Podcasts about Welshpool

In the latest episode of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen, host Matt Payne explores the transformative journey of Brad Carr, a landscape photographer whose past trauma fuels his artistic passion. Brad and his family fled the busy cityscape of Portsmouth to escape a dangerous stepfather, finding solace in the tranquil town of Welshpool in Mid Wales. This move marked the beginning of Brad's intimate relationship with nature—a therapeutic bond that began to form during the lockdowns of 2020. The picturesque countryside of Welshpool, with its sprawling landscapes and ancient woodlands, became both Brad's sanctuary and creative muse, setting the stage for a profound journey of self-discovery and emotional healing. Resources Mentioned on the Podcast Guy Tal's Essay: The Mindful Photographer 'Iron John' by Robert Bly (affiliate link) Brad Carr's Photo Book: "Finding Light" (Use code fstop10 for a 10% discount) Brad's article, "A Bridge Between Two Worlds" My OnLandscape Essay about Bill Ferngren's Photography Support the podcast on Patreon, and engage in listener discussions about each episode Photographer's Mentioned on the Podcast Bill Ferngren Wendy Bagnall Simon Baxter Nigel Danson Thomas Heaton

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Nathan and Rich are back from Vancouver - but they have more questions than answers when it comes to the make-up of Wrexham AFC's best midfield three.The lads also recap their trip to Canada, the fierce debate over the captaincy and discuss the new black away kit. All that and more in Episode 183 of RobRyanRed.Enjoy, subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice as there is lots of content coming and please leave us a review!Go and follow us on Twitter (@RobRyanRed) and the other social platforms we have in Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.TERRY FOX WREXHAM RUN: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wrexham-terry-fox-run-uk-for-the-institute-of-cancer-research-2024-registration-917573004557 COMPETITION FOR CANADIAN CITIZENS: https://terryfox.org/Wrexham/EFL FANTASY MINI-LEAGUE CODE: VMNGF582Joining link: https://fantasy.efl.com/leagues/join/VMNGF582Sponsored by red10 People Developmentwww.red10dev.comPartnering with Wrexham-band Hypenotic! Their song 'Smoulder' is out nowhttps://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hypenotic/smoulder Music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEOu_M_S1Ko&t=0sEMAIL - RobRyanRed@gmail.comWEBSITE - https://robryanred.com/TWITTER - @RobRyanRed | @RichFay | @NathSalt1INSTAGRAM - RobRyanRedTIKTOK - RobRyanRedPodThis Podcast has been created and uploaded by RobRyanRed. The views in this podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of Making Tracks, Alasdair Stewart goes over old ground, or rather underground, as he revisits the Post Office railway – or Mail Rail as it has become known in recent decades, which is part of London's Postal Museum. Alasdair was keen to take a journey on the railway after working as a contracting engineer on the track upgrade underground nearly 10 years ago.Welcome to new contributor trainee fireman Sharon Gregory, Sharon's Railway Ride outs will give you some top tips on visiting railways starting with The Severn Valley , Bridgenorth cliff railway and the Welshpool & llanfair, travelling between them by motorcycle.In a previous episode we heard about Darjeeling B class, 19B, in this episode we hear about the loco's home railway and an update on the loco herself from Peter Jordan of the Darjeeling and Himalayan Railway Society.  Producer Laura Raymond was lucky enough to be invited to travel on the Ffestiniog Railways Gravity Train, we hear her report from the FfWHR.Links below to all the railways and organisations mentioned:Postal Museum LondonThe Bridgenorth Cliff RailwayThe Severn Valley RailwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light  RailwayThe Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways Gravity TrainThe Darjeeling Himalayan Railway SocietyThe Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust - 19BThis podcast is produced by Laura Raymond and presented by Alasdair Stewart Our 'Making Tracks' music is with kind permission of composer and musician Richard Durrant. It is a unique piece inspired by the rhythm of the historic rolling stock on the Ffestiniog Railway on the scenic journey from Harbour Station to Tan y Blwch. You can listen and download the full 'Tan y Bwlch' Ukulele Quartet here: Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Richard Durrant · Single · 2019 · 3 songs.

An Australian plan was established in 1939 for the domestic production of armaments in the event war cut off the continent from the oceanic supply lines which sustained it. As a result a number of factories were built thoughout the country. One of these was established in Welshpool, Western Australia. Factory No. 6 as it was known produced one of the most import calibres of the war, the venerable .303, used by Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, Vickers and Bren machine-guns and the iconic Lee Enfield Rifle. 

GB2RS News Sunday the 30th of June 2024   The news headlines: The IARU HF Championship is coming up Learn about the QMX+ transceiver at the next RSGB Tonight@8 webinar The Examinations Standards Committee has published its annual report   The IARU HF Championship contest will be held between the 13th and 14th of July and there is a great opportunity for you to get involved in a different way this year. During the contest, ‘Headquarters Stations' represent their countries and the RSGB's station GR2HQ will be run by a network of about a dozen stations around the UK and islands. This year, the RSGB Contest Committee has introduced a new challenge to encourage individual stations to work the GR2HQ station on each band-mode slot. You will be able to submit your log, including QSOs with GR2HQ, to the RSGB contest robot for the GR2HQ Challenge. If you include your club or group name when you submit your log, each QSO with GR2HQ will count towards an aggregate score for your club or team. There will be two results tables, one for individuals taking part and one for clubs, so your QSOs can contribute to both! Why not encourage your club members to take part in this special challenge whether they are regular contesters or not. By contacting the GR2HQ station you'll also help the RSGB's position in the contest – last year the RSGB came third and the Society would love to improve on that result. You can read more in the June RadCom feature on the GR2HQ Challenge and you can see the rules on the RSGB website at thersgb.org/go/gr2hq The next RSGB Tonight@8 webinar is on Monday the 8th of July when Hans Summers, G0UPL from QRP Labs will give a presentation on the QMX+ multi-mode 160 to 6m transceiver kit design and features. This is a great opportunity to find out more and ask questions live on the night. You can watch on the RSGB YouTube channel or special BATC channel. Find out more about the webinar on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/webinars The Examinations Standards Committee has published its annual report, relating to activities in 2023. Whilst the report shows that in 2023 there were fewer candidates across all licence levels, the number of people taking exams so far in 2024 has increased significantly. Another item in the report relates to the preparations that are being made to release the bank of questions for the Full licence exam. The ESC Chair, Tony Kent, G8PBH says that it has long been recognised that a review of the question bank, particularly at Full level, is well overdue and has been delayed multiple times by things such as the need to revise the syllabus for EMF and the new licence changes. Reviewing the question bank is the next priority of the ESC and the Exams and Syllabus Review Group and will begin on the 1st of September when Syllabus 1.6 is up and running. The ESC and ESRG believe it is better that this review is conducted before the bank is published as this should reduce the workload on the community and the exams teams in making and responding to queries on questions that may be withdrawn. They are hoping to release the questions in January 2025. To see the full ESC report go to rsgb.org/esc  and click on the minutes, papers and reports tab on the right. The team from hi-impact based on the Wirral is planning its first high-altitude balloon launch of 2024. This time, working alongside staff and pupils from Monks Coppenhall Academy near Crewe, they will launch at 11am on Wednesday the 3rd of July 2024, from their usual location in Cilcewydd, near Welshpool in Wales. They will be running a HABduino and encourage all amateurs and short-wave listeners to upload telemetry to SondeHub. The frequency will be 434.650MHz USB, transmitting 50 Baud RTTY, 425Hz Shift and using 7N1 data format. The callsign is MONKS_HAB. Updates will be posted on hi-impact's Facebook page and on X @hiimpactconsult This year, the Churches and Chapels on the Air event will take place on Saturday the 14th of September. If you are planning to put your church or chapel on the air, please email John, G3XYF via jhwresdell@gmail.com and he will add you to the list of participants. And finally, don't forget that today, the 30th, is Alexanderson Day. The unique Alexanderson alternator, with the callsign SAQ, is scheduled for two transmissions on 17.2kHz using CW. At 0830UTC, the alternator will be started up and at 0900UTC the first transmission will take place. A second transmission is scheduled for 1200UTC. You can read more about the event and historic transmitter at alexander.n.se   And now for details of rallies and events   Dunstable Downs Radio Club's annual rally is taking place today, the 30th, at Stockwood Park in Luton. As always, there will be plenty of plots available on the day for £10 each. The fee for car parking will be £4 per vehicle for visitors. Both of the usual entrances for traders and visitors remain unchanged. However, the road that runs along part of Newlands Road on the south side of the park is closed so please plan your route accordingly. For more information visit ddrcbootsale.org Burton on Trent Amateur Radio Club Mini Rally and Barbecue is set to take place on Saturday the 6th of July. The venue will be The Barley Mow public house, Burton on Trent, DE5 9AP. Ample car parking will be available, and admission will be free. In addition to all the usual stalls, there will be a live demonstration of the Club's remote access station. For more information phone Barry on 01283 540570 or see the Club's Facebook page. Barford Radio Rally is coming up next Sunday, the 7th, at Barford Village Hall and Green, Barford, Norwich, NR9 4AB. Doors open at 9am for visitors. The event features trade stands, car boot sales, bring and buy, a charity raffle, repeater groups, catering and free car parking. Entry is £2.50 per person but under 16s will be admitted free of charge. To read more about the event visit norfolkamateurradio.org or email David, G7URP via radio@dcpmicro.com Cornish Radio Amateur Club Rally is also taking place next Sunday, the 7th, at Penair School, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TN. The doors open at 10.30am and admission will cost £3. There will be traders, bring and buy, club stalls, car parking and catering is available on site. Contact Ken, G0FIC on 01209 821073 for more information.   Now the Special Event news Durham and District Amateur Radio Society is participating as one of the bonus stations in the popular 13 Colonies special event. The special callsign GB13COL has been issued for the occasion and will be active from 1300UTC on the 1st of July to 0400UTC on the 8th of July. The primary focus of the event will be the HF bands, but the station will also be working on VHF and UHF bands, and via satellite, for QSOs using SSB, CW, FM and various digital modes. If you would like to visit the club, or want further information about GB13COL, please contact Ray, G0VLF on 07904196283 or email g0vlf@yahoo.co.uk Special callsign GX4LMR will be operated by The British Railways Amateur Radio Society from the 5th to the 14th of July to commemorate the first amateur tests on a moving railway train in 1924. Operators plan to concentrate on the 40m band, depending on conditions. QSL via the Bureau.       Now the DX news Sylvia, OE5YYN is active as OE20SOTA until the 31st of October to mark the 20th anniversary of Austria joining the Summits on the Air programme. For details of a certificate that is available see QRZ.com A member of the 69th Russian Antarctic Expedition, Igor, RQ8K will be stationed at Progress Station, Antarctica until the end of April 2025. In his spare time, Igor is active as RI1ANE and uses FT8 on the HF bands regularly.   Now the contest news Today, the 30th, the UK Microwave Group 5.7 and 10GHz Contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on 5.7 and 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Tomorrow, the 1st, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 2nd, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 2nd, the 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 3rd, the 144MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday the 3rd, the 144MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. VHF National Field Day starts at 1400UTC on Saturday the 6th of July and ends at 1400UTC on Sunday the 7th of July. Using all modes on the VHF bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Sunday the 7th, the 3rd 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.       Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Thursday the 27th of June 2024 We had another lucky week with quite a high solar flux index, low Kp geomagnetic numbers, few solar flares and no coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, of note. In fact, you couldn't ask for better! But is that all about to change? With nine active solar regions on the Sun's surface and the return of old region 3664, now renamed 3723, it would be a brave person to suggest otherwise. So, let's take a closer look at the Sun. Of the nine active regions that are visible, four are classed as stable, one is classed as declining and four are classed as growing. With a solar flux index of 181, there is plenty of UV radiation around. However, we are currently in the summer doldrums so maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs, are lower than they are in the Autumn and Winter. In other words, we are not going to see a return to reliable worldwide DX conditions on the higher bands until mid to late September. There is currently only a 5% chance of a strong X-class solar flare, although a bright coronal mass ejection was observed for a second day off the Sun's west limb. This was directed away from our planet so shouldn't affect us. NOAA predicts that the Kp index could rise due to CME arrivals from an event that left the Sun on the 24th of June. Expect a Kp of 4 or 5, with a reduction in the MUF until the geomagnetic disruption abates. It also predicts that the solar flux index will remain in the region of 190, hopefully with a low Kp index after the ionosphere settles again. MUFs over a 3,000km path are generally between 18 and 23MHz during daylight and around 18MHz at night. This means that for the next month or so we may expect 14MHz to remain open throughout the night.   And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The current week finishes with a return to unsettled weather and cooler air, after a brief taste of summer, particularly in the south of Britain. There will be lows drifting in from the Atlantic during the coming week, as well as the occasional passing weather front. Although there was some Tropo last week, during the brief period of high pressure, this is unlikely to be repeated in the coming week. Therefore, we have a continuing random chance of some rain scatter, but you will need one of the many online weather radar displays to track the scatter regions down. Since next week also looks windier, you might have to keep one hand on the rotator! Meteor scatter is once again down to random events, which means an early start in the shack to capture the higher rates in the early mornings. The solar conditions continue to keep trying to creep into VHF affairs with a higher Kp index and thoughts of radio aurora, but it's probably not a strong shout. Now to our last item – Sporadic-E. There is still the broad summer Sporadic-E peak, which extends into the first week of September in a good year, so you have plenty of time. It will not always be there but, in a test analysis of Dourbes data in June 2022, 84% of the days reached 10m, with 18% up to 6m and around 10% to 4m or above. This makes it worth using the 10m band to highlight the regions of activity and then check the 6m beacons in case it strengthens to bring in the higher bands. Moon declination goes positive again this coming weekend so Moon peak elevation and window lengths will increase. Perigee was on Thursday the 27th so EME path losses are increasing again. 144MHz sky noise is low at the start of the coming week and moderate later. From Friday afternoon on the 5th of July to midday on Saturday, the Moon and the Sun are very close in the sky, meaning high noise for all but the narrowest beamwidth antennas. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Sam Jones speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Australia's cyber security target and priority. Plus: Broome to Singapore flights; Piper Alderman moves; and Welshpool industrial sale.

