Podcasts about Welwyn Garden City

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Labour is promising 12 new New Towns across England, to spur growth and provide housing. But those who know Telford, Milton Keynes, Welwyn Garden City and the rest might question the model - concrete social engineering hasn't always been successful in bringing prosperity, especially if there aren't enough jobs in the area where they're built. But is there a case for New towns as regeneration in the country's forgotten and neglected parts? Can we build better and more effectively than we did in the 50s and 60s? Phil and Roger hear from Amrita Kulka, Associate Professor of Political Economy and Public Economics at the University of Warwick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special conversation Grant Scott speaks with photographers and founders of The Farringdon Print Shop, Jake Chessum, James Dimmock and Chris Floyd, to reflect on editorial photography in the 90s and creating a platform to monetize their joint archives. Jake Chessum's timeless and engaging celebrity portraits have appeared in many prestigious publications and the range of celebrities he has been commissioned to photograph span the worlds of film, politics, sports and music. Born in Croydon, South London, Chessum studied at St. Martin's School of Art and after graduating began his photography career in London, where his first commission was for Elle magazine before he started working for The Face beginning an enduring relationship with the title. In 1999 he moved permanently to NYC where he continues to live. Jake has published two books: The New York Look Book in association with New York Magazine (2007), and a self published book: Rubbish (2009). www.jakechessum.com Instagram: @jakechessum James Dimmock completed a degree in at Wolverhampton Polytechnic, and the following week moved to London looking for work. Weeks turned into months. Standing outside Metro Studios in Farringdon dejected. Along came a perky photographer and asks him what's up? The photographer was Jake Chessum who listened to Dimmock's story and gave him the name and number of the owner of a studio and said to mention him. James began his career shooting for British style magazines The Face and iD and began to work in the US photographing Moby and Bono for the cover of Spin magazine. This was swiftly followed by Metallica, Radiohead, and AC/DC for Rolling Stone. When the US work offers piled up James relocated and he now lives in the U.S. with his wife, and their two daughters. www.jamesdimmock.com Chris Floyd is a British photographer born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. He moved to London in 1990 to pursue a career in photography having completed a BTec Photography course. In 1994, he started working for Loaded magazine as well as The Face and Dazed & Confused and his photography became associated with the era of ‘Britpop'. He was selected for the National Portrait Gallery, London Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize in 2008 and 2013. Chris has also photographed advertising campaigns for international brands. As a director he has produced moving image work for Avis, Anthropologie, Mr Porter, UBS, and The Smithsonian. Chris lives with his family in the Cotswolds, UK. www.chrisfloyd.com www.farringdonprintshop.com  Dr.Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photographic career Scott has art directed numerous advertising campaigns, worked as a creative director at Sotheby's, art directed foto8magazine, founded his own photographic gallery, edited Professional Photographer magazine and launched his own title for photographers and filmmakers Hungry Eye. He founded the United Nations of Photography in 2012, and is now a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, and a BBC Radio contributor. Scott is the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019), and What Does Photography Mean To You? (Bluecoat Press 2020). His photography has been published in At Home With The Makers of Style (Thames & Hudson 2006) and Crash Happy: A Night at The Bangers (Cafe Royal Books 2012). His film Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay was premiered in 2018. © Grant Scott 2025

We made it all the way to 150 Episode guys! At times thought we would never get there so as always to everyone that takes time to listen in and support the show in anyway I'm always greatly appreciative!  In this episode I was joined by Epson Tour/LET Caddy Jonny Lane who phones in from his local football club Welwyn Garden City facility as we discuss the fundamentals of being a Professional Tour Caddy as well as one of the main points for Jonny was becoming a Tour Winning Caddy in September when his player the highly talented Fatima Fernandez Cano would win on Epson Tour for the 3rd time at Guardian Championship in Alabama with Fati defeating Former World Number 1 Amateur Ingrid Lindblad by a shot!  From Welwyn City, Jonny would spend time at his local Golf Club playing at the same club as where LET pro Hannah Burke played from. Jonny would be a Golfing Travel Holiday representative before fellow pro Caddy on DP World Tour Callum Matheson would show Jonny the ropes of what it took to become a Pro Caddy! Jonny has worked for the likes of Gemma Clews, Hannah Burke on occasion & Leonie Harm before getting the call from Fatima Fernandez Cano at Scandinavian Mixed and the rest is history as in a 9 tournament run Jonny & Fati would get a win, a 2nd & few more top 10s on Epson Tour where Fatima would gain her LPGA Tour card for 2025 after finishing 3rd overall on Epson Tour points list!  Jonny also talks about adapting some Aim Point training that he took to advance his Caddying credentials for helping people out if needed in the future as well as development in helping providing funds for Caddies if needed & helping with a new Caddy 'LinkedIn system' for future. In the space of a full year as a Caddy Jonny has had an impressive run! Hopefully the best is yet to come! Thanks so much to all my followers on this 3 & half year journey so far!   Listen & Download on Podbean, Spotify & Apple.

