Sounding Out Horsham

26/01/2025

The weather's a bit grim this evening so we recommend staying in the warm, cosying up and listening to a podcast 🎧☕

If you haven't listened to our latest episode with the talented Charlie and Alex of West Sussex band Graffiti yet, you're in for a treat. Our chat with these two young musicians is the perfect antidote to the cold and rain 😊

Join us as we talk to them about their new single - Nobody Knows Where We Are Going - an uplifting indie folk tune that will have you dreaming (or reminiscing) about glorious summer days 😎, the music industry and more.

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22/01/2025

🎤 Check…. Check…. Check – are you ready to rock? 🎸

If you attended the Sussex Sounds Festival in Horsham last August, you might recognise the guests from our latest episode.

Alex (pictured left) and Charlie are the founding members of Crawley-based band, Graffiti which has been making a name for itself around West Sussex, playing a mix of covers and original tracks at a host of venues.

Earlier this month, the band released its first single – Nobody Knows Where We Are Going – an indie-folk tune that evokes feelings of hazy summer days – and which is set to put these 17-year-old musicians on a route to stardom 🤩

We caught up with Charlie and Alex, just before the single (produced by Jamie Amos) was released to find out about the band, the new single, and Graffiti’s future plans.

🎧 on Podbean: https://bit.ly/SOHorshamGraffitiband
🎧on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talking-music-with-charlie-and-alex-of-local/id1544279192?i=1000684883734
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31/12/2024

We're ending 2024 on a high 🎉

Over 5,000 downloads!

Thank you to everyone for listening, sharing, liking, commenting and subscribing this year. Your support means a lot ❤

Thanks also to our brilliant guests - Jean Francis, Lisa Brace, Sue Durdle, James Plumb, James Field, John Milne, Jeremy Quin, Catherine Ross, Jodie Munday, Maggie Weir-Wilson, Rebecca McDowell, Lisa Barnett and Simon Teesdale.

We have some exciting episodes planned for 2025 so stay tuned 🎙

If you want to listen to previous episodes see the link in our bio ⬆ or visit https://bit.ly/sohorsham

Thanks and Happy New Year!

24/12/2024

Wishing you all a fabulous Christmas dear listeners 🎅

12/12/2024

🎵 Last Christmas we gave you a pod,
🎵 And the very next day, you listened away,
🎵 This year, to save you from just us,
🎵 We brought you some lovely guests.....

Christmas is a time of giving, so we have, not one, but TWO festive episodes to share with you ⭐⭐

🎄Our first, recorded in 2023 is Anna and Emma discussing Christmas traditions. If you want a recap, or haven't yet discovered it, find it here on Podbean: https://bit.ly/SOHorshamXmas or search for episode 25 wherever you get your

🎄This year, as the song goes, we brought in some wonderful guests who are helping make Horsham especially Christmassy - Lisa Barnett of St Mary's Church, Rebecca McDowell of The Rec Rink and Simon Teesdale of Horsham Food Rocks.

Listen to their plans here on Podbean: https://bit.ly/SOXmas24

🎧on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53JLW7bTYSSHbadWhHfc7z...
🎧on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../christmas.../id1544279192...
🎧on Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/.../sounding-out-horsham...
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06/12/2024

Now it's December we're officially counting down to Christmas 🎄

One popular church service held at this time of year is the Christingle - an advent service where children light candles held within oranges.

Horsham's oldest church St Mary's Church Horsham will hold its Christingle service this Sunday 8 December ⛪

We talked about Christingle and the rest of the Christmas services at St Mary's with reverend Lisa Barnett, one of the guests on our Christmas special episode (no.33).

Find out more about Lisa's busiest time of the year on Podbean here: https://bit.ly/SOXmas24

🎧on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53JLW7bTYSSHbadWhHfc7z...
🎧on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../christmas.../id1544279192...
🎧on Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/.../sounding-out-horsham...

28/11/2024

The Rec Rink has been a popular attraction as both a roller and ice rink since it opened as the latter in 2021.