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Sam & Tom discuss the second half of their recent trip to Wales. The trip covers Welshpool, Royal St. David, Borth & Ynyslas, Aberdovey, Tenby and Pennard in a whirlwind 4 days! This is part 2, so if you haven't listened to part 1 from Tuesday, go back and check it out before diving into part 2!If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website

Sam & Tom discuss the first half of their recent trip to Wales. The trip covers Welshpool, Royal St. David, Borth & Ynyslas, Aberdovey, Tenby and Pennard in a whirlwind 4 days! This is part 1, so stay tuned for part 2 dropping on Friday.If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website

Blood, violence and death seem to follow the name Edhouse.  Father and son Andrew and Robert are both bikies and linked to a string of gruesome crimes – including the disappearance of Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan. Andrew Edhouse, one of WA's most notorious bikies in the late 90s,  was a member of one of the “most secretive” bikie clubs in Australia - the Club Deroes. In the late 1990s Perth was in the grip of a war between the Club Deroes and the Coffin Cheaters. One casualty was Coffin Cheater Marc Chabriere, shot dead in his car in Welshpool. Edhouse was accused of his murder but later found not guilty. The son, Robert Edhouse was also a bikie - the Perth leader of a group called Aryan Nations. The neo-nazi was convicted along with his lover Melanie Attwood of the brutal murder of her ex-partner Alan Taylor in 2016. A crime Harvey describes as “full metal psycho behaviour”. The West Australian's chief reporter and Up Late host Ben Harvey joins host Tim Clarke to explore the violent worlds of two members of one family, which collided in one shocking courtroom outburst.  And could come together again before a coroner in a few short months.  For all the latest on courts and crime visit thewest.com.au. If you have a question for the team or cases you'd like explored, please get in touch. Email courtintheact@wanews.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bushfire Watch and Act alert is in place for people between Tonkin Highway and Orrong Road, from St John Road in the east to McDowell Street in the west in parts of Kewdale, Wattle Grove and Welshpool in the Cities of Belmont, Canning and Kalamunda. There is a possible threat to lives and homes as a fire is approaching in the area and conditions are changing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government's published an independent review into the management of protected sites on Dartmoor. Earlier this year, there was an almost complete breakdown in the relationship between farmers and commoners on Dartmoor and Natural England, the body that advises the government on the natural environment. Dartmoor National Park, around two thirds the size of Greater London, is classified as a European Special Area of Conservation and 62 percent of the area falls within Sites of Special Scientific Interest, but much land on those sites is in poor condition. We speak to a Dartmoor farmer and the Natural England's director for the south west.We're all starting to think about our Christmas dinner vegetables, but there are warnings that prices could be higher in the shops this year. Storms and heavy rain have contributed to reported record low-yields of cauliflowers and broccolli in some areas. Meanwhile potatoes could be in shorter supply come the Spring. We report from a Cornish potato farm.The government has announced applications are now open for a new£4 million pound Smaller Abattoir Fund. The fund is to enable abattoirs in England to improve productivity, enhance animal health and welfare, and will allow farmers to add value to their meat and encourage innovation. Abattoirs will be able to apply for funding of up to £60,000.We've talking about rare native breeds all this week. Glyn Canol Old Farm near Welshpool in Powys is something of a rare farm because all its animals are rare breeds - from the goats and sheep to the chickens and cows. We find out why the farmers there have chosen rare breeds over commercial stock and whether rare breeds can be commercially viable.Presenter = Caz Graham Producer = Anna Hill

