In case you missed it earlier this month…
Here’s another chance to hear what Ginnette and Kayleigh had to say when they joined June live in the studio to share details of the work done by The Hygiene Bank for those in need living in and around Newark.
Are you a keen amateur photographer, looking to hone your skills?
Or someone who’d like a little bit of help finding out how to turn those snaps you take into perfect pics?
Either way, if you don’t already know about one long-established group that meets regularly here in Newark, you need to make sure you’re listening in to this week’s Girls Around Town…
When June will be chatting live on air to Rose King, the current president of that group, in the second hour of the show.
Originally known as Newark Photographic Society when it was first set up back in 1938, it’s now the Newark & District Photographic Society and its aim is to spotlight the very best in local amateur photography.
The group meets every Monday evening from 7.30pm to 10pm between September and April over at Newark Showground‘s Sheldon Suite, when guest speakers talk about their own photographic techniques and experiences and members receive constructive criticism of their work.
Rose will have news of some of those upcoming meetings, open to members, prospective members and non-members interested in a single event, and she’ll be talking too about her own photographs as well as the numerous posts she’s held since first joining the group before becoming its current president!
Don’t forget to Put On Your Sunday Best this weekend by listening live on 107.8FM, on the free Radio Newark apps, on Alexa or online from just after 11.10am to hear what Rose has to say…
And if you’ve got a Newark-related photograph of your own you’d like to share, why not head over to the Girls Around Town Facebook page to add it to the comments on the post about this Sunday’s chat, which you’ll find at the very top there?
For the first time in a long time, not one but two guests in the studio with June this weekend…
When Ginette Smith and and her daughter Kayleigh Hardy join forces to talk about a recently-launched local project that’s part of a national charity called The Hygiene Bank.
The charity’s belief is simple – basic hygiene is not a privilege – and its vision is to ensure that one day everyone living in the UK will have access to essential hygiene products.
It’s just a few weeks since the launch of the Newark Hygiene Bank and in the second hour of the show Ginnette will be explaining why and how she became its co-ordinator, as well as how local businesses and residents can help it achieve its aims.
“The UK is facing the biggest drop in living standards since the 1950s and as the cost of living reaches record levels, many people across the country are finding themselves caught between being able to heat their homes, pay the rent, buy food or keep clean,” she says.
“As a result, increasing numbers of households are now exposed to hygiene poverty and are left without access to essentials such as nappies, toothpaste and period products.
“Our aim is to help them overcome this problem and to do so we’re looking to house donation boxes in local stores or pick up such items from them so that those in need can collect the products from Beaumont Walk Community Centre on Strawberry Hall Lane in Newark.”
Make sure you tune in to 107.8FM or listen on the apps, on Alexa or online from just after 11am to find out more from Ginnette and Kayleigh…
And in the meantime, if you’re a local business owner able to house a collection box or donate hygiene products, you can get in touch with Ginnette by email here.
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