"tired of never getting to hear from the Ref!!!" Well, that all changes right now...Mark R. Halsey is an English retired professional football referee who was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, later based in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Halsey primarily refereed in the Premier League from 1999 to 2013 and was on the league's list of Select Group Referees from its creation in 2001 until his retirement.His first Premier League appointment was a fixture between Wimbledon and Coventry City in August 1999 and over the course of his professional career he refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield in 2007 and the 2008 final of the Football League Cup.In 2009 Halsey underwent chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumour in his throat. He returned to refereeing in the top-flight in 2010. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season.Today he joins us on the Pro Player Podcast to give us the referees perspective or what it takes to officiate a Premier League football match. He also shares his honest opinions on technology in football, VAR and the future development of the worlds most popular game. Never one to shy away from his authentic self, Mark is a living, breathing lesson in the importance of knowing yourself and leading from the front. A must listen for aspiring coaches and those already in the industry.

Southern League Division One CentralWelwyn Garden City 6 Kings Langley 1Post Match with Marc Weatherstone & 90minuteslive MOTM Dernell Wynter

Southern League Division One CentralWelwyn Garden City 2 Kidlington 0Post Match with Marc Weatherstone & 90MinutesLive MOTM Charlie McDonald

Kempston Rovers 1 Welwyn Garden City 2Postmatch with WGC boss Marc Weatherstone

Welwyn Garden City 5 Ware 4Southern League Division One CentralPost Match With:Marc WeatherstonePaul HalseyMan of The Match Cyrus Babaie (Welwyn Garden City)

Welwyn Garden City 0 Hertford Town 0Post match with Citizens boss Marc Weatherstone & Hertford Player Manager Ben Herd

Post match thoughts of Citizens boss Marc Weatherstone following the 5-3 home defeat to Basildon United in the FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round.