Sheltering from the rain under a yew tree in a Shrewsbury churchyard, we chat to 'Tree Pilgrim' Martin Hügi, the Trust's outreach manager in the South East. He's taken a four-month sabbatical to walk from Land's End to John O'Groats and visit thousands of incredible trees along the way. Hear Martin on awe-inspiring trees that have rendered him speechless, the vital Ancient Tree Inventory that helped plan the route, the value of ‘plugging in' to nature and what's in his kit bag! We also hear from Adele, who explains that old trees like those on Martin's pilgrimage are not protected or prioritised like our built heritage. Find out what you can do to help. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people, for wildlife.  Adam: Today I am off to meet the Tree Pilgrim, which is the moniker of Martin Hugi, who is doing a proper marathon pilgrimage from Land's End to John O'Groats using the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Inventory, so you're gonna visit a huge number of ancient and veteran trees, something like 6,500 of them he's expecting along his walk and I caught up with him in Shrewsbury in Shropshire, which is just on the River Severn about 150 miles or thereabouts, north, north west of London, and I caught up with him at a rather rainy churchyard. This is very unusual because normally I join people on walks, but actually you've been walking for what, what day is it?  Martin: I'm on day... 79 today   Adam: You had to think about that!  Martin: I had to think about that.  Adam: Yeah. So this is so you've actually taken a break and you've come into Shrewsbury and we're, we're we are in a green space in a churchyard where, now we're we're here for a special reason. Why?  Martin: So last night I was giving a talk, talking about ancient trees and the the need for greater protection and just telling my story of what I've been up to.  Adam: Right, well, first of all tell me a bit about this pilgrimage you're going on.  Martin: Yeah. So I'm calling it an ancient tree pilgrimage and it is a walk from Land's End to John O'Groats and I spent 12 months planning meticulously a route between some of the most amazing trees that I could fit into a north-south route and working out the detail of how I wassgoing to get to those trees via other trees on the Ancient Tree Inventory.  Adam: So the Land's End to John O'Groats, which that walk, famous sort of trip which is called LEGO for short, is it?  Martin: LEJOG, or JOGLE if you go the other way.  Adam: LEJOG, right OK, LEJOG.  Martin: Land's End to John O'Groats.  Adam: OK. It's long if you do it straight, but you've gone, gone a sort of wiggly woggly way, haven't you? Because you're going actually via interesting trees. So how many miles is that gonna be?  Martin: Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Well, it's if you're going to go a sort of more classic route, it would be something like 1,080 or 1,100 sort of miles. The route that I've planned is 2,077 miles.  Adam: Wow.  Martin: So it's double.  Adam: 2,077 mile walk.  Martin: Yeah, I had estimated doing 18 miles a day. That would be, that was my average. I'd sort of planned rough stops where I thought I might be able to get to. I'm more doing about 13 miles a day, which is not a lot less, but it's, I'm spending more time with the trees. And I, we also we lost our our dog on the day that I was setting off. We went down to Penzance to start and we took our our old family dog with us and he was very old and and elderly and he actually died on the morning that I was going to set off. So we just drove back home and didn't fancy starting again for another couple of weeks. So if you can be behind on a pilgrimage, I was already 2 weeks behind, but actually, I'm on a pilgrimage, so it's it's it's about the journey.   Adam: Would you say you're a religious person?  Martin: Not in the classic sense of an organised religion, but I, I do have a spiritual side to me for sure. Yeah.   Adam: And what difference then, you you talk about this tree pilgrimage and it not being about the distance, it's about the journey, which, you know, one often hears. What, if anything, have you learnt about your feelings for the natural world, or what you think it can offer you, or what you can offer it during this journey so far?  Martin: Yeah, I think I'm learning about my connection with nature and ancient trees and the sites that they sit in as being good places to access that connection. So one of the stories that I tell is about meeting the Majesty Oak in Fredville Park in Kent. And we went with a conservation trip with work and it's just such an incredible tree at it's 12.5 metre girth and a maiden oak. And it just goes straight up and it's just it's, it's, it's bulk, it's sheer dominance and size literally blew my mind to the point where I was speechless for a couple of minutes and I wasn't the only one, and because I think it it just it takes you out of the ordinary state of ‘this is what a tree is' and it put me into a state of, this is something different, and it was a a real feeling of awe and I get that from ancient trees, I sometimes I will feel awe and that's a a rare feeling in my life and potentially a lot of people's lives. And I think that's well, that's what I'm seeking, I suppose, but it's almost like a gateway feeling for other potential feelings that you can cultivate around nature and trees. Just things like respect and gratitude, and I've actually found myself thanking some of the trees because of, they're just full, so full of life and and they're persisting and the resilience and feeling actual gratitude that they persist and doing what they do.  Adam: And you must meet a lot of people on your walk. 70 odd days in so far, they must ask you what on Earth you're doing and must give you some sort of response. What, have people been surprised, shocked, do they think you're nuts? Do they go ‘can I join you'? What's been the response?  Martin: All of those things, I suppose. Yeah, I'll, I'll sort of tell them what I'm doing and and as soon as I get to Ancient Tree Inventory, I get a blank look.   Adam: OK. Well, you say lots of people don't know about this, let's talk about this. First of all, what is it, and then how do people get involved?  Martin: Yes. So it is a citizen science project, it's an open publicly accessible data set of ancient trees across the UK.  Adam: And so I could, I mean, for instance, today if we think we found this ancient tree, we would go on the register and go, here it is, we think it's a, you know, a an ancient oak or what whatever it is and we measure its girth, its its width at about do you do it about 3 metres high? Is that what you meant to do?  Martin: It's 1.5 metres.  Adam: So only twice wrong *laughs* there we are, well a good margin of error. Yeah, 3 metres is too high. No, I'm short as it is, overblown idea of how tall I am. So 1.5 metres high you sort of take a tape measure and you measure it and you say you you think you you know what it is, you give it a good go and there's lots of online apps you can help you. And you sort of make comments about the tree. You sort of say it's in this sort of condition, but you don't have to be an expert, it is just fine to give it give it a go.   Martin: Absolutely and and actually you don't need a tape measure, you can you can make an estimate and if you don't know what the tree is exactly or don't know what it is at all, you can still add it to the inventory and it will, it won't appear as a public facing record at that point, but it will show up to an ancient tree verifier, a volunteer ancient tree verifier. It will show up as an unverified tree and and I I am an ancient tree verifier, since 2008, and I'll be able to see that there's an unverified tree here and I can go along, I can say, well, it is an oak and I can measure it if I can measure it, if it's possible. And I can record other details about the tree like its veteran characteristics.  Adam: So already, I mean I don't get too bogged down into all of this, but I get notable trees like an event has happened under them, and there's lots of amazing trees where the Magna Carta was signed under one the Tolpuddle Martyr, the first ever union was created under a tree, so there's lots of historically important trees like that. But the the difference between veteran and ancient, is there a clear distinction between those?  Martin: No, in a way it's a subjective thing, but there is guidelines. There are, for different species, there are graphs saying if it's over this sort of girth you you would, it would be erring into an ancient tree. And and different species and different growth rates so there'll be different sizes. My, so a sort of colloquial definition is it's a tree that makes you go wow, would be an ancient tree and be that awe inspiring sort of feeling. But then also an ancient tree is one where you can see that it's been through multiple stages of growth, and what you'd say as a development phase for a tree, so an oak tree for example, you'd be able to see that it's it's, it's gone up and it's done it's mature oak, it's lost limbs and then it's shrunk back down again and then it's gone back up again and then it's come back down again and it's gone back up again and you can see that history in the shape and form of an ancient tree. So an ancient tree is a veteran tree. It's just that it's been a veteran multiple times and it's gone through them.  Adam: And presumably it's different for different species, because I mean, we're looking at a couple of yews, I mean, a yew tree can last 2,000 years. So what might be old for a yew tree is very different, might be old for a cherry tree, for instance. So you you can't apply the same rule for all trees, presumably.  Martin: You can apply that same thinking and principle to all trees that, has it been through multiple stages of life and development. Yew trees for sure are some of the oldest living trees. Something that's really stood out to me in Powys, in Wales and, is how they will put roots down into the inside of their decaying stems. Roots go down, they're called adventitious roots, and it's literally feeding off of the decaying body of itself and then those adventitious roots become stems, and I've seen this over and over, and again in some of the oldest yews that, the internal stems are adventitious roots and the outside of the tree is decayed and and hollow and and so in theory a yew tree is potentially immortal. You know, they just go on and on because you you can see some of these big stems that will have adventitious roots inside them, but that big stem might have been an adventitious route originally, so they're just incredible trees and and all trees will do that.  Adam: And so why is it important that this thing exists? I mean, why why make a register of ancient trees, apart from the fact you might want like quite like an excuse to go around the country listing them, which I I get that might be fun, but why is it important?  Martin: I think there are, there's there's several reasons, really. I mean, apart from, I mean a simple one would be cultural and social history and the heritage as part of our our common collective heritage. But then there's also from a some more sort of biological view, they are old genetics, they're old genes that have persisted, so they're adapted to their conditions, who knows how many offspring they've generated and the genetics that that tree came from, you know, going back into millennia, so I think they're an important reserve of genetic history. They're also nodes of undisturbed soils, so they obviously clearly have been there such a long time that the roots and the mycorrhizal associations under the ground and the complexity of life that is in that area, it's like a node of of life and of part of our landscape that hasn't changed and that is an incredibly important place, akin to ancient woodland soils.  Adam: And the whole the whole idea about ancient woodland itself is that you can't replace tree for tree, you can't knock down an ancient tree and and put in a new tree and it be as environmentally beneficial, so it's surely it's important because if we know about how to modify our landscape, if we're, whether where we should build new homes or or or anything, then actually it's important to know what we're disturbing, you can only do that if you know what's there.  Martin: Absolutely, yeah and I mean *church bells ring* sorry that's just distracted me *laughs*.  Adam: That's fine, distracted, distracted, slightly by the the ominous bells of the church in whose yard we are sitting in at the moment. So, you know, we're we're under a beech, you might hear the rain. We're cowering from sort of fairly light rain and in this churchyard and just listening to those those bells, anyway, they've they've gone, they've gone so.  Martin: It's where Charles Darwin was baptised.  Adam: In this church? Charles Darwin? Well, that, that raises a really interesting point, because also I know the local community were trying to protect an oak. And they called it the Charles Darwin Oak. You know, it's always good to have a name, isn't it? And they called it that because they think, well, you know, Charles Darwin could legitimately have played under this oak. It's old enough, and it's where he was baptised and everything. And it raises this issue, doesn't it, about people's connections to trees and local communities' connections to trees and it, I mean, I, from, as an outsider, it feels that that is becoming more a thing more a thing that people talk about, just regular people do feel it's important to have this connection.  Martin: I I think it's it's it really is yeah. I think people are now realising much more how the trees and the ecosystems around them actually provide us with the atmosphere and the our ability to live on this planet. It really is such a fundamental part of being human and survival to look after these green spaces that it's it's, you know, people are, people do realise that I think people do recognise that.  