Category Archives: On The Show

Talking to a national treasure

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Skirting the edge of ‘national treasure’ status, one of the most outspoken politicians of our time takes a short break from her first ever national tour to join the Girls Around Town in the studio this weekend.

Entertaining, enlightening and as controversial as you would expect, Margaret Thatcher and Craig Revel Horwood collide in Strictly Ann : An Evening with Ann Widdecombe as she lifts the lid on life in Westminster and shares a bit of backstage gossip from some of the nation’s best-loved programmes including Strictly Come Dancing, Have I Got News For You and Celebrity Big Brother.

Ann will be chatting to Rosalyn about the show, which can be seen at Newark Palace Theatre this Friday, and explaining how first and foremost it’s a night of comedy.

“I don’t want people to think that it’s some kind of party political broadcast,” she says. “Ever since I signed up to do Strictly Come Dancing, I’ve discovered just how much I like making people laugh.”

Tune in or listen online between 10am and 11am for a peek behind the scenes of the corridors of power, panto and the world of reality TV.

And find out how stepping down as an MP in 2010 has set Ann’s life on an entirely different course which she’s been enjoying ever since…

Gardener’s question time

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No, that’s not an error in the headline – if there’s one thing June is very picky about, it’s putting her apostrophes in the right place!!

The gardener in question – and being questioned on next Sunday‘s show – is Andy Tudbury, joining the Girls Around Town in the studio with a report on the first Belvoir Flower and Garden Festival last summer.

And, more importantly, with the latest news of this year’s festival in the stunning setting of Belvoir Castle on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July…

Landscape gardener Andy will be chatting to June and Rachel about some of the highlights of 2018, sharing some of the feedback from exhibitors and visitors to the show and describing how, with the help of a team of experts, he’s aiming make the next one even better.

Tune in or listen online in the second hour of next week’s show to find out what’s in store for July, how and where to book tickets and how, if you get in quick, you’ll be able to take advantage of an Early Bird offer which will be announced soon.

It’s in the bag

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Did you know that over 31,000 children in England are taken into foster care every year?

Or that nearly 300 of them live in Nottingham – that’s one child entering foster care in Nottingham alone every 32 hours?

As a foster carer who accepts emergency placements, Nicola Barber understands only too well how arriving in an unfamiliar environment, often with few if any possessions, can affect a child’s pride, self esteem, dignity and confidence.

And it’s that understanding which inspired her to find a way to make a difference to some of the city’s most vulnerable…

Primary teacher, parent and taekwondo instructor Nicola joins the Girls Around Town in the studio this weekend to explain how, with the help of family and friends, she set out to do just that through the charity My Bag.

To help foster children have a more positive experience, My Bag provides a holdall filled with a variety of items they can call their own for as long as they wish to and take with them should they move.

“We want children in foster care to feel like children and we believe this is an important first step in doing so,” says Nicola. “Hopefully it will give them some self esteem and confidence and go some way towards helping them feel like they belong.”

Tune in or listen online between 10am and 12 noon on Sunday to find out just how the system works and what goes into each My Bag holdall.

And how you could help Nicola and her fellow trustees continue to make a difference for these children at a difficult time in their lives…