit - before buying a bike or after? The classic fit vs function discussion - what can be done to help your body improve its position with exercise and chiropractic. 

Where's Olly? Well, he's in the Surrey Hills again because..... PANDEMIC. There's not much we don't cover on this latest episode of the podcast. From baby emu's, buying a home sauna, playing fetch with cats, Tyler Bereman's Imagination film and most importantly staying apocalypse ready. There's some mountain bike talk too... DOWNLOAD THE FREE WINTER DEFIANCE HANDBOOK HERE:- https://www.hktproducts.co.uk/products/the-winter-defiance-handbook Help support the podcast and Grab yourself some Where's Olly? merch! https://thehktpodcast.teemill.com/ Support Olly's dream of a jet-ski (and fuel for the G wagon) https://the-official-odub-merchandise-store.teemill.com/ Must Follows from this episode:- @Odub_23, @thehktpodcast BIG THANKS to our show sponsor @focusbikes www.focus-bikes.com And BIG UP @primevalillustration for the show artwork and @soundwarper for the jingles and intro tune. PLEASE SHARE AND SPREAD THE LOVE. #WheresOlly? #TheHKTPodcast

Episode/week 4 - Stepping it up! (35 mins)If the first few weeks have been about creating a new habit, now is the time to step up the challenge and look forward. I can do this. If you are an Absolute Beginner* when it comes to running, this series of 8 podcasts are for you. Packed with coaching tips and commentary from England Athletics Running Coach, Jude Palmer, each episode will talk you through a warm up, a main session of run/walk and a cool down. Recorded in the woods around where she lives, not only will you get to hear the birds chirruping in the background but experience Jude running in real time, muddy puddles and all. Aimed at getting people out and active wherever they live, the podcasts are based on run/walk sessions which start simply and over time the **running/jogging/trotting increases to being able to run for 30 mins or more. Listen each week and use as a background, motivation for your running. If you have any questions no matter how big or small, please get in touch with Jude at https://www.runsurreyhills.com or runsurreyhills@gmail.com* Absolute Beginner - anyone and everyone who has never run, think they can't run or have been away from running for whatever reason for some time. And that has been ALL of us at some point. ** Running is running wherever you are. On road or off road this podcast applies. 

Vendor's Advocate's - What do they do? Nicole Jacobs from Nicole Jacobs Property is back to talk to us about the other side - vendor advocacy, and how a vendor advocate can assist you in selling your home.A 'Vendor' is the same as a 'Seller' - vendor is an industry term, seller is a general public term.What is a vendor's advocate?Are vendor advocates the 'arched enemy' of the real estate agent? Are you there to keep them honest in their education to the seller?Why is it worth getting a vendor advocate in?How much of the selling process to you do?Does that include helping update the house to get it ready for sale and other things beyond what a real estate agent might do?How do you help save vendors money?How are you paid? Commission? Flat Rate? Will it cost the vendor more to use your services?Do you inform the vendor about how the sale is going, or does the agent do that?Are there only certain agents you work with?Martin from Mitcham wants to know, How do I know that I'm getting the best agent for me and my circumstances?What type of person or entity would be your main clients?What happens if the house doesn't sell? Do you still get paid?Clancy from Surrey Hills is worried that she will be paying more money in advertising than she needs to. Do you make sure that the advertising the agent wants the seller to do is what the should be doing?Are there any hidden fees that the seller should be worried about?Nicole Jacobs has given us one of her best-selling books 'Sold' to give to one lucky listener. Go to Facebook or Instagram, like our competition, and tell us why you love Real Estate Right to be in the running. Winner will be announced: 31st May 2020.

Ian Marchant meets musicians inspired by the landscape of the Surrey Hills, including concert pianist Wu Qian, who found it terrifying when she first arrived from China aged 12. She soon learned to love the place and co-founded an international music festival which incorporates into its programme inspiring country walks in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ian meets Julia and Henry Pearson, who help to run the festival and live in the picturesque village of Shere, with its thatched cottages and 'terminally cute' setting. They are music lovers and keen walkers, so the festival is a perfect fit. Since the programme was recorded in early March, the festival has been cancelled, but imagining the concerts in the 'cathedral in the woods' at Ranmore Church, is still a piece of 'enchantment'. Ian was born in this area and remembers being told that the view from Newland's Corner was the best in England. It was, in fact, what England should look like, according to his father. Ian now knows this isn't quite true, but it is how people all over the world picture the English countryside: rolling hills, woods, clear, babbling streams and a vista that extends to the English channel. Ian meets sound artist Graham Downall who has created music/soundscapes to reflect the locations of five sculptures which have been placed in the landscape, and he discovers that the tipple of choice at this festival isn't to be found in the Worker's Beer Tent, but in the sparkling white wine which is produced from the chalky slopes of Denbies Vineyard near Dorking. Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

