1981

The radio station this year was entered for the Thames valley road safety quiz, coming third in the competition. DJ's Roger Winterburn Penny Goldsmith, Dee and Mick Flarry represented Radio Heatherwood.

Radio Heatherwood was represented at the Ascot carnival and in spite of poor weather raised £44.

Dave Smith from Saturdays was looking after the librarian duties at the station. An article about his role was carried in the third edition of the radio magazine. Previously Val Mason was looking after the library but commitments elsewhere prevented her from carrying on.

A bed race was organized for the Ascot horticultural show this year.

Our price records, were the latest shop to help the radio this year by giving discount, against all the record purchases. Lucky dip by the Saturday crew, was in full swing with a box of chocolates; being given away every Saturday for a request pulled out of the hat. Keeble's the newsagents of South Ascot; were the sponsors.

 Thames Valley Police Hospital Radio Road Safety Quiz Year ?. 

2011 These pictures were found in the archives and were taken either in 1981 or 1982
and feature other hospital radio's taking part.

Hospital radio Cherwell.Click to enlarge:- Wycombe radio Amersham.Click to enlarge:- Hospital radio Reading. Click to enlarge:-

The fete this year was opened by the actor John Junkin.

A presenter at Radio Heatherwood Neil Crocker swam the nurses Swimming Pool, a total of five miles to raise funds for the Radio Station.

The average age of patients in the hospital, ranges from 35 to 65. A filler record in the period 76 until 1984 would quite often be a record from the charts, which sat on the console area. It was always too easy to use them, because of being close at hand. The age group of the presenters also influenced the type of filler.

At the end of July this year the station paid £279.02 for two turntables from Panasonic, these SL1200's were the best decision ever made with regard to equipment buying.
( 2011 30 years on still in service )

At a meeting of the league the hospital finally advised that once the switchboard moves, there could be an opportunity for more space for the radio station.

In October the two way hospital link with radio 210 was reduced to a half an hour on a Sunday afternoon.

In November the WD2 children's show, was first broadcast. The presenter would go down to the children's ward and interview the children staff and parents then broadcast Sometimes with hilarious results. The first presenter was Nick Westlake but he departed from the station and PJ took over in 1982. It ran until December 1984.

A new cassette player was purchased this year at a cost of £135.29.

Radio Magazines Issue 3

The radio magazines were given freely to patients to promote the work of the radio station and the leagues trolley shop.

In early 1981 the third edition of the radio magazine was released.

Issue 3 contained twenty eight pages with information about the hospital and how the radio service was set-up.

It contained stories from Tim Kingcott Thursday, Dave Smith Saturday and PJ and a postoperative parody from Grace Browning Wednesdays.

The booklet also carried pictures and an article about the trolley shop.

Chairman Ron Mason welcomed readers to this new edition.