Milestone show is bright and breezy

11:46am Thursday 18th June 2009

This year marks the 10 year anniversary for Cirencester Performing Arts School. Charlotte Shepherd spoke to one of the founders Alison Mizzi about a decade of musical theatre for the town’s youngsters.

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People for You points the way

2:19pm Monday 15th June 2009

In Autumn last year People for You launched in Fairford, Tetbury and Lechlade to offer help and advice to elderly residents. Charlotte Shepherd found out more about the organisation throwing vulnerable, older people a vital lifeline.

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New Life Church celebrates three years

2:28pm Thursday 30th April 2009

A CHURCH IN CIRENCESTER IS CELEBRATING ITS THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. CHARLOTTE SHEPHERD SPOKE TO PASTOR KOLA TAYO ABOUT HIS UNUSUAL ATTEMPTS TO CONNECT THE CHURCH TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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Being deaf doesn't mean being alone

2:13pm Thursday 30th April 2009

NEXT WEEK MARKS THE START OF DEAF AWARENESS WEEK AND ON MAY 9 A LOCAL DEAF ASSOCIATION WILL BE OPENING ITS DOORSTO GIVE THE PUBLIC A TASTER OF WHAT IT CAN OFFER. CHARLOTTE SHEPHERD MET OPERATIONS MANAGER AT GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSSOCIATION, JENNY HOPKINS.

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Bala Mercy Children's Centre brings hope to Kenyan orphans

11:35am Monday 20th April 2009

A charity with strong links to Cirencester is helping to bring hope to orphans in Kenya. Charlotte Shepherd spoke to people involved with Bala Orphanage Kenya.

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Community orchard is the way ahead for Gloucestershire residents

11:20am Monday 20th April 2009

Residents in a small Cotswolds parish have branched out and planted their own community orchard. Charlotte Shepherd spoke to a member of the Lower Slaughter Parish Orchard Group about this fruitful endeavour. IT IS estimated by The Gloucestershire Orchard Group that 75 per cent of the county’s orchards have been lost in the last 50 years.

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Making dreams come true

10:56am Wednesday 11th March 2009

EVERY year around 7,000 disabled and seriously ill children and adults spend a day aboard a canal boat at the invitation of Cirencester charity the Willow Trust. Charlotte Shepherd spoke with the Trust Administrator, Liz Rowland.

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Health watchdog keeping an eye on Cotswolds patients' interests

1:21pm Wednesday 18th February 2009

ANYONE who has had cause to think badly of the National Health Service in recent years will welcome the setting up of Gloucestershire LINk, a new watchdog which aims to make sure health and social care services are up to scratch. Charlotte Shepherd this week spoke to the members on the local LINk board WHEN Cirencester Hospital carries out its first routine planned operation provided by private contractors UK Specialist Hospitals this autumn, a new body will be watching it very closely.

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Everybody needs good neighbours

1:11pm Wednesday 18th February 2009

A befriending scheme for older residents in Cirencester has proved so popular that it now has a waiting list of people who would like to be visited. Charlotte Shepherd dropped in to find out more about the vital service.

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Getting to the heart of the matter

12:53pm Wednesday 18th February 2009

For the last 20 years an organisation in Cirencester has been quietly getting to the heart of the matter, offering counselling to those in need of a helping hand. Charlotte Shepherd discovered a worrying rise in the need for counselling amongst younsters aged between 11 and 18 and also in the workplace. THE world has changed in the last 20 years and Cotswold Counselling has evolved with it, including name changes and opening its doors to men and young people.

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