This week we sit down with Olly Wilkins to ask about him growing up in the UK’s famous Surrey Hills. Why has it produced so many UK pros? Does he ride illegal trails? Does the UK have a Dirt Jump scene anymore? What was the story behind Brendan Fairclough's CRAZY Rampage Backflip?-

  Approaching the end of 2019 and the beginning of a new decade, I was delighted to spend time talking to Claire Brown, the owner and energetic powerhouse behind Plantpassion - a fantastic cut flower farm based in the Surrey Hills. As you'll hear, Claire is a passionate advocate for British cut flowers - and so much more than just a flower farmer! I couldn't wait to find out more about her and the establishment and development of Plantpassion; now entering its eighth year as a cut flower farm. www.plantpassion.co.uk www.facebook.com/plantpassion Contact: claire@plantpassion.co.uk Instagram: @plantpassion & @intheweedswithanne  

18, July 1998. The Green Papaya Restaurant, Surrey Hills, Victoria.A dozen staff were closing up for the night in the safe suburban upper class neighbourhood in Melbourne’s East.Just as the restaurant owner, Leon Dong, had his staff clear the last plate of devoured lemon chicken from the tables, a pair of masked armed robbers stormed into the venue. The older of the two bandits, wearing a Richard Nixon mask, bellowed orders while waving a Smith and Wesson revolver around. The younger bandit, wearing a Ronald Reagan mask, bound the staff in the middle of the restaurant with filament tape.As Reagan scooped up their loot and wished the bound victims a nice day, the older Nixon, with his paunchy belly and white velcro tab runners turned back and said; ‘Tell the coppers Lucifer was here...'Join Shaun and Chloe in the second of a two-part episode discussing the tragic Silk-Miller police murders.Note: It's recommended listening to the previous episode on Bandali Debs before checking this one out.Support the show on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/truebluecrimeWebsite - www.truebluecrimepodcast.com - includes our merch storeFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/380493356066315/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/truebluecrime/Email - truebluecrime@gmail.comThis episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: Eavesdropping on Evil, by Wayne HowellOne Down, One Missing, by Joe D’Alo and David AstleDPP v Debs & Roberts [2003] VSC 30 (24 February 2003), Supreme Court (Vic)Wikipedia - The Silk-Miller Police MurdersComplaint against Vic detective dismissed, The LeaderSerial Killer to Testify at accomplice’s appeal, The AgeIs Jason Roberts a Police Killer? You be the judge, The AgeUnderbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On episode #107 we chat with Ollie Robertson the founder and owner of Surrey Hills Clothing Co. about building a MTB clothing brand, why he started it, how he got local riders wearing his gear and what he has planned for the near future. Plus much much more! For extra information and the show notes visit: www.mtb-tribe.com

Today I volunteered at Sydney Streetlevel Mission in Surrey Hills. I was not actually in a mental place to do this when I arrived but I was setting myself up prior from a mindset perspective. I wanted to ensure that I was open and mentally available to be part of the experience. What ever it was. The specific part of the experience being that of the conversations I would inevitably have and the tasks or work I would be doing. It was part of a corporate volunteering initiative put on by a coworker and tbh I was initially 50/50 on what the day would hold. I have work on right? Things to be done.Thanks everyone for listening! I am keen to get questions from you so that I can adjust and do more with the show. So you can reach out to me via email (podcast@unplugyourself.net) Instagram (@unplug_your_self) or twitter (@unplugyour_self). I’d really like to hear what you think, topics you want covered and if that’s not your bag, just some general feedback. Also make sure you go to iTunes and give the show some stars and feedback. It all helps.

Textile Artist Amanda Cobbett shares her life in fabric and threads. Amanda creates realistic 3-dimensional, papier-mâché and machine-embroidered sculptures of fungi and lichen and other hidden treasures of the woodland floor. From her studio in the Surrey Hills, Amanda is surrounded by inspiration for her work. Her pieces are so realistic that viewers of her art assume that they are real! A nice problem to have and the subject of endless questions at Amanda's successful exhibition at 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower show. Susan Weeks chats with Amanda about: The exhilaration of a successful exhibition at RHS CHelsea Flower Show The challenge of people understanding what they are seeing Can things be so lifelike the viewers don't know it's art? Doing your own thing and pushing the boundaries, even at school The joy when someone wants to buy your work If everything is an experiment then it can't be a disaster! Setting boundaries with our clients Making difficult but wise business decisions The creative freedom leveraged by having an admin assistant Running a realistic business and not a hobby And so much more! Episode Show Notes, Links & Examples of Amanda's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/amandacobbett Visit: https://www.amandacobbett.com/ Look: https://www.instagram.com/amandacobbett Like: https://www.facebook.com/amandacobbett Other links & people mentioned: Byard Art, Cambridge : https://byardart.co.uk/ Somerset House :https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/

We’re delving into the military history of Box Hill in Surrey in this mini podcast, with a behind-the-scenes tour of an old fort that was used to protect London from invasion in the late nineteenth century.

