The Community Show

Bringing you up to date with all the local news from The 10Parishes.

This week’s show presented by Pauline Homeshaw & Andrew Norris

The Best of the 2025 Community Show

Repeats Monday 4pm, Tuesday 10am and Wednesday 5am

RussiaRussia’s invasion of UkraineUkraine is still fierce after 3 years and today we speak to Marta Shokalo, BBC Ukraine’s Head of Service who is based in Warsaw.  Marta will tell listeners how she sees the situation now, with the political world turned upside down and a war weary population but who are determined to decide their own independence. (Broadcast on 28^th February)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still fierce after 3 years and today we speak to Marta Shokalo, BBC Ukraine’s Head of Service who is based in Warsaw.  Marta will tell listeners how she sees the situation now, with the political world turned upside down and a war weary population but who are determined to decide their own independence. (Broadcast on 28^th February)

Claire Wilkinson rides Exmoor.    Last weekend, Claire rode Fly her ex thoroughbred horse accompanied by George, a gipsy cob, all the way to Dunkery Beacon and back over three days all to raise funds for the Wiveliscombe Branch of the Royal British Legion.  Claire talks about the journey, the people and creatures she met along the way and how she and her “boys” fared.    (Broadcast on 15^th August)

There’s a new gin on the block!  Dryad Gin, made on the Quantock Hills, is Becky Wright’s latest venture and today she talks about her gin journey, using local ingredients. Her Dryad Yule has topped the spiced gin     category in The Gin Guide Awards 2025 and we hear what Becky plans for the future. (Broadcast on 20^th June)

Local girl Katharine Amphlett is off to start Officer Training at Sandhurst Military Academy in May and today Katharine talks about her excitement at this new direction in her career and what she hopes to plan for the future. (Broadcast on 14^th March).

The Community Show