Podcast feedCamden Newscast June 2014
In this months Newscast, Sarah O’Brien gets views from Islington Council and The Mount Pleasant Association about the Royal Mail Group’s development proposal for the Mount Pleasant sorting office site. So far councils and local community groups object to this proposal but Mayor Johnson has taken it out of their hands and is due to make a decision at the end of July, public consultation ends on the 27th June.
Freddy Chick talks to residents of the Regents Park Estate about the loss of 168 council homes and businesses in Drummond Street, who are all set to lose their properties to make way for HS2.
Ann Carroll talks to Colin Blunstone from the 60’s band the Zombies, about his solo work, touring fifty years after you started and further albums with the Zombies.
Presented: Sarah O’Brien
Reporting: Freddy Chick, Sarah O’Brien & Ann Carroll
Edited: Sarah O’Brien
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What's on at Maiden Lane Community Centre
ESOL and Sewing Classing, Tumbling and Trampoline; Street Dance and Music Studio; Pre Shool and Under 2s Play and Learning Drop In; Shed Project and Community Radio. Inquiries to 020 7269 9586 or email info@maidenlanecommunitycentre.org or visit the website.
Read by: Joe Hughes and DJ Rudeboy P. Tosh
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Whats on from 15th June 2014
‘Humouring Joyce’ at the London Irish Centre on Sunday 15th June – Bloomsday Eve, 8pm, tickets £7, further info. 020 7916 2222; The Camden Crawl is coming up next weekend – 25 stages, club nights and Fringe events. Tickets £45 & £27; Pre crawl Free show from Andrew Crowley at Union Chapel, 12 noon-2pm Saturday; Tabletop Sale at Camden Square Playcentre – to book a stall, call Paula on 020 7485 6827; ‘In Cahoots’ and ‘Tina Turner Tea Lady’ do comedy on Thursday night at the Camden Head – 020 7485 4019. Free entry exhibition ‘A Special Arrow Was Shot in the Neck’ which is guest curated by Curators Natasha Ginwala and Vivian Ziherl and is showing at the David Roberts Art Foundation. – call 020 7383 3004
Read by: Daniel Mears, Freddy Chick,Marian Larragy & Tanya Geddes
Script: Sarah O’Brien
Recording: Freddy Chick
Editing: Marian Larragy
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Camden Newscast April 2014
Freddy Chick interviews Cantelowes Ward Councillor Angela Mason about her role and what it involves. How local politics can influence local residents lives, the importance of participating in local politics and about the nature of the job itself. Freddy also got the chance to attend Camden People’s Theatre’s annual fringe theatre festival ‘Sprint’, where he interacts with performance artists and brings the show to listeners ears. He talks to artistic director Brian Logan from the organisation, who explains what they do.
Features by:
Freddy Chick
Presented and edited by: Sarah O’Brien
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Whats on in Camden - week beginning 4th May
Creative writing for children and Computer class for adults both run at St Pancras Library this week; Creative writing class for Irish women, weekly at West Hampstead Women’s Centre.
Read by: Ann Carroll, Carmen Diaz. & Freddy Chick
Recording: Stephanie Delestienne & Freddy Chick
Script: Ann Carroll
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