Adam: It it brings us on to the debate about the environment and protection. It was interesting, on the way here, I was reading an article by Jonathan Friedland, the great writer, who was talking about the ecological debate, saying they've said the the ecological sort of lobby group have the argument right, but they're using the wrong words and and he was saying that you know that that their argument isn't framed in the right way, but it feels like this is a super important moment, maybe a flex point, one doesn't want to overemphasise these things, sort of, but does feel that, I mean, right this week we are seeing heatwaves, I mean sort of properly dangerous heatwaves in southern Europe. Flooding, there was flooding on the motorway as I came here, so we have extremes of weather which feel very unusual for this sort of early summery type period. How worried are you about the environment and our ability to actually do something to protect it and our place in it?  Martin: I am confident that we have the know-how and the ability as humans to change our ways to a more sustainable way of living in harmony. I think that is changing. I think the economics has got to be part of this debate and the conversation, I I read a fantastic book in 2008 by Eric Beinhocker, The Origin of Wealth. I don't know if you've heard of this and looking at the environment as complex adaptive systems, but he was also saying how the economy is a complex adaptive system and evolution of economy, evolution is a, you you can't predict a thing what's going to happen sometimes and  Adam: No, I understand. And that's interesting to the, that the economy is itself an ecology and it adapts to the environment that it's facing. And I agree, I used to do a series for the BBC called Horizons when we travelled the world looking at technology. And I tend to the panicky, I have to say, and I thought this wouldn't be good for me when I'm looking at big challenges facing the world. And actually, I was really drawn to the fact that there are tech solutions to all sorts of issues, and it's often the money that's preventing, you go, ‘we can fix it, it's just not commercially viable'. No one wants to pay to do this at the moment, but if oil prices went through the roof, suddenly this alternative would be commercially viable. So it was, we talk a lot about technology, sometimes it is the economics of it which are preventing us from doing things and the economics change, don't they? So that that might be.  Martin: They do and it's something that is not predictable because there's so many moving components, there's so many interactions, there's so many feedback loops that, I mean, that's something that intrigues me about complex systems is that, the more complexity you have, the more feedback loops, the more agents that are interacting with each other in a system, the more resilient it is to change, but it can shift if if you if you get some events that are just too too much or you you degrade the amount of complexity then that system becomes less stable and that's the, that's the danger with, potentially what we're doing with trees and our environment, our, if you like a tree is an emergent property of the soil, it's it's an expression of of of what, of plant life and it's it started as algae coming out of warm freshwater, sea, freshwater in, 600 million years ago and and partnering with fungi to make, to have lichens. And then you get soil and then other things, other more complex plants evolve and then we've ended up with trees and they're like the, an emergent property of complex systems of the soil.  Adam: So we're talking about people's interaction with the environment. I should explain some of the symphony of sound we're hearing. So we we had the church bells, we had the rain above us. And I think there is a charity Race for Life with, thousands of people have emerged, in in a bit of green land we were going to actually walk through. And I think there's a sort of charity run going on, which is why you might hear, some big blaring music in the background, which is not as quiet a spot as we thought we might have ended up with, but does show the amenity value of these open green spaces. It's just rather a lot of people have chosen to use it on, on this particular day. One of the other things I just want to talk to you about as well while we're talking about this debate, and I know you talk on on behalf of yourself, not the Trust, and you're taking a sabbatical so these are your views, but given the debate we're all having, it feels to me that we talk a lot about armageddon. And I know from talking to people, you know, my family, they they sort of just disengage with after a while it just becomes background noise. And I wonder if you have an idea or an insight into how to talk about these issues to explain that they are potentially the difference between humans surviving and not surviving and yet not just sound like, some crazy guy screaming into the wind and also to stop people going ‘well, if that's the way it is then you know what am I gonna do I, I just better carry on because I can't do anything about it'. Is there a key that we're missing you feel, or an emphasis that we have wrong in engaging with this topic?  Martin: I don't know if I would say I have an answer to whether it's wrong or not, or the way we engage with it, but I think for me the the key is connection to nature and encouraging people and you've got to start young, I think, getting children through forest school perhaps, getting them out outside and experiencing nature because that's where nature connection comes from. And you don't need a, you don't need an ancient tree to to give you a sense of awe. I mean you I I can and ppeople can find awe in a tiny flower, but it's just a case of looking and spending time plugging in if you like.  Adam: You're right. I mean, I'm not sure I'd quite describe it as awe, but I often have in my car like a a little bit of a berry or an acorn and and you know, sometimes, it's going to sound weird now I'm describing it *laughs* but if I'm in a traffic jam or something and I look at those things and go actually, do you know what, if that was a piece of jewellery that was designed almost identical, we'd pay a lot of money for it and we'd go, ‘isn't that beautiful?' And you'd hang it around your neck in a way that you probably wouldn't hang an acorn around your neck or most people wouldn't. And yet you look at it and you go, it's quite extraordinary when you take time to look at these things a leaf or something, and I don't want to sound, you know, too Mother Earthy about it and people to, turn people off about that. But taking the time just to look, sometimes, you go, the wonder is in the detail. It is there actually it's quite fun and it's free.  Martin: Yeah and and I think when we when we go into a potentially, you know an undisturbed habitat like an ancient woodland where there is complexity and and you you immerse yourself in those areas, that's that's where you you you you can see, you can feel life.  Adam: Let me take you back to your walk, because, from which I have dragged you. A hundred odd days planned on the road, carrying all your own stuff. That means you have to find a place to sleep. Wash every now and then. I mean you you smell beautiful so I'm I'm assuming you've found some magic trick or you are washing and carrying clothes. What, just what is the trick for doing that? Because sometimes I go away for the weekend and I feel I'm already carrying far too much. How are you doing a hundred odd day walk carrying everything. What's the trick, what's your sort of kit list?  Martin: Yeah, I I did spend about two years actually building up different kits and trying different things to be as lightweight as possible. But that's in a way that, the whole having to find somewhere to camp, having to find water, these are basic simple things that take you away from all the other stuff that is going on you know, in my life sort of thing so I can actually immerse myself into the flow of of that journey.  Adam: So, but just because you, look, you're wearing a lightweight top, it's it's raining. No coat at the moment, I mean, but sort of how much clothes are you taking? And you know, yeah, how many, how, how many shirts? How many socks? How many pairs of pants? I've never asked this of another man before *laughs* How many pairs of pants do you have?   Martin: Right. Well, I can answer that *laughs* I have five pairs of pants, five pairs of socks, three pairs, three shirts, three T-shirts and just one top that I'm wearing now, a rainjacket and some waterproof trousers and some walking trousers and a pair of shorts. That is actually my clothing list. The the socks, the pants and the T-shirts are all merino wool essentially so they're very lightweight, they're very thin, very lightweight. Don't, merino wool or wool doesn't pick up smells and odours readily. The socks have got silver woven into them, so they're antifungal, antibacterial, and they're pretty amazing socks, actually. And they they dry as well. So the T-shirts are very thin merino wool T-shirts. I can wash them and they'll be dry in a few hours, especially with the hot weather that I was having in May and June.  Adam: Not, not the rain, nothing's gonna dry in this rain, although this tree is providing some amazing cover for us. So look, you've come into Shrewsbury to to to meet me to have a look at this ancient tree, which I I might leave you to measure yourself given the the increasing amount of rain that is pouring down on us. And I stupidly did not bring a coat because I just thought it was such nice weather when I left. Anyway, what is, when I leave you, where are you off to? Where is the next sort of part of this walk taking you?  Martin: Well, I am, will be taken back to my tent, which I've left at a campsite in, near Brecon and and then I am heading north to some yew trees and then to, up to Welshpool and Oswestry and then across into, towards in between Liverpool and Manchester and then north, Cumbria, Scotland. We'll see how, how, how far we get.  Adam: I know you thought the first bit of the trip you've you've not been on pace to actually complete it, but you never know, it, you might pick up, it might might get easier going.  Martin: I've actually slowed down and I thought I would speed up as I went along and as I got fitter and stronger I thought I would speed up but actually I've started to slow down and go at the pace, at a pace that my body wants to go at as well as the time and mental space that I wanted to to have from this trip. Yeah.  Adam: That's the difference in us. You're you're going to go off and measure a tree, and I'm going to find a coffee *laughs* some, somewhere dry. Look, best of luck, an amazing journey. Thank you very much. Thank you. And if you've been inspired by Martin's journey and want to help protect veteran and ancient trees but don't want to take a marathon walk the length of the country, there is still something you can do from the comfort of your armchair.  Adele: So, I'm Adele Benson, I'm a campaigner at the Woodland Trust.  Adam: So what can people do to actually help?  Adele: We're running currently the Living Legends campaign to secure better legal protection for our oldest and most special trees. Because ultimately we are seeing some of our oldest trees with, you know, immense ecological wildlife and historic value being felled, or the value of them is not being fully appreciated in law. We've got a petition with almost 50,000 signatures and and we're trying to ultimately get to 100,000.  Adam: So if anyone is interested, they can search the Woodland Trust's Living Legends campaign on their computer and you can sign that online. Great, great stuff. I I think people might be surprised to learn that buildings often, or perhaps most of the time, get better legal protection than trees, even if the trees are older and actually more significant than the built structure next to it.  Adele: Yeah. So in Hampstead Heath, there's a, it's approximately 300 year old beech tree. And and it was planted next to a fence that had just been erected so think back 300 years ago. Now this fence has a Grade II listing on it, but the beech tree doesn't have any legal protection at all. So when they were found that the roots of the beech tree and the trunk was sort of impacting quite heavily on the fence, they were very, they wanted to essentially cut down this tree and remove it. However, that's not now happened luckily, but it's essentially having that equivalent of protection that is so desperately needed because we're valuing this this built heritage but we're not valuing this natural heritage that we have such a wealth of in the UK. The Woodland Trust celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and in that time, it's been working considerably to protect some of our oldest and most special trees and woodland, and ultimately I think it's now a time for action.  Adam: So let's just remind everyone that is the Living Legends campaign, which you can search for online if you want to sign that petition. And if you just want to find a woodland near you to walk in, just go to the Woodland Trust website, type in, find a wood that will come up with a whole range of places near you that you can visit. Until next time, happy wandering.  Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks with Adam Shaw. Join us next month, when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff, partners and volunteers. Don't forget to subscribe to the series on iTunes or wherever you're listening to us and do give us a review and a rating. And why not send us a recording of your favourite woodland walk to be included in a future podcast? Keep it to a maximum of five minutes and please tell us what makes your woodland walk special or send us an e-mail with details of your favourite walk and what makes it special to you. Send any audio files to podcast@woodlandtrust.org.uk. We look forward to hearing from you. 