On 15 November returned to an ice rink again ⛸ just in time for the festive season!🎄🎅 The rink's time is limited, however, as the venue closes for good on 5 January 😢

Owner Rebecca McDowell joined us on our special festive episode to tell us more about the rink and future plans.

You can hear directly from Rebecca by downloading the episode (no. 33) here on Podbean https://bit.ly/SOXmas24

🎧on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53JLW7bTYSSHbadWhHfc7z?si=9s2ivvWcSJWVuOGSHvUqUQon

🎧on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../christmas.../id1544279192...

🎧on Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/.../sounding-out-horsham...

22/11/2024

This sounds lovely and a great way to get things started for Christmas ⭐

Reverend Canon Lisa Barnett, Rector at St Mary's Church Horsham talks about the wonderful choir and other services the church will be holding during the festive period in our Christmas 2024 episode 🎄🎅⭐

Hear what Lisa has to say by downloading the episode (no. 33) here on Podbean https://bit.ly/SOXmas24

🎧on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53JLW7bTYSSHbadWhHfc7z?si=9s2ivvWcSJWVuOGSHvUqUQon

🎧on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/christmas-plans-with-st-marys-the-rec-rink-horsham/id1544279192?i=1000677477650

🎧on Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/14497e3f-968b-4370-81bd-6cf7b1ee3f9e/episodes/2ca8e947-e5d9-4f79-99cb-abbe793b7683/sounding-out-horsham-christmas-plans-with-st-mary's-the-rec-rink-horsham-food-rocks---episode-33

Sing carols with St Mary's Choir this Friday as part of our Christmas Launch Party 🌟 Starting at St Mary's Church at 5pm, the choir will walk with lanterns through five town centre locations and perform a carol at each one. The song lyrics will be available so you can join in and you're invited to bring your own electric-lit lantern and join the parade as well 🎶

The choir will end their parade at Market Square ready for the Christmas tree switch on. We can't wait! 🎄

21/11/2024

Tomorrow night (22nd November) the bandstand will be looking decidedly more festive than it does in this photo as Christmas is officially launched in Horsham by Your Horsham and Horsham District Council

The Carfax will also be filled with great market stalls selling food and drink and that's thanks to the organisational skills of Simon Teesdale at Horsham Food Rocks.

Simon gives us the inside scoop on what to expect in the Carfax this Christmas in our special festive episode, where we talk to three amazing individuals who are helping to bring in the Christmas cheer.

🎧https://bit.ly/SOXmas24 or wherever you get your it's episode 33!

Follow Your Horsham for all the info on what's happening around Horsham town centre tomorrow from 4pm.

20/11/2024

What gets you feeling festive? 🎅🎄

⛪🎶Carols and crib services?
🌰🍷The smell of roasted chestnuts and mulled wine?
⛸☕A spin around an ice rink and hot chocolate?

In our *new* festive special you can find out where you can access all of the above and more in Horsham as we speak to three of the people who help make Christmas happen.

Hear from Reverend Canon Lisa Barnett about the services planned St Mary's Church Horsham; Rebecca McDowell Rec Rink about turning a roller rink into an ice rink and Simon Teesdale at Horsham Food Rocks on plans for festive food, drink and entertainment.

For a Yuletide audio treat, download our episode here: https://bit.ly/SOXmas24 or wherever you get your by searching for Sounding Out Horsham (it’s episode no.33)

30/10/2024

It's Halloween eve (or should that be 'een?) and time to carve the pumpkins 🎃

We have the perfect soundtrack to get you in the mood - our Halloween special: Discovering Horsham's dark past with George Graham of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery

Listen to find out more about a shocking tale around a gruesome 18th Century punishment and spooky stories centred around St Leonard's Forest 😱 If you want to know more about John Weekes, visit Horsham Museum's Crime and Punishment Gallery.

