1996 Summary of Events
Stories and snippets of information taken from the staff newsletter and from behind the scenes.
A look back at 1996 at Radio Heatherwood and all the events of the year.
January to March
The first broadcast event for the year is a special evening of love with a Valentines special.
Roger Ian and Rebecca wow the listeners with an evening of love.
Program schedule for special Valentines broadcast.
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Lisa & Rebecca become pin up girls when the local paper carries an article about Radio Heatherwood.
The Victoria Hall trust once again support the station by sponsoring this years licence (£225).
Keeping track of the loan radio's produced information about
missing radio's.
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This year sees the last of the Charity Stall's held at Bracknell market. A change in the location of the stall makes it difficult to raise funds £41.10 only being raised on the day.
The station says good-bye to Alan Holder after seven years as he takes time out to look after his sick mum.
A new league booklet is launched this year re-designed by the station secretary.
In March this year discussions took place to formalise our tenancy within the hospital.
Since Radio Heatherwood was formed in 1976 no formal tenancy agreement existed. The agreement was formalised by September £1 rent for radio to be on site. 10 year lease
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The tenth Charity buzz this year returns to Widecoombe in the Moor & Torquay.
Headset Survey carried out by the station manager and engineer indicates a total reliance on the inductive loop
am service.
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Radio Heatherwood's 20th birthday this year.
Stethoscope Headset Listening System
In April and May a survey was carried out of the old bed head plastic stethoscope system to see what was available for patients to use.
The survey revealed some frightening results.
If we were to take the figures as they are: we would find that at any one time only 31 people can actually listen to the radio services on the bed head system throughout the hospital out of a possible 209: of which 22 patients would have to be on ward 8.
In reality this figure of 31 will be lower because the plastic headsets are not at the bed of someone who wants to listen added to which although we have counted 31, these are also damaged with the ear pieces missing etc. This puts the patient off from using the facility.
It's a damning report of the failure of the maintenance of the bed head system and clearly shows the reliance which has now been placed upon the inductive loop AM facility.
RHSG May Holiday
Information
leaflet for all .
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In June 16 Loan radios are added to ward 7 after renovations previously carried by the hospital has decimated the bed head system on ward 7.
July to September
The twelfth annual Grand Draw produces some interesting feedback over the winners.
Staff information leaflet for this years Grand draw ticket selling Issued to all staff giving, newcomers the lowdown on
what is required.
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1st Prize A gob smacked Alan Holder is the lucky winner.
2nd Goes to one of Dave's bus driver colleagues who also does the charity buzz with Dave.
3rd Goes to a family in Bracknell where the wife is in hospital having a baby a family friend decides to buy a load of tickets for them but his don't win but the ones he buys for the family do.
4th Goes to Geordie in the club on the night.
5th Goes to a mum in Cardiff who was visiting her daughter at Heatherwood at the time of ticket sales. Her daughter gets the prize she's a dietician at the hospital.
6th Goes to Lee's Mum.
The Grand Draw Poster for High Streets was given a makeover this year.
Available in day glow red or Yellow.
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7th & 8th Goes to a lady on the trolley shop.
9th Goes to Lee's Lady Friend or is that Fiancée
10th Goes to a man who doesn't live at the address in Bracknell is un contactable etc etc. ( Twilight zone ).
11th Goes to a woman in Slough who was having a baby at Heatherwood at the time of Ticket sales.
12th Goes to Roger and Ada's next door neighbour
13th Goes to a member of Dave's Radio Heatherwood supporters group.
14th Goes to Ward 5
15th Goes to a Maidenhead number which is unavailable and looks like another un-claimed prize for this year.
Staff information leaflet for this years Grand draw ticket selling
Issued to all staff, giving newcomers the lowdown on
what is required.
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And so another year of ticket selling comes to an end and money in the bank.
A very grateful committee of the ex-servicemen's club thanked David & I for the wonderful behaviour of our members. They are keen to invite us back.
Wednesdays nights re-open after being closed for almost a year due to staff shortage.