Nick Wenman (Albury Organic) and John Worontschak (Litmus/Denbies) join the show from Surrey Hills. Nick is one of England’s few biodynamic growers, while Australian winemaker John has been making wine here since the 80s. Podcast exploring the English wine regions in 2018. An Introduction to English Wine is a six-part podcast series featuring interviews with winemakers from all over England. It was recorded during the summer of 2018: the 'harvest of a century' for English Wine. Show guide 2018 was the "vintage of the century" for English wine with one of the best summers on record. Most producers had their biggest harvests on records and early signs of fruit quality look very good. The wines produced from this year are expected to be some of the best ever produced in England.   This podcast is produced by Josh Lachkovic, the WSET-qualified founder of Josh's Wine List, a weekly email educating the general wine consumer.

Chris catches up with David Blom from Melbourne Metro East Bicycle Users Group and Lachlan Cook from Collingwood Childrens Farm.Local news includes The Greens announcement of a 17km multi-lane, separated bike route from Elsternwick Station to Bell Street, Coburg, then a quick recap of last Saturdays Community Action: We need More Trains on the Upfield Line and Extend the Upfield Bike Path, Duplicate the Upfield Line, with over one hundred people attending the first rally.Lachlan talks about Ride to the Farm Day on Saturday 10 November, a fun and healthy day-out by cycling or walking, instead of driving the car, to the Farmers Market at Collingwood Children’s Farm. Melbourne Poly Tech in Fairfield is the muster point between 7.30am to 3pm for a 3km ride to the farm, with free Market and Farm entry until 1pm with wristband.David chats about progress and updates for cycling infrastructure for south-east Melbourne, including Box Hill - Ringwood Rail Trail, Sydnal - Heatherton Trail, Dandenong Creek Bridge, Level Crossing removals for Mont Albert and Surrey Hills, promoting MBUGs campaign for the Hawthorn to Box Hill trail and talking about the dream of one day being able to ride all the way to Warburton along the railway line and never seeing a car.Local news includes two additional rides to local Farmers Markets this weekend with Pedal to Produce Elwood Farmers Market with Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club and Shop-by-Bike Day at South Melbourne market.Not interested in horse racing? Come along to Cup day k’s at the Noble Park Velodrome to help Save Noble Park Velodrome and crowdfund to restart Noble Park Dandenong Cycling Club. Ride starts at 9am, with several riders planning to ride 100kms (250 laps) Riders can come and go as they please, come at the start and ride as many k’s as you like, or drop in on your training ride and come for a few laps with the bunch. Bring your kids, parents, partners, friends or anyone else who wants to come for a pedal or even walk laps of the infield. 

“Polar Explorer” sounds like a job title from the 19th century, but that’s what Ben Saunders is. Fortunately, he’s also a cyclist. In fact, he prefers to be thought of as an endurance athlete, and when you hear he’s walked more than 4300 miles at the Poles, it’s hard to argue. Ben lives and trains in the Richmond area of London, and we rode out into the Surrey Hills together, which is still fairly busy and totally at odds with the solitude he experiences on an expedition.Find the route on Strava and see more on Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Evans began his life as a successful joyful caterpillar working in high tech, leading a company when he was only 25 and solving engineering problems for broadcasters. By the time he was 30, he had made his first million. But after he sold his next company in his mid-40s, he realized he was burned out. Then he entered the chrysalis stage of his life. He wrote an unexpected book as a favor, and that led to the next phase of his life as an author and mentor. He wrote many books and recorded meditations to go with them over the next 10 years. Until….an earth angel gifted him a set of DVDs about metaphysics that opened Tom up to a whole new fascinating journey as a meditation teacher. Now in the butterfly stage of his life, Tom enjoys the unfolding journey of awakening and exploring the various aspects of consciousness. Watch this interview for a compelling discussion between two magicians about the nature of time, manifestation, flow, inspiration, creativity, and the evolution of consciousness. More About Tom Evans Tom Evans is an author, host of The Zone Show podcast, and the creator of Living Timefully, the world's first mindful approach to time management. His passion is taking the esoteric, or unknown and hidden, and making it exoteric, or known and understood. As an ex-BBC engineer, he was fascinated by the magic of television. Nowadays, he is intrigued by the magic of the mind and the hidden potential we can all tap into. His books explore what it means to be human and how we can become super-sensible. He lives in the Surrey Hills with his life partner and dogs. His four legged companions need walking daily, which fits into his need to be inspired daily. Connect with Tom:  Web  LinkedIn  Facebook   Twitter   YOUR GUIDE TO SOUL NECTAR – KERRI HUMMINGBIRD SAMI I love mentoring women to rewrite the story of their lives through inner transformation, connection to essence, remembrance of purpose, and realignment to authenticity and truth. If you don't want to settle for anything less than a life of passion and purpose, book a Discovery Call and let's talk! Schedule today! http://bit.ly/2CpFHFZ FREE GIFT: The Love Mastery Game, an oracle for revealing your soul's curriculum in every day challenges. http://www.kerrihummingbird.com/play Do you lack the confidence to trust yourself and go for what you want? When you take actions towards your dreams, does self-doubt infect your certainty? Do you find yourself distracting and numbing while also feeling something is missing inside? Do you feel disrespected and like your wisdom is being dismissed? Do you have a hard time asking for what you need? You may benefit from healing the Mother Wound and reconnecting with the Divine Mother for love. Find out more at www.motherwoundbook.com You may be a member of The Second Wave, here to uplift human consciousness from the inside out by healing patterns of suffering that run through your ancestry. Find out about “The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama” and receive a guided meditation at www.thesecondwave.media READ an Excerpt from the Award-Winning memoir, Awakening To Me.

