The Community Show – repeat

The Summer Solstice begins on Sunday 21^st June

Wivey Music Day is happening again on Saturday 27^th June from 9am – 9pm.  Today, organiser Tom Morrell and musician Paul Tam talk about this wonderful event, featuring 24 groups and music makers for a whole day and all to raise funds for the St Andrew’s Organ Fund.

“Suzie Grogan’s Talking Books” Suzie Grogan ‘This month, Suzie welcomes Chrissie Parker as her guest. Chrissie has followed up her bestselling novel, Among the Olive Groves, with its sequel, A Night of Thunder.  Join us for chats about Greek island inspiration, juggling research tasks and writing fiction v non-fiction.
First broadcast 20^th June 2025

The Somerset Wildlife Trust has just launched its “Big Count” asking us all to see what creatures we can  spot in our gardens. From 18^th – 27^th June, note what birds, reptiles and animals you see and let the Trust know.  This is Citizen Science!
First broadcast 29^th May 2026

Jacqui Budd, Patron of St Giles Animal Sanctuary, today tells listeners about Monica,  a friendly female Staffordshire Bull Terrier who is looking for that special home

The world’s most remote marathon has been announced on the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, where Napoleon was sent for exile. The      volcanic island, located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, is home to around 3,500 residents and lies more than 1,200 miles from Africa.  Today, we speak to Head of Tourism at St Helena, Jonathan Passaportis, to discuss what living on this fascinating island is like, and how people can visit or run in the world’s most isolated marathon next February.

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