Podcast feedCamden Newscast, January 2014
Louise Morris returns with her second international news bulletin reporting on Spain’s recent proposal to further change abortion laws and Latin America’s restrictive abortion laws. On Uganda’s homosexuality bill changes, as well as Russian Feminist protest group Pussy Riot’s recent release.
Camden is set to be one of the boroughs that is severely impacted by the HS2 high speed railway proposals, over 200 homes and the iconic Camden Lock bridge are under direct threat of demolition. Freddy Chick talks to Councillor Phil Jones and Martin Sheppard from the Pan-Camden HS2 Alliance about the impact to Camden’s residents and businesses.
WAC Arts celebrated their 35th birthday on the 8th December 2013 Lillie Almond went along to the celebrations and spoke to WAC Arts CEO Celia Greenwood and former students, including Ms Dynamite. Alumni of WAC include actresses Marianne Jean-Baptist, Sophie Okenedo, Musician Courtney Pine and of course Ms Dynamite.
Features Editor & Presenter: Sarah O’Brien
Features by: Louise Morris, Freddy Chick and Lillie Almond
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What's on in Camden Saturday 21st - Saturday 28th
This week in what’s on in Camden the team bring you some fun thing to do and see during the next seven days.
Highlights include: art, music, dance, entertainment, poetry, comedy and a community event for Camden residents.
Edited by Darryl McKay
Researched by Darryl McKay, Laurie Bolger, Jayson Mansaray and Denise O’Connor
Read by Laurie Bolger, Lucy Waterhouse, Cina Aissa, Marian Larragy, Darryl McKay, Jayson Mansaray, Denise O’Connor and Ann Carroll
- Delilah, Dynamite and Liam Bailey at Koko
- The Camden Comedy Showcase at the Etcetera Theatre
- A meeting of lines exhibition at Lauderdale house
- Professor Vanessa Wonder show at the Roundhouse
- Home swap workshop at Camden Library
- Dwele at the Camden Jazz Café
- The Lost objects of Childhood at Freud Museum
- Express excess at the Enterprise
- The word house at The Gallery Café
- Connect with Sadler’s Wells
- The Palestine film festival at The Barbican
- Back to Camden Community Radio
- follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter
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Weekend Arts College fights closure
Weekend Arts College, the performing arts centre in Camden that trained Ms Dynamite, Dappy from N-Dubz, Sophie Okenedo and Marianne Jean-Baptiste learnt in March that they are to lose their £103,000 grant from the Arts Council. CCRadio’s Harriet Bird went along to visit the children, parents and teachers who use and love WAC to hear how they’re reacting to the news. She also spoke to the centre’s Director, Celia Greenwood, to hear how they’re going to tackle it.
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