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What really gets your goat?

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If you’re anything like June, at least once a week you’re probably pretty irritated by something you’ve seen, read or heard and you’re having a good old moan about it, either privately or publicly.

Well, here’s your chance to get it off your chest on Girls Around Town!

Starting in a couple of weeks’ time, June will be sharing some of her own bugbears on the show…

And inviting guests and listeners to do the same in a brand new regular spot called Let’s get ready to grumble!

Forget all the obvious ones at the moment – rising energy prices, the current cost of petrol, delayed or cancelled flights and the like – she’ll be looking for suggestions a bit more quirky or comical to add a little extra lightheartedness to Sunday mornings.

Details of how to have your say about what it is that gets your goat will be on the Girls Around Town Facebook and Instagram pages shortly – keep an eye out for the posts, make sure you get in touch to tell June about your grumbles…

And don’t forget to Put On Your Sunday Best between 10am and 12 noon every weekend to hear some of the best ones being shared!

Newark’s first ever female mace-bearer shares her story

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Do you know what a mace is? And just what it is a mace-bearer does?

Here in the UK they both date back to the Middle Ages when, according to Wikipedia, maces “began as lethal weapons of medieval knights in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales”.

Obviously they aren’t used for that these days but they’re often an important part of ceremonial events in cities and towns across the country, including right here in Newark…

And Nicky Bosworth, who until earlier this year regularly walked in front of the Town Mayor carrying the Newark mace, will be in the studio with June in the second hour of Girls Around Town next Sunday to share her story.

Search ‘mace-bearers’ online and you’ll see it’s becoming increasingly common for women to hold the title these days but Nicky has the honour of being the first – and so far the only – female mace-bearer in Newark.

And, even more amazingly, she was the town’s longest-serving one ever, having carried out the role for more than 20 years!

Make sure you Put On Your Sunday Best from just after 11am next weekend by tuning in to 107.8FM or listening on the apps, on Alexa or online to hear Nicky explain how and why she took on that role, sharing details of some of the ceremonies she’s been involved in since she first stepped out, mace in hand…

Including the one that saw her making an unexpected comeback just a couple of months ago!

From fashion to funerals revisited

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Hard to believe it’s been almost two years since Mandy Moran first joined June on air to talk about her plans for a major career change…

But after a brief encounter while out shopping recently, followed by a more leisurely coffee catch up a few days later. the two of them are back together again for this week’s Girls Around Town!

Mandy will be live in the studio during the second hour of the show, reminding listeners what inspired her to make the switch from fashion to funerals in late 2020 and sharing the story of her journey from one to the other.

It’s a journey that’s taken her through lockdowns and restrictions but now that’s all a thing of the past she’s looking forward to continuing to build her business as a civil celebrant, guiding clients through the planning of funerals, weddings and naming ceremonies before going on to write and perform them for families and friends with love and respect.

Don’t forget to Put On Your Sunday Best on 107.8FM, on the apps, on Alexa or online from just after 11am this weekend for this latest catch up with Mandy…

Living just a few minutes’ walk away from the Radio Newark studio, she’s bound to be bang on time so make sure you are too!!