A consultation on the whether to keep the Wales Air Ambulance helicopter, pilot and paramedic crew flying out of Welshpool is underway - we hear from the campaigners and the Commissioner reviewing the service. Domestic abuse in rural areas can be compounded by a lack of local services and a sense of isolation. We hear one woman's experience and from the Women's Institute highlighting the issue. And our bird of the month is the Shelduck which has taken a liking to the mudflats of the Dee estuary.

GB2RS News Sunday the 2nd of July 2023 The news headlines: RSGB Tonight@8 webinar High-altitude balloon launch Alexanderson Day     Don't forget that the RSGB's next Tonight@8 webinar is this Monday the 3rd of July, when Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ will be presenting “Receiving antennas are different”. The Tonight@8 webinars are live-streamed for free on the RSGB's YouTube channel and special BATC channel, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online. You can find out more at rsgb.org/webinars The team from hi-impact, based on the Wirral, is planning another high-altitude balloon launch. This time, working alongside staff and pupils from West Kirby School and College, they will launch a high-altitude balloon at 11 am, on the 11th of July 2023, from their usual location in Cilcewydd, near Welshpool in Wales. They will be running a HABduino and encourage all amateurs and short-wave listeners to upload telemetry to SondeHub. The frequency will be 434.650MHz USB, transmitting 50 Baud RTTY, 425Hz Shift and using 8N1 data format. The callsign is WKRS_HAB. More information can be found on hi-impact's Facebook page and on Twitter via @hiimpactconsult Today, Sunday the 2nd of July is Alexanderson Day and the Alexander Association plans to activate the Grimeton VLF transmitter. The transmitter is located in Sweden and is the only remaining example of an early radio transmitter known as an ‘Alexanderson Alternator'. To read more about the Alexander Association visit tinyurl.com/ALEXDAY23 Marcus, G0IJZ has recently carried out antenna modelling of the Grimeton VLF antenna using NEC-5 software. You can read more about this on a blog that Marcus has contributed to via tinyurl.com/MWALDEN Amateurs are reminded that the special callsign GB23C, used to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, stopped being available for use on Friday the 30th of June. The availability of special callsigns GB23BAA to GB23BZZ, used for Beaconnect events, also ended at the same time. The optional ‘R' Coronation regional secondary locator prefix is also no longer available for use. The RSGB's National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park will be closed on the morning of Monday the 3rd of July. This is to allow time for work to install a new amateur TV display. Following the work, the Centre plans to re-open around lunchtime. This year the popular British Inland Waterways on the Air event will take place between the 26th and 28th of August. The event is open to amateurs who use canals, towpaths, rivers, lakes or reservoirs for work or recreation. Registration for the event is now open. To sign up, visit Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group's website, nharg.org.uk, and follow the ‘BIWOTA 2023' link. And now for details of rallies and events The Barford Norfolk Radio Rally is taking place today, Sunday the 2nd of July. The venue is Barford Village Hall and Green, Barford, Norwich, NR9 4AB. The doors open at 9 am for visitors and 8 am for traders. The event will feature trade stands, car boot sales, bring and buy, a raffle, repeater groups, catering and free car parking. Entry costs £2.50 per person. Under 16s will be admitted free of charge. For more information contact radio@dcpmicro.com and visit norfolkamateurradio.org The Cornish Radio Amateur Club Rally will take place on Sunday the 9th of July at Penair School, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TN. Doors open at 10.30 am and admission is £3. There will be traders, bring and buy and club stalls. Car parking and catering are available on-site. Contact Ken, G0FIC on 01209 821073 for more information. The McMichael Radio and Electronics Rally and Car Boot Sale will take place on Sunday the 16th of July. The venue will be Reading Rugby Club which offers a bar and catering facilities and has ample free parking. Admission will be £3 per person and £10 per table for traders. Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue will be in attendance to provide a First Response service. Visit mcmichaelrally.org.uk for more information and contact details.   Now the Special Event News Today is the last chance to work F1IEH who is active as TM100GPF in celebration of the ‘24 Hours of Le Mans' event. The special callsign's suffix stands for ‘Grand Prix de France', the motor race held in June 1906 that has become known as the first Grand Prix. QSL via F1IEH's home call. As part of the ‘Crank It Up!' STEM Event at Beamish Museum today, the 2nd of July, The Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club is operating a special event station GB4BM from the 1950s Welfare Hall. They will be operating a range of amateur radio equipment covering HF Voice, HF Data, VHF FM, SSB, DMR and internet-assisted modes. The digital and internet-assisted stations are being run by the Extended Freedom Network team and will allow the special event station to be contacted by a very diverse range of connection types from across the world. For further details visit extendedfreedom.network Commemorating the role that radio, and radio amateurs, had in rescuing the survivors of the airship 'Italia' disaster, special callsigns RT95NS, RT95MS and RT95KG are active until the 12th of July. The suffixes memorialise the radio amateurs who first picked up the SOS call on the 3rd of June 1928, and radio operators on board two of the ships that participated in the search and rescue operations. R1LK will also be active onboard the amateur radio station of the 'Krasin', the icebreaker that reached the castaways on the 12th of July 1928. Certificates will be available on hamlog.online for contacts made with these stations.   Now the DX news Don, K6ZO will be active as 7Q6M from northern Malawi until, possibly, the end of July. He expects to put special emphasis on the 6m band during his visit. He is joined by Jerry, W1IE and Bill, KC4D today, the 2nd of July. Their operations will likely be restricted to the evening hours of 1800 to 0000UTC and occasionally the early morning hours of 0300 to 0500UTC. See QRZ.com for QSL information. Roland, F8EN is active as TR8CR from Gabon until the 12th of August. He operates CW only, usually on the 30 to 10m bands. QSL via F6AJA.   Now the contest news The VHF National Field Day Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1400UTC today, the 2nd of July. Using all modes on the 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm bands, and 1.3GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also today, the 2nd of July, the 3rd 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Monday the 3rd of July, the 80m Club Championship CW Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 4th of July, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 4th of July, the 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 5th of July, the 144MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is a report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday the 5th of July, the 144MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is a report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. On Sunday the 9th of July, the UK Microwave Group 24, 47 and 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 24, 47 and 76GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The IARU HF Championship starts its 24-hour run at 1200UTC on Saturday the 8th of July. Using CW and SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and ITU zone. The UK is in zone 27.   Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Thursday the 29th of June 2023 The solar flux index stayed in the 150s and 160s last week, which is good news for HF propagation. From a flare and CME perspective, we have been lucky in that we have only had a few solar flares, all of which have been C- or M-class. As a result, the Kp index has remained fairly low, being in the range of one to three after the rise to a Kp of five on the 25th due to the solar wind's magnetic field, or Bz, tipping south. We are, however, still in the summer doldrums, so daytime DX is limited thanks to D-layer absorption. We still recommend checking the bands at night as the MUF over 3,000km is still exceeding 14MHz and often reaching 18MHz at times. During the day Sporadic-E may still keep you entertained on the higher HF bands.   Daytime critical frequencies are around 5.2 to 6.7MHz according to the Dourbes ionosonde, which means you may find close-in contacts tricky on the 40m band at times, whereas more DX distances are still fine. Near vertical incidence skywave or NVIS, 40m signals may not be returned to Earth with that critical frequency. Looking ahead, active sunspot region 3354 was pointing directly at the Earth on Thursday but has so far been behaving itself with mostly C-class flare events. It is still the most likely candidate for a coronal mass ejection, or CME, over the weekend. Next week the Space Weather Prediction Centre has the Solar Flux Index declining to 130 before picking up later in the week to perhaps 145. The Kp index should remain around two unless we have a CME which could see it rising to five with the attendant lowering of the MUF. Meanwhile, you can get an idea of the best times to work various parts of the world by using the free Proppy software at soundbytes.asia/proppy or via VOACAP.com   And now the VHF and up propagation news The next week or so looks likely to continue in a very unsettled theme with low pressure residing over Scandinavia for much of the time and producing a west or north-westerly pattern over the UK. This will mean that tropo propagation will not be a large part of our operations during the period ahead. On the other hand, the frequent spells of fronts with prolonged rain or heavy summer showers will make rain-scatter modes a good use of time on the GHz bands. Talking of scatter modes, we are not in a major meteor shower at present, so random meteors are a good fail-safe although it can entail spending a lot of time in the process. The solar conditions, as previously mentioned, can be unsettled at the moment, and thus there is a potential for radio aurora if the Kp index goes above seven or so, even though daylight makes visible events unlikely at this time of the year. Lastly, the Sporadic-E situation is still our primary focus as we move into July. Days with good jet stream activity over Europe are good signs, whereas a high Kp index or solar flares are generally not so good. Of course, there are many other parameters involved and one of the critical components is likely to be the random meteor count which shows how much meteor debris might be available to make the Sporadic-E patches. In a roundabout way, if you monitor the meteor pings you might get a feel for how the Sporadic-E prospects are stacking up. The Moon declination is negative all week so there will be short Moon windows. Tuesday's perigee means that path losses are at their lowest for the month. 144MHz sky noise is high this weekend but falling back to low levels by the end of the week. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Jack McGinn and Mark Pownall discuss the ongoing PwC saga and the state of play for professional firms in Australia. Plus: Defence projects deferred; Welshpool worksite fatality, and Australian immigration surges.

Back home at Geek Retreat Warrington, the Nerds ask is Jesus vegan? Other topics raised are Arnold Schwarzenegger's tiny alien mouth, Welshpool makes an appearance, the Scream franchise introduces it's version of Bat-Mite, The Joker drops by, and then there's the work-life balance of Daleks in a section that has to be heard to be believed! The 50ft Nerds: They're in line for a promotion.