Show #1527 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily, you trusted source of EV information. It's Sunday 10th July, it's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. BYD SEAL REPORTEDLY TO BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN CHINA ON JULY 18 "Pre-orders for the BYD Seal began on May 20 with a starting price of RMB 212,800 ($31,860) and orders reached 22,637 units within seven hours. Citing unnamed BYD dealer sources, several local media outlets today said the BYD Seal will officially go on sale in China on July 18. The BYD Seal, the second model in the company's Ocean series after the Dolphin, is the first to use BYD's CTB (cell to body) technology, which allows the battery to be integrated into the body. The standard range version of the BYD Seal comes with a 150-kW rear motor and the long-range version with a 230-kW rear motor. Its 4WD performance version has a total front and rear motor power of 390 kW and accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. The Seal is expected to be the most important model in BYD's history, the team said, adding that with reference to Model 3 sales, they expect the model's steady-state monthly sales to exceed 30,000 units." Original Source: https://cnevpost.com/2022/07/09/byd-seal-reportedly-to-be-officially-launched-in-china-on-july-18/ XPENG P7 FIRST DRIVE REVIEW: CHINA'S (BETTER-BUILT) TESLA MODEL S "The latest XPeng P7 is one of three EVs the automaker now has on sale in China, all built on the company's own platforms and featuring its own end-to-end software architecture. The P7 is already being marketed in Norway, and XPeng plans to launch the sedan in Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2023.  The XPeng P7 is built on a bespoke EV platform, known internally as "Edward," that was co-developed with Porsche. It's a conventional skateboard design, with multi-link suspension front and rear and an 80 kWh battery pack between the axles. XPeng claims a range of up to 329 miles on the WLTP test cycle for the RWD Long Range, and a 0-60 mph acceleration time of less than 6.9 seconds. Claimed WLTP range for the 4WD High Performance is up to 292 miles, with a claimed 0-60 mph acceleration time of less than 4.5 seconds.  the XPeng P7 is one of the most impressive new cars we've driven this year. In Norway, the XPeng P7 4WD High Performance costs less than two-thirds the price of a dual-motor Tesla Model S Long Range. In U.S. dollars, using the conversion rate current at the time of writing, that would make it a $53,000 car. EV powertrains are inherently smooth and quiet, and deliver plenty of easy driving torque. There are no pesky calibration issues in terms of driveability or to meet emissions and fuel economy targets. Making a car that's instantly competitive with mainstream rivals from established automakers has never been easier." Original Source: https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/xpeng-p7-first-drive-review/ TESLA MODEL Y REGAINS TITLE OF BEST SELLING SUV IN CHINA IN JUNE "Tesla regained its dominance in the world's largest EV market in June, with sales surging back in China for the Tesla Model Y after being badly affected by the Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown in April and May. According to data published over the weekend by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and reported by CnEVPost, Model Y sales in China reached 52,150 through June, up nearly five fold from the 11,623 models sold in June 2021.  The Tesla Model Y blew away all its competition, with the next closest SUV model the BYD Song, which only sold 31,787 units in June. Looking at the first six months of 2022 in China, SUV sales were led by the BYD Song with 162,573 units sold. The Tesla Model Y was in second place with 133,666, thanks to the closure of its Shanghai gigafactory in April." Original Source: https://thedriven.io/2022/07/12/tesla-model-y-regains-title-of-best-selling-suv-in-china-in-june/ TESLA WANTS TO SHOW POWERWALL OWNERS CAN HELP ERCOT DURING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS " It's hard to believe it's been almost two and a half years since the deadly winter storm that passed through Texas. Since then, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has been under scrutiny from households across the state. ERCOT doesn't allow batteries to send power to the grid unless it has extra energy not used by the owner. Tesla is asking ERCOT for a rule change, and wants its powerwall customers in Texas to take action. According to Tesla's website, it won't leave powerwall owners with less than 20% power to use for their homes.  Tesla is asking powerwall owners to show ERCOT that a virtual power plant, also known as a "powerwall fleet," could help in extreme cases, like during a winter storm or with extra demand during the Texas summer heat." Original Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/07/08/tesla-wants-to-show-powerwall-owners-can-help-ercot-during-extreme-weather-events- NETWORK RAIL ADDS 450 EV CHARGE POINTS AT STATIONS ACROSS THE UK "Network Rail, which owns and operates most of the railway network in the UK, has installed 452 new EV charging points at car parks at railway stations. The company aims to equip ten per cent of its car parking spaces, about 779 bays, by March 2024. The most recent installations include 160 charging points in Reading, 111 in Manchester, 84 in Edinburgh, 56 in Leeds and 41 in Welwyn Garden City. Compleo has delivered the columns marked with green parking bays, and passengers can pay via the APCOA Connect app." Original Source: https://www.electrive.com/2022/07/09/network-rail-adds-450-ev-charge-points-at-stations-across-the-uk/ ELECTRIC VEHICLES 'COULD BE AS CHEAP AS COMBUSTION-ENGINE CARS' WITH THESE TAX BREAKS Australia's electric vehicle (EV) uptake is lagging, but tax experts say they have a "silver bullet solution" that would both drive sales and help increase the supply of cheaper second-hand EVs. Prepared by tax experts from Monash and Griffith universities, the report describes a woeful situation: business fleets (which include both government and company vehicles) account for 40 per cent of light vehicle sales, but almost none of these are EVs. Of the more than 600,000 passenger vehicles and light SUVs sold to business fleets in 2020, only 488 were EVs. If the business could claim the full cost of the EV as a tax deduction (known as "instant asset write-off"), it would save about $11,000 over three years. with the addition of purchase incentives from various states and territories, either as subsidies or rebates on registration, the price gap vanished. In 2001, Norway made EV sales exempt from its equivalent of the GST (which is higher than ours, at 25 per cent). Of the 469,000 organisations in Australia with a fleet of more than two cars, only about 1,000 have more than 250 cars in a fleet." Original Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-07-06/electric-vehicle-uptake-tax-reform-race-for-2030-report/101210180 GOVERNMENT EV CHARGING FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FLEETS AND WORKPLACE Simon Tate, Sales Director at Mer UK: "Reliable and affordable charging infrastructure is key to that transition, and to help meet the growing demand, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has funding available. the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) provides financial support towards the cost of purchasing and installing workplace charge points. The scheme allows for up to £350 per charging socket (maximum of 40 sockets) up to a value of £14,000. To be eligible for the scheme you must be a registered UK business, charity, or public sector organisation; have off-street parking; and own the property or have consent from the landlord to install the charge points. Businesses can also use the WCS to fund the upgrade of charge points older than three years. The funding can't be used for repairs. It must be a new charge point that's installed and the 40 socket limit still applies. As of 1 April 2022, the WCS has funded the installation of 26,424 sockets in workplace car parks and depots since the scheme started in 2016. aunched in April of this year, we have the EV infrastructure grant for staff and fleets. It's aimed at small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and has been designed to help organisations plan for the future demand of low emission vehicles.  SMEs can get up to £850 for each private parking space that the charging infrastructure and charge point is required for. £500 for the supporting electrical work and £350 towards the actual EV charger.  Each grant application can be up to a maximum of £15,000." Original Source: https://transportandenergy.com/2022/07/05/government-ev-charging-funding-available-for-fleets-and-workplace/ QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM QOTW is taking a break for a while. 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Match commentary highlights of the Non League Day meeting of Welwyn Garden City and Wantage Town in Southern League Division One Central plus the post match thoughts of Citizen's Assistant Manager Ricci Crace.