🎧https://bit.ly/SOspooky or by searching for Sounding Out Horsham (episode 18) wherever you get your

22/10/2024

Who's enjoying the rain? 🌧

We're not! However, wild mushrooms are, and are thriving in these current damp autumnal conditions 🍄

In our episode with forager James Plumb, recorded two years ago, we learnt about the types of mushrooms you can find in the wild around Horsham.

You can listen to it again here: https://bit.ly/soforaging or by searching for Foraging with James Plumb of South East Foraging - Episode 17 wherever you get your

16/10/2024

We continue to be in awe of the photos taken by astrophotographer Claire Bradshaw, a previous guest on Sounding Out Horsham

Find out more about how Claire captures these images by listening to Episode 19 - Astronomy Photography with Claire Bradshaw here: https://bit.ly/SOastronomy or wherever you get your

15/10/2024

If you have an allotment and love growing your own🍓🧅🥕then our latest episode is for you!

Our guest, author Maggie Weir-Wilson loved her allotment so much and was so intrigued by what was going on at Horsham's 10 sites, she decided to write a book about them.

We sat down with Maggie to find out a little more about that book - Growing Your Own - Horsham's Town Allotments - her previously published works, and what it's like taking up a new career in retirement.

🎧https://bit.ly/SOAllotments or wherever you get your

10/10/2024

🎃Halloween is three weeks today so we thought we'd get you prepared for the spookfest by taking you back in time to our Halloween Special where we discovered Horsham's dark past with George Graham of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery.

In this episode we uncover a shocking tale around a gruesome 18th Century punishment and spooky stories centred around St Leonard's Forest 👻 oooooohh

🎧 here: https://bit.ly/SOspookyFind or by searching for our Halloween Special (Episode 18) wherever you get your

09/10/2024

Back in September 2021 we spoke to former social care worker, author and trainer Vivian Okeze Tirado on the topic of racial equality and diversity.

Since then, Vivian has been working hard as head of her own EDI and anti-racism training and consultancy VOT Training.

Next month, Vivian will host her very first Anti-Racism Conference at Roffey Millennium Hall in Horsham. Details are in the flyer.

For tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-racism-conference-with-vivian-okeze-tirado-tickets-1033752851607

Good luck Vivian!

🎧to Vivian's episode: https://bit.ly/SOHDiversity

09/08/2024

For here's a little recap of our episodes published so far in 2024

😱 In January, we tackled the tricky topic of preparing for death with ‏celebrant and OneSpirit Interfaith minister, Jean Francis. It was nowhere near as morbid as you might think 😊https://bit.ly/SOlastwishes

✍Our February guest was author Lisa Brace whose first novel (under her own name) Star Survivor was published in March. Lisa told us about her forthcoming projects and shared some top tips for budding writers 📚 https://bit.ly/SOauthor

🔮We embraced the supernatural in April, talking to clairvoyant and psychic Sue Durdle about her gift. It's spooky stuff 👻https://bit.ly/SoHclairvoyant

☘Forager James Plumb joined us again in May, taking us on a tour of Horsham Park to learn about the plants we can consume and those we should definitely avoid! 🚫 https://bit.ly/SOforaging2

🗳 With the General Election called for 4 July, we invited candidates standing for the seat in Horsham to tell voters what they would do if elected. Four of the seven candidates accepted and you can hear their thoughts here: https://bit.ly/SOHorshamGE24

🎙And just a quick mention of our latest episode with Jodie Munday, publican at The King's Arms, singer-songwriter and all-round community super-star 🍻https://bit.ly/SOJodieMunday

Let us know which episodes you found most interesting and which topics you'd like us to cover and who you'd like to hear from next.

07/08/2024

There's an abundance of plants currently growing in the wild - from nettles, to foxgloves and pineapple w**d (both pictured) ☘🌼 - around Horsham.

We really enjoyed finding out about the plants we can consume, and those we should avoid when we visited Horsham park with forager James Plumb of

If you haven't listened yet, you can find the episode here: https://bit.ly/SOforaging2 or search for Sounding Out Horsham - Foraging with James Plumb (part 2) - episode 29 wherever you get your