GB2RS News Sunday the 18th of September 2022 The news headlines: RSGB HQ and the National Radio Centre closed on Monday Special Regional Secondary Locator RSGB Convention latest Our thoughts are very much with the Royal Family as they mourn the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The RSGB will be closing its HQ and the RSGB National Radio Centre on Monday the 19th of September, the day of the Queen's state funeral, as a mark of respect. In response to requests from radio amateurs and after contact from Ofcom, the RSGB will be making available the special Regional Secondary Locator of Q. Any licensed radio amateur may choose to use this after their UK callsign prefix to show their respect for the Queen if they wish to do so. For example, GQ4LFM, MQ1ACB or 2Q0ABC. It will be available until the end of official national mourning on Monday the 19th of September. Radio amateurs will need to download the Notice of Variation that is available from the RSGB website at rsgb.org/nov. You may be interested to note that Australian amateurs may use the AX prefix between the 19th and the 23rd of September to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The RSGB Convention will take place from the 7th to the 9th of October. The online booking system for overnight packages, dinners and day tickets will close on the 2nd of October. The latest information can be found at rsgb.org/convention Don't forget that all three UK amateur radio exams may be taken online at this year's RSGB Convention. The Foundation and Intermediate exam will take place on Saturday and the Full exam on Sunday morning. You will need to book a place via the online form before the 26th of September. Applications will not be accepted on the day. If you have a question, please email exams@rsgb.org.uk or you can book your place via the link on the RSGB's Convention web page at rsgb.org/convention. The RSGB is bringing its Jubilee activities to a close as a mark of respect for the Queen. The Society's website is being updated and the Innovation 70 award has been cancelled. If you have collected QSOs between the 1st and the 30th of June for the Jubilee Award 70, you may still submit an application to the RSGB Awards Manager before the 31st of October. Details of how to do so will remain on the awards section of the RSGB website at rsgb.org/jubilee. As the World Radiocommunication Conference 23 approaches, the studies regarding 23cm and RNSS satellites are working towards conclusions. However, the IARU is not content that all the operational aspects of the amateur service usage of the 1240 to 1300MHz band are being properly considered to develop an acceptable compromise for all concerned parties. You can find some more detail on the areas of concern in the discussion paper posted on the global IARU WRC-23 web pages at iaru-r1.org. On Friday the 23rd of September, a team from hi-impact, based on the Wirral, will be working with Everton Free School on another High Altitude Balloon launch. Launching near Welshpool, at 11 am, you can listen out on 434.250MHz USB and the RTTY transmission will be 300 baud with a 910Hz shift. The callsign will be EVERTONFS. The flight will be SSDV enabled, so there will be pictures being beamed back to earth. The Radio Amateurs of Canada, the national society in Canada, is holding its AGM today at 1600UTC. The AGM will start with A Fireside Chat on the Future of Amateur Radio. Those involved will be Tim Ellam, VE6SH, President of the IARU, Rick Roderick, K5UR, President of the ARRL, Stewart Bryant, G3YSX, the RSGB President and Phil A. McBride, VA3QR, the President of RAC. You can find out more at rac.ca. December is Youngsters On The Air month. This brings an opportunity for individuals, clubs, schools and groups to run an amateur radio station with the aim of getting youngsters active on the air. The RSGB is inviting applications to host the special callsign GB22YOTA, pending Ofcom approval. Activations can be big or small and can be made however you wish. To register your interest please email Jamie, M0SDV at yota.month@rsgb.org.uk with details of the activity you're planning. Please also include your name, organisation and the callsign of the Full licensee who will host the activation. And now for details of rallies and events Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Weston Super Mare Radio Society's Radio & Electronics Rally takes place on the 25th of September. It will be held at The Campus Community Centre BS24 7DX. On the 2nd of October, the Welsh Radio Rally will be held at Llanwern High School, Farm Road, Newport, NP18 2YE. The doors open at 10 am. There will be a Bring & Buy as well as traders in the hall. For the latest information see gw6gw.co.uk. And now for the Special Event news Paisley Amateur Radio Club will be operating GB0DOD from the Methodist Central Hall, 2 Gauze St, Paisley, PA1 1EP on Saturday the 17th of September. This is for Churches & Chapels on The Air. Members of South Dorset Radio Society will be active as GB0IOW from the Isle of Wight, EU-120, between the 19th and 23rd of September. They will operate SSB and various digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via Logbook of The World, eQSL, or direct to M0XDL. F1IEH will be active as TM72WOW for fifteen days between the 17th of September and the 1st of November. QSL via F1IEH. The station is to commemorate the world aeroplane endurance record in September 1908 set by Wilbur Wright. And now the DX news SV5/LA6OP will be active from Rhodes, EU-001, from the 18th of September to the 9th of October. He will operate mainly FT8 and SSB on the 4 to 40m bands. QSL only via Logbook of the World. SP9FIH will be active as SP9FIH/VP9 from Bermuda, NA-005, from the 23rd of September to the 2nd of October. He will operate SSB, RTTY and FT8 on the 30, 17, 15 and 12m bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. Members of the Dateline DX Association will be active as JW0A from Svalbard, EU-026, between the 19th and 26th of September. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes with three stations as propagation allows. QSL via the operator's instructions. Now the contest news Today, the 18th is the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest that runs from 1300 to 1330UTC. Using SSB and FM, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Irish stations also give their county. Also today, Sunday the 18th is the IRTS 2m Counties Contest that runs from 1330 to 1500UTC. Using SSB and FM, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Irish stations also give their county. The BARTG Sprint PSK63 contest takes place today, the 18th, from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is a serial number. Today, Sunday the 18th, the 70MHz AFS Contest takes place between 0900 and 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the all-mode 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest takes place between 1900 and 2130UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday it is the Autumn Series Data contest running from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using RTTY and PSK on the 3.5MHz band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Next weekend the CQ WW DX RTTY runs for 48 hours from 0000UTC on the 24th to 2359UTC on the 25th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. For the UK, this is 14. Next Sunday, the 25th, the UK Microwave Group 5.7 and 10GHz contest takes place between 0600 and 1800UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also next Sunday, the Practical Wireless 70MHz contest runs from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday 16th September 2022. We had an expected boost to the solar flux index last week, thanks to a returning sunspot group. This, when added to sunspot region 3098, pushed the SFI to 152 on the 11th. The returning group, which has now been updated to active region 3102, isn't quite the threat it was on its last visit, but may still be capable of M-class solar flares. The good news is that an SFI of up to 150+, coupled with better Autumnal propagation, has seen the HF bands come alive at times. Jeff, ZL7/K5WE on Chatham Island has been workable on 40m CW and FT8. He is due to be on air until the 21st of September. Brian, 9J2BO in Zambia, a regular in the Commonwealth Contest, has also been worked on 10 metres CW. It is worth noting that this is a good month for north-south paths, such as the UK to South Africa, and the UK to South America. The beginning of last week was better than the second half, which suffered from an elevated Kp index due to an enhanced solar wind. Also, a high-speed stream from a high-latitude coronal hole on the Sun was forecast to batter the Earth from the 16th onwards. The critical frequency over the UK has fluctuated from less than 5MHz at sunrise to more than 7MHz around lunchtime and later. If you are looking for good inter-G conditions you are better off waiting until the afternoon. Next week, NOAA predicts that the SFI will decline into the 120s. This weekend may also be unsettled on the geomagnetic front as well. Expect the Kp index to rise to four or five, with a characteristic drop in the MUF. Hopefully, conditions will improve after the weekend with the Kp index forecast to drop to around two. As always, things can change very quickly, thanks to solar flares and CMEs, so keep an eye on solarham.com and propquest.co.uk And now the VHF and up propagation news. There should be some useful Tropo about in the coming week, initially over western Britain at first, but gradually extending across most areas as high pressure moves in across the British Isles. The eastern side of the country will start this weekend in a more showery northerly flow down the east coast, so Tropo is unlikely here until we are into next week. Once established it should bring enhanced conditions to most areas and into the near continent, but limited options across the North Sea where the cool showery weather retains control and limits the potential for QSOs to the east. The other modes to have in mind are meteor scatter, particularly in the early mornings. The Sextantids meteor shower is underway but doesn't reach its peak until the 27th. In the disturbed sequence of solar conditions, an aurora is always a possibility so keep an eye on the Kp index; anything above five should be worth checking out. The Moon is at maximum positive declination at the moment, so is visible for long periods. Apogee is the point at which the Moon is furthest from Earth. It takes place on Monday when path losses are at their highest for the month. 144MHz sky noise starts the week at a moderate 500 Kelvin but quickly falls low for the rest of the week. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

In this episode our Red Meat Technical Officer Lisa Roberts revisit's Marc Jones and his family at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool. Marc was deservedly rewarded last year with the British Grassland Society 'grassland farmer of the year award. We discuss the drivers to change to a forage based system, including a focus on suitable stock class and breed and how fodder beet plays an important role of reducing wintering cost. Lisa and Marc visit areas of the farm to experience the new diverse lays approach and their potential benefits and challenges, including mitigating the challenge against high fertiliser cost and extreme weather patterns. This episode is one not to be missed.

GB2RS News Sunday the 22nd of May 2022 The news headlines: Platinum Jubilee activities High altitude balloon launch IARU Region 1 interim meeting It isn't long now until the RSGB's Platinum Jubilee activities kick-off. There is a wide range of things to be part of, from using the /70 suffix to creating something for the Innovation 70 competition or having a go at the WSPR 70 fun challenge. There is also still time to activate one of the seven special GB70 call signs. Details of how to take part are on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/jubilee. A team from hi-impact on the Wirral will be working alongside the Oaktree Multi-Academy Trust, a Wirral based group of schools, on a High Altitude Balloon launch. This is planned for Thursday the 26th at 11 am from a location near Welshpool. The frequency in use will be 434.250MHz USB. There will be RTTY signals and the flight will be SSDV enabled, so there will be pictures too. You can see activity on the day on Facebook at facebook.com/hiimpactconsultancy. IARU Region-1 is holding its Interim Meeting on the 23rd of June. As outlined in the recent June RadCom, feedback is welcomed on proposals for global HF band changes to accommodate growth in digital modes and related matters. The meeting will also consider a series of EMC and Spectrum topics. RSGB have a consultation page with the background and document links at thersgb.org/gb2rs/017. Feedback should be posted to the RSGB-Workshop forum groups.io/g/RSGB-Workshop. The Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham later this summer. It will see around 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories, compete in 19 sports across 14 competition venues. The RSGB has just published news of the various activities it is planning to link with the Games. You can get involved in one of the seven special event stations or gain one of two special operating awards. Find out more on the Society's website at rsgb.org/cwg. The New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters Society reports that their regulator has continued their 60m Sub-Licence for 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz. At the RSGB Regional Forum meeting on the 16th of May, the Regional Representatives elected David De La Haye, M0MBD as Chair and Neil Yorke, M0NKE as its Secretary. The RSGB Board would like to thank Mark Burrows, 2E0SBM and Tony Miles, MM0TMZ for their service in previous years as Chair and Secretary respectively. After two years of lockdown, the ITU building in Geneva is back in operation. 4U1ITU is on the air until the 3rd of June. A Stepp-IR is used for the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. A second transceiver is now also being set up for the 6m band, including FT8. And now for details of rallies and events  Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online.  Today, the 22nd of May, the National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale organised by Dunstable Downs Radio Club will take place at Stockwood Park in Luton. Entry and car parking is £4 per vehicle and the gates open at 9am for buyers. Next Sunday, the Durham District ARS Radio Rally takes place at Bowburn Community Centre, Durham Road, Bowburn DH6 5AT. Doors will be open from 10.10 am to 2.30 pm, with disabled visitors gaining access 10 minutes earlier. Admittance is £2. There will be a Bring & Buy, RSGB bookstall and trade stands. For more information, contact Michael, G7TWX, 0782 692 4192. Now the DX news Fabian, DF3XY is operating from Mauritius as 3B8/DF3XY until the 2nd of June. Activity is holiday style on the 40, 30, and 20m bands using SSB and FT8. QSL to his home callsign. OG5O and OH2HOD will be active as OH0/OG5O and OH0/OH2HOD respectively from Lemland Island, EU-002, until the 27th of May. Activity will be on the 6 to 160m bands, using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8 and FT4. QSL via Logbook of The World. Ryan, K0EFW is operational as S9EFW from Sao Tome and Principe until the end of May. Activity is on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands using SSB. QSL to his home callsign. Now the Special Event news GB6VER will be on the air today, the 22nd. Operated by Verulam ARC from the Durham District RC Rally. They plan to operate on the 40m, 20m and 2m bands depending on the noise levels on the day. More on qrz.com. GB1SCW to celebrate the work of coastal communities will be on the air from the 28th to the 31st of May. This event is also registered with SOS Radio Week. More information can be found on qrz.com. Northwest Group Amateur Radio Club are activating GB0AEL as part of the 90th Anniversary of Amelia Earhart landing in Londonderry until the 30th of May. See qrz.com. Now the contest news The 144MHz May contest runs for 24 hours until 1400UTC today, the 22nd. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Note that UK stations also send their postcode. Today, the 22nd, the First 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Note that UK stations also send their postcode. On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest takes place from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3GHz and up bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday the CW leg of the 80m Club Championships runs between 1900 and 2300UTC. The exchange is a signal report and serial number. Next weekend is the CQ World Wide WPX CW contest. It runs for 48 hours from 0000UTC on the 28th. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands where contests are allowed, the exchange s signal report and serial number. Next Sunday, the 29th, the 70MHz Cumulative contest runs from 1400 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also next Sunday, the UK Microwave Group High Band contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using the 5.7 and 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 20th of May 2022. Solar activity reached a new peak for this cycle this week, with the solar flux index hitting 180 on Thursday the 19th. This was partly down to the very large active region 3014, which is almost big enough to be seen with the naked eye if suitable precautions are taken. To put this into perspective, the sunspot number is 147, which is higher than the estimated smoothed maximum prediction of 115 for Cycle 25. Meanwhile, geomagnetic conditions have been favourable with the Kp index moving between one and three since Monday. This is all good news and is being reflected in the band conditions at the moment, with round-the-world echoes being heard on some DX signals. Make the most of them as there is the ever-present threat of X-class solar flares to contend with. Two active regions, which have already been emitting X-class flares, are about to rotate into view.  The USAF predicts that the SFI may stay above 175 until at least Wednesday, before declining into the sub-150 range. This is at odds with the NOAA prediction, which never really thought that the SFI would get to 180 last week. In other words, it is anyone's guess what we will get! Don't forget that Sporadic-E is also livening up the upper HF bands and providing strong short-skip signals. These can often link into multi-hop Es or join with F2-layer hops to give surprise long-distance DX that is hard to predict. We have never had it so good for some time and let's hope it continues into the Autumn when HF can really come into its own. And now the VHF and up propagation news. It seems we are in a typical summer unsettled pattern with areas of thundery rain and heavy showers drifting north from France. This will obviously keep rain scatter as an option. Summer can also be a time of strong Tropo, especially around coasts and over the adjacent seas. This is because a strong temperature inversion can develop over cool seas with areas of mist and fog at sea level overlain by warm dry air blowing off the continent. These paths are likely to persist over long periods, particularly across the North Sea, English Channel and Irish sea with extended options south across Biscay. To finish off we have the early stirrings of the 2022 Sporadic-E season, which is starting to show some promising signs, and not just on digital modes. A major controlling influence is often associated with the presence of jet streams nearby and the upper air forecast charts suggest that there should be some reasonable opportunities during the coming week. Don't forget that jet stream upper air charts are available daily with commentary on the Propquest.co.uk website. There is no major meteor shower this week, but we are at the tail end of the Eta Aquarids shower, which began in late April and is generally regarded as petering out next weekend. Eta Aquarids are associated with Halley's Comet. But don't expect to see the comet until 2061! The Moon will be waning throughout this week with decreasing declination and increasing distance as it moves towards apogee and that, therefore, leads to increasing path loss. Moon libration will be low.  This week's TK/HB9CRQ Corsican EME microwave DXpedition should enjoy favourable lunar path conditions if the weather cooperates. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