Today I am joined by Sam Webb, Private Client Solicitor from Crane and Staples. Crane & Staples was founded by Dennis Crane and Colin Staples in 1938. They aimed to provide expert legal advice to members of the local community. Over the last eighty years, this has remained the firm's primary objective. They are based in Welwyn Garden City and deal with family law, dispute resolutions, employment law, residential property, wills, trusts and probate. Crane and Staples have sponsored The Best Businesswomen Awards since it began in 2015, having won over 15 awards. As a result, the company is well placed to be part of our judging panel.   {1.35} Who are Crane and Staples? {4.37} Strategy behind Crane and Staples entering awards. {5.53} How awards have strengthened Crane and Staples. {7.25} Thought process around sponsoring awards. {9.10} What judges look for in a winning application. {14.30} What's next for Crane and Staples.     Connect with Debbie at The Business Awards Show Connect with Sam Webb at Crane & Staples Twitter: @craneandstaples LinkedIn: @samwebb Facebook: @craneandstaples Instagram: @cranestaples

Match Commentary Highlights of the meeting between Ware and Welwyn Garden City in Southern League Division One Central plus the post match reaction of Managers Nicky Ironton and Paul Halsey.

Match commentary highlights and the post match thoughts of Citizens boss Nicky Ironton after the 2-2 draw with FC Romania at the Utilita Stadium.

Welwyn Garden City are up to third place in the Southern League Division One Central after a 3-1 victory over Harlow Town at the Utilita Stadium. Match commentary highlights and post match reaction from boss Nicky Ironton

Match commentary highlights of Welwyn Garden City's 5-3 victory over Waltham Abbey in Southern League Division One Central plus the post match thoughts of boss Nicky Ironton.

Suzy Holding & Lisa Harmer of Best Before Cafe and Food Rescue Hub in North Hertfordshire. Both our nonprofit organisations rescue surplus food to ensure no good food goes to waste. Best Before Cafe, run entirely by volunteers, works out of one shop and serves the community in Letchworth Garden City. Food Rescue Hub is an eco-community that has 3 market style pop up outlets at sites in Hitchin, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage. Though the Cafe and the Hub work in different ways, both teams are passionate about environment and people. This brings us together.

Match commentary highlights of Welwyn Garden City's 1-1 draw with Kidlington in Southern League Division One Central and the post match thoughts of Citizens boss Nicky Ironton.

Post match thoughts of boss Nicky Ironton after Welwyn Garden City's FA Trophy run came to an end at Needham Market.

In this episode, we talk to Kate McInnes about the best and worst Britain has to offer in architecture, construction, town planning and megalomania - and how, taken together, it all stands as a monument to the indomitable human spirit. A twisted tourist guide top 5 that breaks the mould and all the rules. Just chat; no facts. Preemptive apologies to any residents of Saltaire, Milton Keynes and Welwyn Garden City.

Commentary highlights from Welwyn Garden City's 2-1 win over Carshalton Athletic in the First Round of the FA Trophy and the post match thoughts of Jon Stevenson.

match commentary highlights of the Southern League Division One Central match between Welwyn Garden City and Ware at the Utilita Stadium plus the post match comments of managers Nicky Ironton and Paul Halsey.Produced by Pete Hill for #90MinutesLive

Match commentary highlights of Welwyn Garden City's 3-1 win at Merstham in the 3rd Quaslifying Round of the FA Trophy plus the post match reaction of boss Nicky Ironton. Produced by Pete Hill for #90MinutesLive

Match commentary highlights of Welwyn Garden City's dramatic penalty shootout win over Hythe Town in the FA Trophy plus the post match thoughts of boss Nicky Ironton.

Commentary highlights of Welwyn Garden City's 1-0 win over Hertford Town in Southern League Division One Central followed by the post match thoughts of the two managers Nicky Ironton & Ben Herd.

Highlights of the FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay at the Utilita Stadium and the post match reaction of Citizens Assistant Manager Ricci Crace.

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: - Jeni on the https://www.highbrowdrivel.com/ Highbrow Drivel podcast. - More astronomy goodness at  https://www.fifthstarlabs.com/ Sky Guide. - The amateur astronomy/dogging connection. - A review of George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky. - Listener emails about the birth of amateur astroimaging & ‘Arecedos’.   The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have: - A hot Jupiter world with a totally transparent atmosphere. - New research suggest the most abundant stars can fuel photosynthesis. - Elliptical galaxies forming new stars hundreds of times faster than our Milky Way. - Citizen scientists creates a 3D map of largely invisible brown dwarf stars. Main News story: - ESA’s CHEOPS satellite looks at a star with exoplanets and finds even more planets in a system that should be able to exist.   The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Perseus with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in February.   Q&A: Are there any other planets in the solar system that could support geostationary communications satellites? From Steve Carter in Welwyn Garden City, UK.   http://www.awesomeastronomy.com   Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

The Discussion: Jeni on the Highbrow Drivel podcast More astronomy goodness at Sky Guide The amateur astronomy/dogging connection A review of George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky Listener emails about the birth of amateur astroimaging & ‘Arecedos’ The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have: A hot Jupiter world with a totally transparent atmosphere New research suggest the most abundant stars can fuel photosynthesis Elliptical galaxies forming new stars hundreds of times faster than our Milky Way Citizen scientists creates a 3D map of largely invisible brown dwarf stars Main News story: @ESA’s #CHEOPS satellite looks at a star with exoplanets and finds even more planets in a system that should be able to exist. The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Perseus with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in February. Q&A: Are there any other planets in the solar system that could support geostationary communications satellites? From Steve Carter in Welwyn Garden City, UK.

