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Coming soon to a radio near you…

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gat logo pink backgroundAt last, the news you’ve all been waiting for – the girls will be back in town next month!

June, Tina and Sue will be in the studio from 10am to 1pm on Saturday 2 May, bringing you the first Girls Around Town just two hours after Radio Newark returns to the airwaves on its new full time frequency.

And with shows to plan for at least five years (!), they’re already busy lining up guests for the next few months. Expect to hear some familiar voices and plenty of new ones, discussing everything from handbags to health, food to flowers and much, much more…

Watch this space for details of each upcoming show but in the meantime, here’s a taste of some of the guests already confirmed for May…

  • Cassandra Jameson (aka The Flour Fairy) talking about The Big Newark Bake Off
  • Paul Taylor with hints and tips for glorious garden this summer
  • Lisa Holloway and Katharine Maxey on the best seasonal produce – and recipes to make the most of it

Radio Newark NEW logo black with frequency 107FM and websiteJoin the Girls Around Town between 10am and 1pm every Saturday from 2 May – you’ll find them on 107.8FM or online here…

In the spirit of things

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mind body spirit posterLooking for something a little different to do this weekend? Try this for size: the Mind, Body and Spirit Show at Fernwood Village Hall on Sunday 25 January…

Browse among stalls offering everything from candles to coffee bean readers, reiki to runes and much, much more. And while you do it, you’ll be contributing to a fund-raising effort to help 14 year-old Mia Jarvis take part in her World Challenge in Africa next year.

Sunday’s show is the first in a series of events planned for 2015, aimed at helping to raise the £4,000 Mia needs in order to spend a month in Zambia and Botswana working on long-term projects for communities there.

You can follow Mia’s progress towards the challenge on her Facebook page and meet her in person on Sunday – rumour has it she’ll be lending a hand behind the tea bar!

The Mind, Body and Spirit Show is open from 10am to 4pm, you’ll find the village hall on Ruby’s Way in Fernwood and admission is just £4 with all proceeds going to help fund Mia’s challenge.

These girls can – can you?

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This_Girl_Can_Logo_PMS_248We’re loving the ad promoting This Girl Can, the national Sport England campaign celebrating active women who are doing their thing no matter how well they do it – and letting nothing (not even sweat!) stand in their way.

Designed to inspire women to wiggle, jiggle, move and prove that judgement is a barrier that can be overcome, the initiative has been gathering support from individuals and clubs across the country and beyond since the ad first appeared on TV a few days ago.

good things come 2It’s aimed at encouraging women of all ages and abilities, shapes and sizes into sport or exercise, showcasing ‘real’ women to demonstrate that, although fear of judgement is stopping many of us from taking part in exercise, it really doesn’t have to.

And with “Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox” and “I kick balls, deal with it” among the hard-hitting lines used, the campaign certainly doesn’t pull any punches(!) in its approach…

you don't have to go fastDefinitely an initiative and a topic the Girls Around Town will be exploring on the show when we’re back on air – well, what else would you expect when one of us is the updisputed Deadlift Queen of a leading Newark gym?!

And we’ll be inviting you to contribute to the discussion by sharing your own stories on air and on our Facebook page, so watch this space.

In the meantime, you can find out more about This Girl Can and how to get involved here.

If you haven’t already seen the ad, take a look now – it’s guaranteed to make you giggle. And if it doesn’t inspire you to wiggle, jiggle and ‘get your freak on’, then nothing will!