Radio Barnsley: News & Announcements
Licence Bid Update ...
Sadly Radio Barnsley has just heard that is second bid for a community radio licence for Barnsley has failed.
This would have been an ideal opportunity for the folks of Barnsley to access the air waves and be provided with news from within the communities that make up our great town.
We are as yet uncertain why this bid failed after the wonderful help given by the team at Barnsley Development Agency and Community Media Solutions from Sheffield. One can only think that we did not do enough.
In January our team of committed volunteers will meet and see what the crystal ball holds for us.
It is a sad time when funding within our communities is coming to an end, work done by so many to be left unfinished, projects that need to be continued to help develop our area and bring hope to the people of the Town.
Many thanks to those who gave us support during the last seven months and written support for our licence bid.
We can only hope that 2008 brings forth new ideas and plans to be able to deliver a service where Barnsley people can get invovled.....
Goodbye to Jac
It is with regret that we have to announce the sad loss of one of Radio Barnsley's long standing members, Jac Hannaford who passed away on Saturday 7 April.
Jac started with Radio Barnsley back in 1965 in it's hospital radio days and during his years with the club held the titles of Studio Manager, Treasurer, and during the last 15 years, Chairman.
Jac was a well know name in the Folk circuit of Yorkshire and provided a Thursday night Folk show both on hospital radio and from 1995 Community Radio to the area of Barnsley. The folk show ended each show with the song: The Parting Glass. His most famous quiz on his weekend show will always be reminded with the tag line of 'Where am I' A quiz that sent Barnsley folk barmey, trying to guess which part of Barnsley he was describing.
In his working life Jac was a well respected Physics Teacher at Minsthorpe High. He suffered a short fight with Cancer after Christmas and leaves a wife, Sharon and stepson Henry, along with his mum, Doreen.
Our thoughts and love go to the three of them at this sad time. Radio Barnsley is better for having him and guiding it through troubled times. He will be sadly missed by all.
Dave Richardson
Awards for All & Ofcom Application
Our last broadcast in October to November last year was again a huge success. Seventeen hundred phone calls during the 28 days welcoming Radio Barnsley back and again taking part in the broadcast. Along with this we received e-mails from around the globe from those who listened on line, our first attempt at this. Its surprising how many wish to keep links with their own town! In addition 28 organisations were able to access the programming time to promote their services.
People of Barnsley also wanted to get their hands on the now famous, Bubble Radio, a prize we offered on all our quizzes. At the end of the broadcast Asda, Morrison's and Tesco provided us with delights to round it all off.
All this was possible from a grant from the Lottery, Awards for All. Some 30 presenters took to the air, of these 5 new trainees who had undertaken our training programme "Community Radio Broadcast Skills", accredited by the Open College Network.
Ofcom have announced the opening window for the next round of applications for a Full Time Community Radio Licence.
Radio Barnsley will be applying again as it did in 2004.
We need your support, if you wish to support our application you can write to us at:
SUPPORT
Radio Barnsley
Barnsley YMCA
Blucher Street
Barnsley
S70 1AP.
But please explain why you wish to support us.
We shall know the outcome hopefully in September of this year.
Our next broadcast will be in September of this year to celebrate 150 years of Barnsley YMCA.
Whilst a lot of our presenters have been with us some years we have not managed that long! If you have any memories from your YMCA days, in our current building on Blucher Street or from the original building on Eldon Street please contact us and let us know. This information can also be used for the Living Archive currently been put together by our Learning Centre staff.
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