Hailing from Welwyn Garden City, Tibasko is a very exciting and up-and-coming duo bringing hard-hitting beats out of Hertfordshire. Having only formed in 2017, the pairing of Andy Bowden and Ken Petalcorin chat to us about their fast and formidable rise, releasing club-bangers in lockdown, and their vital work with #WeMakeEvents.

Match highlights and post match reaction from Welwyn Garden City's 2-1 victory over Burgess Hill Town in the second round of the FA Trophy.

Highlights of the FA Trophy 1st round tie at The Utilita Stadium and the post match reaction of victorious Welwyn Garden City Manager Nicky Ironton.

Stacey's in love! Or in luv, at least. Will she manage to get the shift? Or will Mary Anne leave her in a shallow grave? And will we die of secondhand embarrassment along the way?    Today's agenda includes: ‘80s hunk naming rules; what millionaires eat; the romantic potential and sheer physical danger of the céilí scene; THE MAGIC ROAD IS REAL YOU GUYS; Mary Anne giving the best eulogy ever; dirtbag boys who just want to use you for sandwiches; baffling statement sunglasses; thrilling banana boat accidents; Stacey failing to grasp the basic tenets of postcard writing; the Sea City furry community; some borderline sincere discussion of authorial intent; the podcast gets its worst-ever listener review; the two dangers; why this book needs the Midnight Sun treatment; Company-Keeping of a Serious Nature; happy childhood memories of the Seaside Endoscopy Pavilion; Nicky Pike, pint-size misogynist; Welwyn Garden City's underrated  punk scene; Toby's questionable taste in jokes; cursed mini golf.   Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley on the Free Music Archive. If you like our show, tell a friend, rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and come say hi on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram!

By Davy Crockett During the late 1960s, 100-mile races started to make a comeback both in England and in the United States. Walking 100 miles in under 24 hours became popular in Europe and similar events also started to be held in America, featuring a legendary lumberjack walker from Montana. Racing 100 miles also rose from the ashes. A long-forgotten indoor 24-hour race started up in Los Angeles California where western ultrarunners strived to reach 100 miles on a tiny track, up seven stories, in the busy downtown metropolis. But the most significant 100-mile race of the decade was held in 1969, at Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The race featured many of the greatest ultrarunners of the world at that time who were interested in trying to run 100 miles. It was a fitting way to finish out the 1960s and news of the event would help spawn many other 100-milers in the 1970s. In America it re-opened the sport to distances longer than 50 miles. Race-Walking 100 miles In England during the 1960s, popularity for walking 100 miles using race-walking rules, grew and 145 walkers became British “Centurions” for the first time. In 1911 the Surrey Walking Club established the Brotherhood of Centurions to honor those who walked 100 miles in 24-hours or less. (See episode 58). Many walkers from the Netherlands started to participate as the 1960s walking craze spread across Europe. The Dutch founded their own Centurion club in 1966. Huw Neilson, age 44 of Welwyn Garden City, England, an aircraft worker, was a member of the Woodford Green Athletic Club. He was a very experienced walker who became a centurion back in 1948. In 1955 he walked London to Brighton and back (about 104 miles), establishing the fastest time on the course since the race was reestablished after World War II, with a time of 18:26:27. On October 15, 1960, Neilson beat the all-time world 100-mile walking record, walking around a 440-yard track at Walton-on-Thames. He reached 100 miles in 17:18:50. He then continued on, and in 24 hours reached an amazing 131 miles, breaking a world record that had existed for 52 years. His records are still held to the present-day. Larry O’Neil – America’s Walking Champion Lawrence “Larry” Ernest O’Neil (1907-1981) of Kalispell, Montana, was a lumber industry executive, or “lumberjack.” At a youth he moved from Montana to Pomona, California and attended college in Clairmont. He dabbled in baseball, basketball, swimming and track, but never advanced beyond the level of junior varsity. He was only 120 pounds and was afflicted by tonsillitis which was believed at the time to cause a weakened heart, requiring him to get permission to participate in sports. After graduation from college in 1928, with a degree in economics, O’Neil joined his father’s lumber business in Kalispell and then founded the Forest Products Company, a retail lumber yard in Kalispell. He began training to be a marathon runner, hoping to run at Boston in 1932. However, he injured his Achilles tendon at work and that finished his serious running career. But with his arduous outdoor life in Montana, he stayed very physically fit. Kalispell, Montana In 1964 he attended a National AAU meet held in Kalispell, Montana. It included a 3,000-meter walking race. O’Neil came to watch. He explained, “I looked at the track and field program and saw this 3,000-meter walking event. I didn’t know what it was, but I figured it would be the easiest event of the meet. About that time, there was an announcement over the loudspeaker that two walkers had dropped out.” Walkers were recruited from the stands and O’Neil, age 57, hustled over to enter on a dare. He did well, finishing 4th out of 10 walkers. O’Neil remembered, “I’m sure my form back then might have been declared illegal today. Some judges must have been wearing dark glasses to allow us to finish.” O’Neil discovered that walking long distances were his forte a started seriously competing in 1...