In episode 17 of the Brother UK Cycling Podcast, co-hosts Timothy John and Phil Jones, the Managing Director of Brother UK, look ahead to the 2022 season, paying particular attention to the Tour Series, the Lincoln Grand Prix and the Women's Tour.  In 2022, Brother UK will again be at the side of elite British road racing, maintaining its vital financial support in the form of sponsorships for the Brother UK-Orientation Marketing and Brother UK-LDN teams, the televised Women's Tour and Tour of Britain races, hill climb specialists Adam Kenway and Rebecca Richardson, and the Neutral Service p/b Brother UK in- race support crews. Phil and Tim dissect a thrilling return to Guisborough for Britain's best-loved crit series with a pair of enthralling races. Phil shares his insights on how the winning teams used the formation lap to their advantage, while Tim celebrates the latest generation of female crit riders and an electrifying, if short-lived, Tour Series debut for Grace Lister of Brother UK-Orientation Marketing.  The 65th edition of the Lincoln Grand Prix, arguably the only 'monument' on the domestic calendar, offers another rich subject. The presence of both Brother UK-sponsored teams and the Neutral Service p/b Brother UK in-race support crews make it a relevant topic for discussion on the Brother UK Cycling Podcast. Wider issues, however, like its fight for funding and its position at the very pinnacle of the domestic calendar, provide additional avenues for debate.  Phil lifts the lid on Brother UK's ambitious goals for sponsorship of the Green Zones at this year's Women's Tour and Tour of Britain. Next month, the Women's Tour peloton will pass the gates of Brother Industries on stage four from Wrexham to Welshpool. Our refurbishing and remanufacturing centre in Ruabon is a zero-carbon and zero-waste-to-landfill facility. Can Brother UK make the Women's Tour and Tour of Britain's Green Zones zero-waste-to-landfill facilities too?  Structural issues also feature in Tim and Phil's discussion. The pair set the encouraging emergence of high-quality National B races like the Peaks2Day and Capernwray Road Race alongside more challenging developments, notably the Women's CiCLE Classic's resort to crowdfunding to ensure this year's edition goes ahead. Phil celebrates the contributions of individuals determined to see the race survive, but warns that the sport must now rebuild if its most cherished races are to achieve long-term sustainability.  Enjoy this lively and informed discussion between Brother UK's leader and an experienced cycling journalist

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer delves into the business of sign making and profiles a local, Welshpool-based leader and its moves in the market.

Jonathan Thomas looks at some of the surprising links between slave-owners and churches in Wales - links that can turn up in some unexpected places. A gold communion cup in Welshpool; a secret Baptist meeting place near Swansea, run by a man who would go on to own slaves in New England; and a farmhouse near Talgarth that was once a college for Methodist ministers are just three examples around Wales that cast light on this inglorious chapter in Welsh history.

Using their meandering, searching, unscripted conversational chat style, hosts Stuart and William hope to challenge your thinking, as they explore and examine another listener question, this time from Russel in Welshpool, Wales. "If you could teach everyone in the world one concept, what concept would have the biggest positive impact on humanity?". Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to explore, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Pour cette nouvelle édition du 15 mars 2021, JVDDVA a le bonheur de recevoir The Guitar Man : Michael JONES.Durant les 1h57 que dure l'émission, nous vous invitons à (re)découvrir la vie et l'oeuvre de Michael JONES, artiste indissociable de son alter ego, son ami, le frère qu'il a choisi : Jean-Jacques GOLDMAN.Nous retraçons avec notre invité son histoire depuis sa naissance, son enfance et le chemin artistique parcouru : celui de son existence via la musique.Si Michael JONES considère que la scène est son bac à sable, c'est sur le terrain de golf de Welshpool, au Pays de Galles, que tout commence pour le franco-gallois, dont la venue au monde s'est faite le 28 janvier 1952, durant l'hiver. Dès l'école primaire, la musique est présente dans la vie du jeune Michael. Le chant, et par conséquent la voix, est l'instrument principal. Et de voix, le jeune homme est décidé à la faire entendre, la sienne ainsi que celles de ses camarades. Lui qui se rêvait en batteur, il grattera des sous pour s'offrir les premières guitares.Le choc musical qu'est le groupe LES BEATLES, produisant un son qui n'existait pas, est une révélation pour lui. Michael JONES poursuit ainsi son apprentissage musical et, tout en retapant une ancienne sacristie avec ses copains (la carotte présentée par le prêtre Father Earl), trouve alors un lieu inattendu pour travailler et répéter changeant littéralement le cours de son existence. D'accords en accords, de groupes en groupes et de rencontres en rencontres, Michael JONES créé son destin. C'est autour de nombreuses anecdotes (riches, amusantes et drôles) que l'émission déroule le fil de l'existence du musicien. Tour à tour, Michael JONES parle de son arrivée dans le groupe Thaï Phong et de sa rencontre (déterminante) avec JJG qui deviendra, en un éclair, son ami.Vous découvrirez : - la véritable histoire de je te donne, titre dont il dit que... tout a commencé avec lui. - La collaboration fructueuse durant toutes ces années avec son partenaire de jeu, en studio et sur scène. - L'aventure du titre Brother écrit par Michael JONES et interprété par Carole FREDERICKS pour le film L'Union Sacrée. D'où partira le célèbre trio FREDERICKS / GOLDMAN / JONES ou FGJ pour les initiés. Et que dire des anecdotes sur la création de deux solos de guitare sur deux titres de l'album ROUGE. Musicalement, vous ne serez pas en reste puisque vous aurez l'occasion d'aller marcher dans Memphis. De découvrir comment est né le titre Wheshing Well. De connaître les conditions de la création du titre un dernier blues pour toi écrit et composé par Jacques VENERUSO en hommage à Carole FREDERICKS. Et puis, parce qu'on ne veut pas tout dévoiler ici, vous aurez l'occasion d'entendre Michael JONES nous narrer d'autres histoires et anecdotes. C'est aussi l'occasion de parler de l'actualité de Michael JONES et de son émission : CONFITURE. Au bout de cette phrase, retrouvez le lien de la Première avec l'excellente musicienne (auteure et compositrice) et interprète Magali RIPOLL et le chef David TARIFFE : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcQ9AYzfCYk Vous comprendrez ainsi le choix du premier morceau Don't let me down par notre invité.Si vous souhaitez soutenir CONFITURE, rendez-vous ici : https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/michael-jones-presente-confiture Enfin, la chanson qui clot l'émission est le temps fait mentir.Nous pensons que vous ne l'aurez pas vu passer, le temps, en écoutant Michael JONES dans JVDDVA sur OUEST-TRACK RADIO. Retrouvez Michael JONES on the Web : http://www.michael-jones.net/index.html (dont sa discographie (à cliquer))https://www.facebook.com/michaeljonesofficiel?rf=120015234711570&filter=3 CONTACT : marion@michael-jones.net Bonne écoute.www.jvddva.comAlain. Cyril. Laurent. p-s : un grand merci tout particulier à Marion sans qui cette émission n'aurait pu se faire.

Nick is joined by the Daily Mirror's David Yates, ex-Doncaster mayor Peter Davies and former MP, labour frontbencher and Number 10 spokesman Michael Dugher to discuss the political machinations that led to the derailment of Doncaster racecourse's bid to welcome spectators this week as part of the government's pilot scheme for sporting events. Nick records on location at Yorton Farm in Welshpool ahead of its annual sale and talks to the Stud's Director, David Futter and auctioneer George Stanners from Goffs UK.

Nick is joined by the Daily Mirror's David Yates, ex-Doncaster mayor Peter Davies and former MP, labour frontbencher and Number 10 spokesman Michael Dugher to discuss the political machinations that led to the derailment of Doncaster racecourse's bid to welcome spectators this week as part of the government's pilot scheme for sporting events. Nick records on location at Yorton Farm in Welshpool ahead of its annual sale and talks to the Stud's Director, David Futter and auctioneer George Stanners from Goffs UK.

In this episode, Ragnar talks with Donna Heath. A hospitality training officer at award-winning work-based training provider Cambrian Training Company in Welshpool, she’s the National Sustainability Champion for The Culinary Association of Wales. Learn how she’s taking Feed the Planet initiatives across Wales to inspire sustainable food consumption in the professional kitchen and at home. World on a Plate is supported by Nestlé Professional.

Welcome to the SIXTH episode of The Paranormal Tea. A podcast which looks for the best paranormal stories the UK has to offer. Within this episode, we explore 3 stories from Welshpool (apparently that's god's country... even though it's not a country). In this one, we have a special guest!!! That's right a special guest... google translate! Yes, we butcher the welsh language and require assistance from google translate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theparanormaltea/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theparanormaltea/support

In this episode Jim Ellis speaks to Marc Jones is a well known Forage crop and out-wintering specialist and farms 500 acres at Trefnant Hall on the Powis Estate near Welshpool. He grows 50 to 60 acres of Fodder beet annually. Marc runs through the pro's and cons of out-wintering on forage crops and what to consider if you're putting in a crop this year.

