Heatherwood Radio Appeal Year
3rd Quarter
July 1987 |
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1st |
League of Friends AGM The chairman of the league of friends and the radio station resigns due to business commitments. |
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3rd |
Ascot express grand draw article. |
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9th |
Bracknell district council bottle bank presentation £150. The manager put on his best suite this evening to collect a cheque for the appeal. |
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10th |
Ascot news grand draw article. |
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11th |
The first staff newsletter was produced to keep all staff informed of the progress of the appeal. |
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14th |
Survey and cable link to EMI unit installed. The continued delay in the EMI unit not being finished prompted some negotiations with the clerk of the works so that an initial cable link could be installed. |
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19th |
Fun run, Tony Horder of Tuesday crew raises £60. Tony Horder of the Tuesday crew ran in a fun run in Reading. Tony got all his workmates at Satchwells in Slough, to sponsor him. |
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20th |
Interest from bank account £35.51. |
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25th |
Third phase of letters to businesses sent (11).The second phase of letters had not produced one reply, so this third batch was sent. |
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At the end of the month of July a further 26 letters were sent to pubs, clubs, etc, in the area: completion of the appeal at the end of the year showed a total lack of response to this idea. Month End Appeal Total Total £11'545:01 |
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August 1987 |
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2nd |
Patient donation of £1. |
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7th |
Ascot express article for charity buzz. This idea was devised by the manager as a way of raising additional funds for the radio. Two coaches were destined for South Devon. |
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10th |
Donation British Aerospace £200. |
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11th |
Staff Newsletter Reports:- A drop in ticket sales for the grand draw, from previous years. |
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12th |
Bracknell news article printed for charity buzz. |
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15th |
Patient donation of £3. |
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18th |
Charity buzz announced on Radio 210 courtesy of Ron Allen. |
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22nd |
Bus station visitor donation of £5. |
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23rd |
Car-boot in Ascot wood selling records raises £42.90. A cold August morning and the manager is up early to sell records and tapes donated to the station over the last eight months. |
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26th |
Bracknell times feature on the radio Service. Donation of £200 from AUEW at British Aerospace. |
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The league of friends meeting was told that the EMI unit is behind schedule and is unlikely to be handed over in July. Month end Appeal Total Total £11'811:91. |
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September 1987 |
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4th |
Windsor express article. |
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10th |
Bracknell Times article published. |
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12th |
Return from holiday. |
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13th |
Charity buzz Raises £582. |
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15th |
Ron Allen announces charity night on Radio 210. |
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18th |
Ascot express pre-charity night article- Grand draw night. |
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22nd |
Ron Allen thanks Radio Heatherwood for their generosity. |
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25th |
Ascot express front page for charity night. |
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30th |
Patient donation of £7. |
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Month end Appeal Total Total £12'407:91. |
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