How can big CPGs capture the magic of smaller brands? Small to mid-size brands have a roll-up-your-sleeves, wear multiple hats, and run with a gut instinct ethic. They're scrappy, willing to fail, and passionate about their goals. There used to be a time when these small brands shed blood, sweat and tears and then felt bad when they needed to take on the operation superpowers of a multinational. In a desire to gain new consumers and innovations, these large companies used to swallow up these brands and cost engineered the heart out of them - well because operations efficiency is one of their superpowers. But they’ve learned, and are still learning.In this episode, Janet and I dive deep into the intersection of the innovative entrepreneurial mindset and big CPG operational prowess. Janet shares her insights on what they both can learn from each other on the path to delivering healthy food, beverage, and wellness options to consumers. Listen, learn, and be inspired!In this episode we learn:That large companies and brands are effectively making a difference in the naturals food and beverage industry.What gets in the way of a large organization’s ability to understand the consumer.How larger brands and teams can mimic the entrepreneurial spirit.How to redefine market opportunity and build different infrastructures to support it.At the end of the day, your instincts are stronger than you think.About Janet Lee:Janet Lee is an experienced marketer & innovator who has worked at both big corporates as well as start-ups in the CPG industry. She has had a 13-yr post-MBA marketing career working for brands such as Gatorade and Starbucks.Janet was the Head of Marketing at Sahale Snacks through its acquisition by the J.M. Smucker Company in 2014 and led its evolution from a specialty brand to a national grocery brand. For the past 4 years, Janet has worked as a Marketing Director for PepsiCo Europe, incubating small brands such as Off the Eaten Path and Kevita as Head of Marketing for the Future Brands business unit as well as mentoring external start-ups through the Nutrition Greenhouse program.Janet’s passion is helping small brands scale while protecting what makes them special.In her free time, she is a huge Peloton fan, obsesses about all things food, and is working through 19 seasons of American Ninja Warrior with her husband Charlie and their two sons. Show ResourcesThe J.M. Smucker Company - Get to know the leading consumer packaged goods company behind the iconic food and beverage brands and new favorites that people and pets love. From our passion for crafting the tastes families love, to the values that have inspired us for more than 120 years—we are The J.M. Smucker Company.Sahale - It was back in August 2003, and two best friends were mountain climbing. They had excellent weather, beautiful views and great company. But one thing was missing - wholesome great-tasting snacks. They had no formal experience in the food industry, but that didn't stop them. They went back to their kitchen the very next day and created combinations of nuts, dried fruits and exotic spices. Many were inspired by a personal memory. While others were influenced by a culinary tradition from somewhere around  the world. And so Sahale Snacks® nut mixes sprang into being. Pure ground Madagascar vanilla beans and all.PepsiCo an American multinational food, snack and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. See how we're working to use our global scale to help build a more sustainable food system.Nutrition Greenhouse - a 6-month program where 10 selected companies will be paired with a lead PepsiCo mentor, and the team will be challenged to demonstrate collaboration and measurable progress.Off The Eaten Path - Snacks for the curious. Made with real veggies.Tesco - a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in the world measured by revenues. Episode Sponsor - Retail Voodoo:A creative marketing firm specializing in growing, fixing, and reinventing brands in the food, beverage, wellness, and fitness industry. If your natural brand is in need of positioning, package design, or marketing activation, we’re here to help. You can find more information at www.retail-voodoo.com 

Guests interviewed all week on the breakfast show. Today we speak to Sophie from SOFIT and also to the chairman of Welwyn Garden City which is celebrating its 100th Birthday.

Guests interviewed all week on the breakfast show. Today we speak to Sophie from SOFIT and also to the chairman of Welwyn Garden City which is celebrating its 100th Birthday.

David Temple, Musical Director of the Hertfordshire Chorus tells Jill Burridge about recent and imminent performances in St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Gateshead, Coventry and Wroclaw - with music that includes Handel's 'Messiah' (15 February 2020 in St Albans Cathedral), Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' (2019 in St Albans Cathedral), 'Porgy & Bess' (Wroclaw, Poland - September 2019), [...]

