20/12/2024
Friday 20th December 2024
9 – 11am
THE COMMUNITY SHOW
with Pauline Homeshaw and Andrew Norris
Repeats Monday 4pm, Tuesday 10am and Wednesday 5am
09:00 Hugh Allen is a retired priest living in Wiveliscombe. Today he shares with us some of the poems he has written and published in books about the seasons of Advent and Christmas.
09.30 Manager of Healthwatch Somerset, Gillian Keniston-Goble, joins the show to talk about the highlights of 2024. She will cover what Healthwatch has supported this year and how their work impacts all of us.
10:00 “Suzie Grogan’s Talking Books” This month, Suzie talks to author, self-publishing ally, and creative writing tutor Debbie Young. Debbie's self-published Sophie Sayers cosy crime series was picked up by publisher Boldwood Books, along with her St Brides mysteries and her latest crime series set in the Cotswolds. She talks about the advantages and disadvantages of publishing deals and the importance of making the right choices, how supporting each other as writers is important to her and, as it is Christmas, we look briefly at short stories for the season. Join Suzie and Debbie for some fun writerly chat.
10.30 Councillor and Chair of Wiveliscombe Town Council, Roger Wilson joins the Community Show to update listeners on matters of concern in our town.