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This month we joined up with members of the Gateshead Older People's Assembly. Our theme was the voluntary services and the cuts that they are expected to take.

Barbara Douglas, the Strategic Director of the Quality of Life Partnership, talks with Steve. They concentrated in particular on the NewcastleGateshead One Core Strategy.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

12.02.03_barbara.mp3

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Added on 21 Feb 2012 10:33am

George Law, of the Gateshead Older People's Assembly,

wrote an account of some driving research that he undertook. The account is read by Jimmy Wilkie, also of the Older People's Assembly.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

12.02.03_driving_trial.mp3

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Added on 21 Feb 2012 10:27am

Sally Young, of the Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service, and her counterpart in Gateshead, Gev Pringle

talks with Jimmie Wilkie about the issues that the cuts confront them with.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

12.02.03_sally_and_gev.mp3

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Added on 21 Feb 2012 10:24am

Tony Atkinson, from Newcastle LINk, talks with Greta

(February 2012 Broadcast)

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Added on 21 Feb 2012 10:20am

Anna Goulding, from Newcastle University, talks with Chris Barker (GOPA Administrator)

about issues facing the arts.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

12.02.03_anna_and_chris.mp3

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Added on 21 Feb 2012 10:17am

Our theme for the programme broadcast on Friday 6 January was 'the changing face of Newcastle'.

We started with John talking to Greta about his memories of growing up in West Newcastle in the 40s.
(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_john___greta.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 10:13am

Here's Maureen talking about a little-known poisoning incident in 1960

(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_maureen_s_food_poisoning.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 10:08am

Wendy talks to Nigel Todd about the changes T Dan Smith brought to Newcastle

(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_nigel___wendy.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 10:07am

Maureen talks of her experience of coming to Newcastle from London's East End

(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_east_end_kid.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 10:05am

Wendy, Dick, Beryl and Steve (the non-geordie members of the team) discuss how foreign they are

(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_the_foreigners.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 10:03am

Dick Godfrey talks about Newcastle in the 70s

(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_dick_on_the_70s.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 9:56am

Liz Dey talks about famous (?notorious) Newcastle Characters

(January 2012 Broadcast)

12.01.06_liz_dey.mp3

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Added on 1 Feb 2012 9:54am

Christmas Pantomime

Here is Wendy talking with Steve Arnot, who plays Lord Lucifer in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Theatre Royal this year.
(December 2011 Broadcast)

11.12.02_wendy_at_theatre_royal.mp3

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Added on 8 Dec 2011 12:04pm

Christmas Lights

Here Wendy is talking with Brian Laughlin, who is the Newcastle street lighting engineer; he is responsible for the Christmas lights.
(December 2011 Broadcast)

11.12.02_wendy_re_lights.mp3

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Added on 8 Dec 2011 11:59am

Christmas Past

Here, John and Maureen are talking about Christmas past - and how the cat got roasted in the oven.
(December 2011 Broadcast)

11.12.02_john___maureen.mp3

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Added on 8 Dec 2011 11:53am

The theme for the November broadcast of Everyone's tomorrow - today! was the relationship between the Elders Council and the City of Newcastle

Mary Nicholls, Chair of the Elders Council, set the scene and here she is talking with John Reid.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

11.11.04_mary_nicholls.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 3:46pm

Interview with Councillor Ann Schofield

Councillor Ann Schofield is Deputy Chief member for older people; she was interviewed by Steve Whitley.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

11.11.04_ann_schofield.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 3:43pm

Interview with Deborah Coffell, Your Homes Newcastle

Deborah Coffell is in the Activities and Engagement Team of Your Homes Newcastle; she was interviewed by Liz Dey.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

11.11.04_deborah_coffell.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 3:36pm

Vera Bolter talking with Wendy Mizen

Vera Bolter is Co-ordinator of the Older Person Friendly City Working Group of the Elders Council. Here she is talking with Wendy Mizen about Newcastle as an age-friendly city and about the Older People's Strategic Board.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

11.11.04_vera.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 3:25pm

Interview with Bonnie O'Brien, Newcastle Youth Councillor

Steve talks with Bonnie O'Brien, Newcastle Youth Councillor, about intergenerational issues.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

11.10.07_bonnie_o_brien.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 3:06pm

Interview with Lynn Stephenson, Chair of Governors at Bridgewater School

Steve talks with Lynn Stephenson, Chair of Governors at Bridgewater School in West Newcastle, about how older people can help in schools.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

11.10.07_lynn_stephenson.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 3:04pm

Wendy tells us what we can do with our grandchildren over the half-term break

(October 2011 Broadcast)

11.10.07_wendy_on_gchn.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 2:58pm

Interview with Marjorie Dodds

John talks with Marjorie Dodds about the personal contribution that she makes, especially by looking after her grandchildren.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

10.11.07_marjorie.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 2:55pm

Interview with Norman Jemison, Vice-Chair of the National Pensioners Convention

Liz interviews Norman Jemison, Vice-Chair of the National Pensioners Convention, on the enormous contribution that older people make to society and the economy.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

11_10.07_norman_jemison.mp3

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Added on 22 Nov 2011 2:51pm