David Temple, Musical Director of the Hertfordshire Chorus tells Jill Burridge about recent and imminent performances in St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Gateshead, Coventry and Wroclaw - with music that includes Handel's 'Messiah' (15 February 2020 in St Albans Cathedral), Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' (2019 in St Albans Cathedral), 'Porgy & Bess' (Wroclaw, Poland - September 2019), [...]

Ben from Westward Ho! brings you the latest interviews and live performances from The Two Willows in Welwyn Garden City. This month includes Andy Knox, The West View, Aiden Dale, Gareth Rhys, Rafael Monteiro and Kasper and the Swamp Dogs.

Ben from Westward Ho! brings you the latest interviews and live performances from The Two Willows in Welwyn Garden City. This month includes Andrea Wilde, WIINK, Paul Taylor, Sophie Andrews and Jenyo

Ben from Westward Ho! brings you the latest interviews and live performances from The Two Willows in Welwyn Garden City. This month includes Rafael Monterio, Pat Crilly and Paul Hilder, Lost Rivers, Waka Canoe, Kelvin Davies, Lee Russell and Gary Jones.

In episode 60 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering photography and its relationship with the creative arts, the importance of knowing and breaking rules and Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue.  Plus this week photographer Chris Floyd takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Chris Floyd is a British photographer born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. He started taking photographs when he was 14 and moved to London in 1990 to pursue a career in photography having completed a BTec Photography course. As a young photographer, he took photographs of The Orb, which appeared in the music magazine Select. In 1994, he started working for Loaded magazine as well as The Face and Dazed & Confused as his photography began to become strongly associated with the era of 'Britpop'. He is known chiefly for his celebrity portraiture and reportage, although he also works creating short films. His photographic work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, American and British Esquire, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Harpers Bazaar, GQ, Wallpaper* and The Guardian Weekend magazine. He was selected for the National Portrait Gallery, London Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize in 2008 and 2013. In 2011, he exhibited and self-published his series of 140 portraits of Twitter users, One Hundred and Forty Characters. Chris has also photographed advertising campaigns for international brands such as Apple, British Airways, Sony and Philips. As a director he has produced moving image work for Avis, Anthropologie, Mr Porter, Space NK, Topshop, UBS, The Smithsonian and a Christmas TV campaign for Debenhams. www.chrisfloyd.com Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019. He is currently work on his next documentary film project Woke Up This Morning: The Rock n' Roll Thunder of Ray Lowry. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay can now be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU&t=3915s. © Grant Scott 2019

This edition of Careers in Your Ears, the podcast for researchers at King’s College London, is hosted by Kate Murray, Careers Consultant for Researchers and Deputy Head of King’s Careers & Employability. Kate was on site at Roche, the pharmaceutical company, at their Welwyn Garden City site, and talked with Dr Max Bourgognon, a former post-doc at King’s and now Insights Manager; and his colleagues Dr Jessica O’Neill, Franchise Insights Lead, Neuroscience; Dr Claire Gibson, Franchise Insights Lead, Rare Diseases; and Dr Chiara Marchetti, Insights Manager. The four talked about their decision-making in moving away from academia and give valuable tips and advice on navigating the post-PhD and post-doc period.

Ben from Westward Ho! brings you the latest interviews and live performances from The Two Willows in Welwyn Garden City. This month includes Ben himself, The West View, The Papersnakes, Meg Gregory, Blake Baker, Ron Atkinson and Daisy Keeble.

In this weeks episode we experience a fire in Welwyn Garden City and talk about launching a game of cards against humanity. Our sponsors for this episode: Parallels - https://partner.explicitminutes.com/parallels

Ben from Westward Ho! brings you the latest interviews and live performances from The Two Willows in Welwyn Garden City. This month includes Ben himself, Jason King, Ravi Amruth, Rafael Monteiro, Ash fields, Natasha Strange and Jay Hollis.

Dave Anderson and Swampy join Tim Fuell in this bumper episode focusing on the precarious and often thankless task of being a football manager. The guys discuss Billericay Town hunting for their third manager of the season after parting ways with Dean Brennan before talking to Dean Barker the new manager at Welwyn Garden City FC who inherited just three players but notched a creditable 1-1 draw in his opening game, just minutes after many of the team had first met each other. Peter Beadle is back on the show, months after his departure from Hereford FC but still in the hunt for a new job. The guys discuss the highlights and lowlights of being a manager and why the buzz is still there. Matt Badcock wraps up the show with news on Ramsbottom's FA Trophy Replay win over Weymouth, how the Metropolitan Police are thriving after switching from the Isthmian into the Southern League this season and news that the FA are to introduce sin-bins across the game at Step 7 and below from next season.

