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Welcome To Wrightington Hospital Radio
We are a Registere
d Charity, number 1013515 staffed entirely by volunteers. We serve the Hospitals in the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, providing a local broadcasting service to be transmitted by landline or by any other means for hospitals in the Trust, hospices, old persons' homes and/or similar institutions, and wherever possible, providing a similar service to the local community to assist patients receiving "Care in the Community".
(Our Constitution)
Volunteer VacanciesUnfortunately, the Trust, who are responsible for the volunteer programme, have suspended recruitment for the time being due to pressure of work in that department. We will keep the information below so that potential volunteers can contact is in the future. Wrightington Hospital Radio is currently looking to expand our team of Presenters and general volunteers. You do not need to have any previous experience as all volunteers will receive a detailed programme of training to become a presenter.
We are also looking for people who can provide a range of programmes both during the day and in the evening. Have you a musical genre that particularly interests you? You could put out a programme in that genre. We are also looking for caring, patient and empathetic people, to visit the patients in the wards of our hospitals, to collect music requests to be played during programmes. These volunteer will assist locating the songs in our music library and help present the shows. Please note that at present the Trust is only accepting volunteers from within the Borough of Wigan. |
Out & AboutWe have also been out and about in the community recording events that happen in and around the Wigan Borough. Whether it be a Railway enthusiasts event, a visit to Wigan's Museum of Life, a look around Wigan Youth Zone or a visit to a Dementia Café, they ar
Veronika Stevens has also been made an Ambassador for the Trust, the first volunteer to be asked to take on the role and here she is with some of the Directors. |
Wrightington Hospital Radio Aims to become Dementia Friendly
Wrightington Hospital Radio is committed to being a Dementia Friendly organisation. As part of this commitment many of its members have become "Dementia Friends". Our Commitment does not stop there. Veronika and Kevin are Dementia Champions. Here are a couple of video clips to show the power of music. Man in Nursing Home reacts to hearing music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZQf0p73QM |
People In The TrustAs part of our information programming we have been interviewing people who work or volunteer at the Trust.
However, since then we have interviewed The Chief Executive, Mr Norman Foster; Dr Chandra The Director of Workforce, Alison Balson; Rob Forster, The Director of Finance; and Pauline Law, Director of Nursing. The other Directors are scheduled for the near future. They were all interviewed for our programme series, "People At The Trust", which looks at the people involved in making a Hospital Trust tick. In these programmes we find out about the person and their job. Many more staff interviews are planned from all the different areas of hospital life - from nursing, cleaning, clerical etc. |
OgfestWrightington Hospital Radio were again invited to be part of Ogfest, the Musical Festival at the Olive Garden, Standish.
We provided the sound system for the event and the sound engineers, Diane, Dan and Kevin, to run it.
Everyone who attended enjoyed the day even though it was a tiring day for us. Looking forward to being able to do it again.
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In The StudioAs well as the usual mix of guests from the world of music we have been fortunate enough to interview a range of interesting people for our Features series.
We recently met up with Katie McRae, the daughter of one of the volunteers at the Tea Bar, who climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Charity Dig Deep.
These are just a few of the many people who have featured. |
Sponsor A ProgrammeThis is a great opportunity for individuals, small or large businesses or organisations to support the costs of running Wrightington Hospital Radio. Get your name mentioned three times an hour in the regular programme you sponsor. To find out more go to our Support Us Tab at the top of the page. |
Lanky Beat LiveEvery other Thursday evening, Bill Hart, of Lankykats, a co-operative of Lancashire musicians from the 60s onwards who perform at Standish Unity Club, comes into the studio to present a programme about the Lancashire scene then and now, with guest appearances. Ken (Kingsize) Taylor and the Dominoes started in the late 50s in Liverpool. They performed at the Cavern Club in the very early 60s with Cilla as the singer. Just like the Beatles they toured Germany performing in Hamburg, Kiel and Berlin before returning to the UK to tour with Chuck Berry in 1964. Appearances on Ready Steady Go followed but they never got the exposure their friends and rivals, The Beatles did. |
Visiting Legends
Wrightington Hospital Radio is proud of its links with legends associated with the Northern Soul Scene. Each of these legends has appeared live on our programmes and support our work.
Eddie Holman another of the legendary Soul singers who became part of the Northern Wigan Casino held its last All-Nighter in October 1981. |
Wrightington Hospital Radio and The Big Lottery Awards For All
Wrightington Hospital Radio was able to obtain a grant from The Big Lottery to improve and develop our service
The studio invested in a new professional, standard broadcast software package called Myriad. This allows us to schedule programmes 24 hours a day seven days a week.
The grant also help us to fund the replacement of ageing computer equipment, allowing off-air programme planning and editing. As with the broadcast software this will be used to enhance the skills of volunteers.
Wrightington Hospital Radio would like to thanks the Big Lottery for their support and generosity.