Radio Fox NEWS

01 Nov 2017 – Sunday 12th November 2017 is Remembrance Sunday.

The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, the period of Remembrance.

Remembrance is part of modern British life, culture and heritage. It becomes a particular feature of the public calendar each year when public, private, formal and informal Remembrance events take place throughout the UK.

Remembrance Sunday, which falls on 12 November 2017, is a day for the nation to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom. Although inspired by the Great War Remembrance Sunday honours the fallen in every conflict since. It is not a celebration of war but a mark of respect to everyone who sacrificed their lives so that we today can live our lives in peace.

The inspiration behind the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance. In the spring of 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies growing in battle-scarred fields to write a now famous poem called ‘In Flanders Fields’. After the First World War, the poppy was adopted as a symbol of Remembrance.

29 Sept 2017 – After many months of dedicated fundraising Radio Fox is making plans to purchase a new audio desk and upgrade and refurbish our main studio.

Since May 2015 the Radio Fox fundraising team have been working hard to raise funds to purchase a new audio desk. Our present equipment is long past its sell by date and at the end of its serviceable life. So with generous donations from many local businesses, organisations and hundreds of individuals, many of whom are mentioned elsewhere on this website, we have exceeded our goal of raising £10,000 in fact we have raised over £12,000.

Behind the scenes our engineering team have been very busy. We have been upgrading studio 2 with new microphones, CD players, speakers, etc. This is so we can broadcast from studio 2 whilst studio 1 is being refurbished. In the coming months after further consultation with the Radio Fox membership we will be purchasing our new audio desk and begin work on the new studio.

So watch this space for the latest news as Radio Fox moves towards the future in providing the best entertainment for the patients of the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Glenfield Hospital. At some point in the future when we open the new studio we will be throwing a big party and inviting all the generous people and organisations who helped us reach our goal.

27 August 2017 – On the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of September the Radio Fox presenters leave the comfy darkness of studio 1 and venture out into the local community to provide the music for two annual events.

Join the Radio Fox Crew out in the local community on Saturday 2nd September and Sunday 3rd September.

Saturday 2nd September we’ll be at The Syston Carnival from 12 noon until 4pm providing the music, it’s free to get in so why not come along and say hi to your Radio Fox friends. There will be a park full of arena attractions, entertainment and food. The Syston Carnival is held on Central Park, Syston LE7 1HL.

This year’s Syston Carnival will be the 40th Carnival since it was restarted in 1977 in conjunction with the Queens Silver Jubilee year. So, in recognition of this milestone, the theme for the 2017 Syston Carnival will be Sapphire & Ruby. Sapphire for Her Majesty the Queens 65th Jubilee year and Ruby for the 40th Carnival.

On Sunday 3rd September, we’ll be at the Knighton Park Fun Day from 11am until 5pm, again it’s free entry with entertainment from local clubs, live music, a dog show, and many other attractions too.  And let’s not forget Radio Fox will be there providing the music and general silliness. Come along and meet the team who are usually to be found indoors all year long playing music for the patients of the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Glenfield Hospital. The Fun Day is held at Knighton Park, Palmerston Way Leicester LE2 3YN

Come and see if we really do have ‘faces for radio’…

13 August 2017 – On this Sunday’s edition of Brenda’s Bag our trusty Radio Fox cleaner interviews volunteer co-ordinator Penny Hefferan to discuss the sighted guide service My Guide.

My Guide is a service provided by Guide Dogs. My Guide aims to support blind and partially sighted people to get out and about and do the things they want to do. The My Guide service has vetted and appropriately trained volunteers who use guiding techniques to help people with sight loss to work towards the mobility goals they want to achieve. This could involve accessing activities and places of interest in the local community, learning familiar routes and improving fitness.

The My Guide service can also provide training in sighted guiding techniques to friends and family in order for them to acquire the skills to guide safely. If you would like to be a sighted guide and make a special difference to someone’s life in Leicester click on the links below and get involved. Or call Penny Hefferan on 0118 9838882.

Listen to the Radio Fox cleaner Brenda as she meets Penny Hefferan and her guide dog Questa to talk about the My Guide service and guide dogs in general. Will Questa let Penny hand over Brenda’s official pork pie? To find out Listen Again to the entire show by clicking here.  Brenda, Penny, & Questa

Penny and Brenda also discuss how modern technology has made a big impact the lives of people with sight issues.

Just for fun checkout Guide Mogs For The Blind to see why dogs are preferred for guiding.

For more information call Penny Hefferan on 0118 9838882 or alternatively email penny.hefferan@guidedogs.org.uk

Click on the following links to find out more.

My Guide
Sighted guiding leaflet
Guide Dogs