Copywriting with Martin Booth Copywriting is second nature to Martin Booth. He learnt his trade as a journalist. Now he runs Leboo Media in Kingston, south west London. A Career in Sports Journalism Martin's background is in journalism. Particularly, sports journalism. He spent more than 20 years on the staff of various national newspaper titles on the sports pages. He worked for the Daily Express, Sunday Mirror and News of the World (when it closed down in 2011). After that, Martin moved into the betting industry both in business and consumer markets. After his contract with that industry expired he just knew he should be doing words. The Go-to Copywriter When someone around him in his various job postings wanted something doing with copywriting or words (LinkedIn profile, a strategy for horse-racing, etc) Martin was the person they turned to. He realised this was his sweet-spot. 18 months ago, he started networking around his home in Kingston, SW London, and picked up several contracts. He went from there. What sort of material does he write? You name it, Martin will write it. "I keep hearing I'm supposed to find a niche and specialise." He writes: webpages blogs case studies emails articles white papers annual reports brochures leaflets big documents audio scripts video scripts plus a lot of proof reading! Who are his copywriting clients? Nor does he work for any particular sector of clients. Recently, he has written for: charities carpet cleaners bike makers garden suppliers solicitors planners data security specialists someone who makes mayonnaise property experts mortgage providers At this stage in his businesses development, he is happy to say, "come one, come all". His niche is words. What has mayonnaise got in common with journalism? http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mayonnaise.mp4   LISTEN - your initial briefing Who is your audience? Who are you trying to get this over to? Shorthand Martin One icebreaker Martin deploys is shorthand... Listen to the story and re-produce it faithfully (hence shorthand) for the client in a commercial context. from wsj.com LeBoo Media - it's French isn't it? http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/LeBoo-french.mp4   When a client says their audience is 'anyone really', who must delve deeper to help them. is it people in a particular area? age group? demographic? Then you can write for the audience. So the message is phrased and targeted to the right people. It is always better to absorb feedback from customers' clients. Speak to happy customers and adopt that as part of the copy. This message: I needed this The company provided that Therefore I'd recommend them The Manchester United Transfer Story - promote the headline grabbing story that will attract readers. Martin wrote a book last week 10,000 words, loads of illustration, for the centenary of a design company. He loved it. The research. Listening to people who have worked there. He enjoys getting the tone of voice. So Martin is a ghostwriter in waiting. The designer in question designed Welwyn Garden City? [a cemetery with light?] Copywriting versus Journalism So much comes down to clients. It's about establishing trust. Client: leverage their satisfaction. What fails has Martin observed? how often do you go on a website and YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY DO and the benefit they bring to you. absolutely critical we are, we do - rare do they use YOU heres how we are positioned to solve your problem Martin would love it if everybody used the word YOU. LeBoo - Getting the Message Across The first word on his website is You've... Focus on benefits All his networking group sell 'peace of mind'. Mortgage, IT support, copywriting = peace of mind. Ease that burden.

Phil Richards talks to Peter Boulton about the Welwyn Garden City Male Choir.

Laura’s first job was with the prestigious British supermarket Sainsburys. She tried to make friends with her co-workers (for she had few at school), but since most of them were into So-Solid-Crew and Arsenal she found that she had more in common with the numerous bottles of condiments and tinned non-perishables that she was stacking. From there she left her half-cockney/half-posh conservative town of Welwyn Garden City to seek music, arts and literature in the industrial city of Manchester. There she joined the Manchester University Creative Writing Society who brought out an anthology called ‘Tiny Minds’. There are not many copies of this book in circulation, but literature archaeologists believe that there is one copy in her parent’s garage, despite Mr and Mrs Fisher being unable to locate it. Laura then went on to live in Sheffield briefly and after she went Bristol for a duration, giving her an accent that is difficult to pin down and changeable depending on what mood she’s in. In Bristol she dedicated herself to a civic job unrelated to poetry where she joined a big, nation-wide team that served every member of the British public. The skills acquired in this role are appreciated on a global scale and this led Laura to the city of Melbourne. Alone and far away from home, Laura missed her many English friends. She thought particularly of the condiments and non-perishables from her long ago first job and their struggle to get from the storeroom onto the shelves. She started writing poems to tell their stories. Laura has also been inspired by nature, the universe, the perspectives of animals and the difficulties that arise when animals choose to poo in places that are inconvenient to humans. She is also working on her novel ‘Autumnal Equinox’ which combines Celtic folklore with contemporary characters struggling in a grossly unequal, class dominated society.

A remote podcast this week as we're all too lazy (or outright unwilling) to travel to Welwyn Garden City. But we're joined by Seb and Laura this week for chats about Fabulous Beasts, Tom Clancys The Division and the usual nonsense. Includes the fabulous background soundtrack 'Seb's flat mate doing washing up'. How can you miss it!

Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Reconstructing Nightbreed To coincide with its tour of America, in a panel discussion recorded in Welwyn Garden City, actors Simon Bamford (Ohnaka) and Nick Vince (Kinski) plus restoration producer Russell Cherrington and restoration editor Jimmy Johnson discuss the reconstruction of the director’s cut of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, which is being presented […]

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche's expansion in the UK in the early 20th century.