The Zwiftcasters welcome 2018 with lots of chat about the Zwift getting bigger – in both senses. The roads are longer, with the London expansion, and the roads are busier, are thousands of new Zwifters flooding on to the platform. Simon, Shane and Nathan try to make sense of it all – and look at the statistics, combining insight, public information and naked guesswork to try to assess the scale of the Zwift universe. Meanwhile the chaps discuss the Surrey Hills expansion. It may not be as visually spectacular as recent developments, but there could be some very interesting business reasons behind the new roads. The consequences of growth is a continuing theme as Simon sits down for a chat with Zwift’s VP of Events, Charlie Issendorf. Amongst other things, Charlie reveals that the Zwift HQ is seriously considering limiting entry to some events – Shane sniffs a clever marketing ruse. Charlie also reveals that a “club portal” is soon to launch, giving benefits like private rides and club kit to qualifying groups. Simon puts three of the best trainers, the Neo, Drivo and Kickr into the Zwiftcast sound lab to get a rounded picture of just how loud or quiet are the competing top offerings from Tacx, Elite and Wahoo. ZwiftQuest could be a whole new way of Zwifting – it’s competitive but it’s not a conventional race. Simon talks to ZwiftQuest pioneer Jonny Noblett. And finally the boys riff on When Good Rides Go Bad.

Christmas 1988. The inner eastern Sydney suburb of Surrey Hills would play host to a little known but extremely brutal crime.

In this special episode of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin interviews Simon Ferrar and Adrian Shaw of Clandon Wood about Naturial Burial. Clandon Wood is a 31 acre natural burial site in the Surrey Hills, named Cemetery of the Year in 2014. It’s a nature reserve for natural burials. Their website at clandonwood.com explains, the creation of a self-sustaining, wildlife environment is the answer to the enduring question: how do we find enough space to accommodate human burials responsibly? The site consists of wildflower meadows, a lake and wetland. Martin interviewed Clandon Wood founder Simon Ferrar, and his colleague Adrian Shaw, in their striking glass and timber frame pavilion. This was Martin’s second visit to Clandon Wood. He interviewed Simon for his documentary about retirement planning back in 2014, and at the time was impressed with his approach to end of life planning and natural burial. This interview and episode of the podcast is, we think, important for everyone to listen to and we hope it will get you thinking about some of the most important questions in life. Martin and Informed Choice Martin Bamford is a Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Wealth Manager and SOLLA Accredited Later Life Adviser. As Managing Director of Informed Choice, the award-winning firm of Chartered Financial Planners in Surrey, he is responsible for nearly £200m of client assets. Martin is the author of several bestselling personal finance books and produced his first feature-length documentary in 2014, about the post-war Baby Boomer generation in retirement. “Bamford excels at making even the dullest topics interesting” – Pensions Management Visit www.icfp.co.uk to find out more about Informed Choice, or follow us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/informedchoice.

Tim Metson appears on BBC Radio #Surrey to talk about Surrey Hills #cowparadesurrey

Clare Balding joins Jenni Williams and her disabled three year old daughter, Eve, as they take their daily walk in the Surrey Hills. These walks are the highlight of their day as both enjoy being outside, admiring the views and watching the antics of their young and exuberant, golden retriever, Scout. Jenni talks candidly to Clare about how she and her husband, Steve have come to terms with Eve's condition and how they feel blessed to have such a happy and life affirming child. Producer Lucy Lunt.