We're bringing you another one of our Getting to Know special episodes this week as we have a great conversation with a JD Cymru Leagues legend. In this edition, Jamie Thomas speaks to Chris Venables, prolific forward for Bala Town FC, formerly of Aberystwyth Town, Llanelli, Welshpool and Caersws. Chris talks us through his storied career to date, from beginning as a five-year-old in Caersws's Under-9s, to Shrewsbury, to Welsh football and all of the history he has been a part of since. 

Welshpool-based Loan Market broker Balpreet Bal, senior finance specialist at WA Prime Finance Solutions, has always recognised the importance of educating his clients around potential hardships. Given the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, which is threatening job security, preparation such as this is critical. The recently crowned WA Broker of the Year and Best Residential Broker (The Adviser's Better Business Awards 2020) joins host Annie Kane on this episode of Elite Broker to share how he is navigating the COVID-19 crisis, what makes him a leading broker, and the importance of maintaining a positive workplace culture - even under social distancing regulations. Balpreet also reveals: - The tools he is using to run his operations remotely - What has been happening in Western Australia's first home buyers sector over the last few months - How he intends to increase his number of referral partner

As internationally acclaimed aluminium die-cast business located in Mid Wales, Castalum was founded in 2000 and is currently one of the largest die casting companies in the UK. The company has two processes, high pressure die casting up to 2300 tonnes and squeeze casting, claiming to be one of the few substantial squeeze cast manufacturers in Europe. Cost per part and tool management is a critical factor for the company – that is why it relies on MAPAL. Peter Radcliffe, Chairman of the Board at Castalum says: “We predominantly work in the automotive industry, as we are set-up for high volume production and we operate six days a week and 24 hours a day. We need to make a lot of castings to make the tooling cost viable and economic for the customer. We buy all of our metal filtered from UK suppliers and we make no changes to the materials with exception of a few small die casting additives.” Based in a primarily farming area in Welshpool, the company prides itself on its apprenticeship program. As Mr Radcliffe says: “When we came to the area, we came with 27 people that were a group we had largely retained from the expanding and skilful world of die casting. We constantly take on apprentices and employ up to four apprentices every year. With the local area being mainly farmers, these people have a great set of base skills and are great people to work with.” Referring to the relationship with MAPAL, Mr Radcliffe says: “We went into machining absolutely from scratch. We had no background and we thought we had decent latent skills in machining and we knew that MAPAL were a good option in terms of the quality and what they can supply in terms of both their advice and their tooling. So, we immediately chose them as a partner and it’s something we’ve never regretted. We have developed the partnership on an ongoing basis. Right now, MAPAL don’t only supply us the tooling, prompt us on supply, maintenance and stocking matters; they also provide concurrent engineering advice for practically every RFQ that passes through the company.” “The MAPAL relationship is firmly embedded in our business and our customers quite rightly expect us to have a full understanding of what we are going to be doing further down the line with regards to the work they are offering us. To have a company like MAPAL on-board that can give us objective and clear advice on what is possible is a real bonus,” continues Mr Radcliffe. Discussing the partnership from a MAPAL perspective, MAPAL’s Ted Coyle says: “When I first became involved with Castalum many years ago, they were only involved in castings for the automotive industry. They then diversified into machining as many customers were asking them to do the machining as well as the castings. They got involved with Heller Machine Tools and their first involvement was a turnkey project. Heller work exclusively on tooling for casting projects like those undertaken at Castalum with MAPAL on the PCD tooling. We did the tooling on those initial projects and Castalum were then interested in approaching projects on a ‘cost-per-piece’ basis. MAPAL are a market leader on custom tooling on a ‘cost-per-piece’ basis. So, we came up with an offer to do components on this basis. The first work was the Trag 6 piece clutch housing. That worked very well and from there on in, we then started doing every project that Castalum brought in.” “The next project was the BMW steering housing and then did the MT82 gearbox rear case, the Georgio clutch/rear housing and the B6 Plus which is a larger derivative of the original B6.” Alluding to the ‘cost-per-piece’ relationship, Ted continues: “In real terms, we have a tooling package that can cost ‘X’ amount. Within that cost, we work out the tool life projection and how long it will last. With the cost of the tool and the number of re-grinds or repairs in the case of PCD, we can then work out a ‘cost-per-piece’ on each particular tool. You can take all of the tools for a project, say 30 tools for example and we will calculate a ‘cost-per-piece’ and supply that information to Castalum, as they know what cost they are selling their parts to their end users. So, in ‘cost-per-piece’ and tool management, we are looking after all the tooling. This means Castalum don’t have to order any tooling or they don’t have to repair any tooling. We are doing the re-grinding of tools and we’re also helping with the tool-setting.” Castalum supplies parts to the UK, Germany, Poland, Canada and Mexico and recently won its first order from a truck manufacturer in the Far-East. Now, 80% of all production is for export, with components going into vehicles produced by Jaguar, Aston Martin, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Renault, Porsche and Mercedes. Today, one in ten vehicles produced in Europe has a steering gear housing manufactured by Castalum in Welshpool. Alluding to how volume manufacturers can work without a complete tool management service like that offered by MAPAL, Ted continues: “Manufacturers can work without such a service, but this service genuinely makes them more competitive. This is because we also offer the service at the beginning of new projects and we get very heavily involved. This means we are offering engineering solutions. We help customers with situations such as how the parts should be clamped and fixtured, we look at the entire process and we look at the most efficient optimisation route for the tooling package.” “We like to think of ourselves as solution providers and Castalum has been a fantastic experience where we have proved that we can work with customers in a way that can provide the most economic production results,” concludes Ted. Discussing how the ISO: 14001, TS: 16949 and company has evolved the design and manufacture of its castings over the last two decades, Castalum’s Mr Radcliffe concludes: “Things have changed substantially down the years and we are probably at the forefront of using additive material formes in dies. Once again, this is something that MAPAL have helped us with. Whilst the castings we produce using additive formes are much cleaner, better looking and give great durability; we also had to interface with MAPAL to make sure their machining processes and products matched-up to the change of material properties that we aim to achieve in our castings.”

A dream which began over a year ago during a few pints in a Welshpool pub edged a step closer for the group, known as the Fire Tones, who joined with stars from TVs The X Factor and The Voice to record their version of Band Aids Do they know its Christmas? earlier this month. The single is set to raise money for the Firefighters Charity and the Band Aid Charity Trust, with Welshpool firefighter and organiser Chris Birdsell-Jones saying their efforts are already gathering momentum ahead of a launch on November 30th.

Instant manager reaction from the giantkillings of the first round of the Nathaniel MG Cup, A Denbigh singer, the Welsh Cup on a pub crawl plus Jonah and Webber's preview of the #JDWPL weekend ahead. Post match Nathaniel interviews from Haverfordwest, Cambrian & Clydach, Flint Town United, Prestatyn Town, Rhyl, Welshpool plus all the results. Welsh Prem thoughts from Henry Jones, Greg Draper, Andy Morrison, Kieran Mills Evans, Andy Hill and Met Superfan Ian.  Connah's Quay take the JD Welsh Cup for a pub crawl. Denbigh's boss sings us out of the show.

Laura is the founder of Naturist Cleaning company where women come to clean your house in the nude joined the guys this morning to talk about her business moving to Australia.Nathan, Nat and Shaun don't like to be rude, so they prefer to talk about people behind their backs! They had some things to say about Laura's Naturist Cleaning company…A listener named Adrick joined the guys to talk about his company in Welshpool making makeup products and sending them off to Germany… That happens here in Perth?!That happens here in Perth?! Simone's company makes gazelle pellets for the Royal family in Dubai! Belinda's company makes the gyprock for all houses in WA.A guy left his dashcam on when he was getting his Mercedes cleaned, and they charged him full price when they only worked on it for around 11 minutes! Have you caught out lazy workers? Anita saw some of her food drop off the plate in a restaurant and the chef just put it back on! Dave got charged for a full car service including a replaced timing belt, however, they didn't replace the timing belt at all. Julie got charged by the gardener for a full days work when he was only there for 1hr 20mins! Amanda got put on hold for 30 minutes, but the guy didn't actually put her on hold and she heard him just chat to his friends for halfa...Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting married and they don't want presents, just donate to charity… But that's a boring present! Did you get a present that you just weren't satisfied with?Did you get a present that you just weren't satisfied with? Ryan's brothers got manly tools and he got a pink steam iron! Alison got annoying windless wind chymes… Mel got a silver bun and Brooke got one bath bomb… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week it is all about turning stone into bronze as we enter the Bronze Age. Please be sure to give us a rating and review on iTunes and Google Play. You can talk to us at welshhistorypodcast@gmail.com Resources this week: Alex Gibson, "The timber circle at Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled, Welshpool, Powys: ritual and sacrifice in Bronze Age mid-Wales." Antiquity 66.250 (1992): 84+. World History in Context. Web. 28 May 2016. S.P. Beedham et al., Developments in the Early Bronze Age Metallurgy of Southern Britain, World Archeaology, Vol. 20, No. 3, (Feb 1989, pp. 383-402. Stephen V. Grancsay, Irish Bronze Age Weapons, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 7, No. 7 (Mar. 1949), pp. 181-185. Joan J. Taylor, The Oliver Davis Lecture: The First Golden Age of Europe Was in Ireland and Britain (Circa 2400-1400 BC), Ulster Journal of Archaeology, Third Series, Vol. 57(1994), pp. 37-60. The Geography of Strabo, published in Vol. II of the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1923, http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/4E*.html Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Clare Balding gets serious in this new series of Ramblings as she discovers what it takes to be a more adventurous walker. Today she joins Ursula Martin who walked over three thousand, seven hundred miles, around Wales in an eighteen month period. After being treated for ovarian cancer she decided to walk to her medical appointments from her home in mid-Wales to the hospital in Bristol. Ursula then just carried on walking, raising money for research into the condition and spreading the word about diagnosis. Today she takes Clare on small section of her favourite walk, along Glyndwr's Way in Powys, Mid Wales, starting just outside Llangadfan, they walk for about eight miles to Llanbrynmawr, just west of Welshpool , a few miles south of Snowdonia National park. The route takes them through farmland, onto open moorland and into a pine forest, where the moss covered trees allow their imaginations to run wild. Ursula spent many nights rough sleeping but she also describes the incredible kindness and generosity she received from total strangers who offered her meals, accommodation and the greatest gift of all; transporting her backpack to her next destination. She explains to Clare the joy and pain she found in walking day after day across the country she has adopted as her own. Producer: Lucy Lunt.

Thirty minutes of interviews and Biblical comment on Community and the difficulties Christmas can pose