A lasting legacy

Posted on July 12, 2015 by deansdiva

For many people, the name Sam White conjures up one image in particular – summer 2012 and the Olympic torch borne aloft through the streets of Newark by someone wearing the biggest smile you’ve ever seen…

Diagnosed with a grade 4 cancerous brain tumour in March 2009, when he was just 12 years old, Sam was an amazing young man who touched the hearts and lives of everyone he met with that fabulous smile.

On Saturday, the Girls Around Town will be talking to Sam’s mother Pam White, who will share the story of how he overcame the devastating effects of a massive bleed on his brain when the tumour imploded.

How, during his long journey to recovery, he took on another challenge, to raise awareness of brain tumours in children and young people.

And how, after he sadly died peacefully as a result of an infection in September 2013, Sam’s legacy lives on…

Join June and Sue (Tina‘s taking a break this weekend) on 107.8FM or listen online from 10am to 1pm…

Mum’s the word

Posted on July 5, 2015 by deansdiva

We all have a mother. Some, but not all of us, are mothers.

Tune in on Saturday and by the end of the show your understanding of ‘mothering’ may be totally changed…

Jackie Walker founded The Mothering Revolution earlier this year. She’ll be joining June, Tina and Sue this week to explain what it’s all about and why you don’t have to be a mother to join this growing community of women who value gratitude, acceptance and responsibility.

She’ll also be talking about her decision to become a nomad, having recently taken the brave step of being ‘of no fixed abode’ for at least the next six months. Find out what it’s been like for her so far, living out of a suitcase…

Jackie will be in the studio shortly after 11am but don’t wait till then to tune in. In the first hour, the girls will be chatting to Judith Allnatt, one of the authors featured at the Books in the Castle festival next month, about her Writers’ Workshops and her new book The Silk Factory.

All this and more from 10am till 1pm on 107.8FM or online with the Girls Around Town…

Are books your bag?

Posted on June 30, 2015 by deansdiva

It’s all about books on Saturday’s show, as the Girls Around Town chat to Paul Trickett about a brand new festival coming to the Castle this summer.

On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August, Newark will be home to the first Books in the Castle event, with a host of authors coming to town to discuss their work.

Saturday 8 August is Ladies Day – over the next few weeks June, Tina and Sue will be talking to some of the female authors lined up and then reporting live from the Castle on the day.

Whatever your age or literary leanings, there’ll be something for you at the festival – tune in this Saturday from 10am to 1pm or listen online as Paul gives us a taste of what’s in store.

And watch this space for news of some of the writers who’ll be featured on the show during July…

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