Radio Heatherwood Newsdesk Archive 2009

• Victoria Hall Fund Helps

  December 2009

  Radio Heatherwood is better off this month as the Victoria Hall Fund once again lends it's support to the radio service.

  In these difficult times the radio service has been thrown a life line with the funding of the coming years music licences.

  Radio Heatherwood sends it's sincere thanks to the Victoria Hall Fund for their continued generosity in supporting the service for the patients and staff of Heatherwood.hospital.

• Happy Birthday Rhapsody

  June 10th 2009

  Radio Heatherwood's Rhapsody service celebrates 6 years of service to Heatherwood.

  The automated service providing twenty four hours of music news and information seven days a week was launched on this day in 2003.

  Our thanks go out to Ascot Fire Brigade Trust and Sunninghill Fuel Allotment Trust who along with the League of Friends funded the venture.

• Happy Birthday Radio Heatherwood

  June 10th 2009

  Today marks the official 33rd birthday for the radio service.

  A lot of water under that bridge over the years a number of changes, too numerous to mention, and a lot of good people passed through our doors.

  These are difficult times for the radio service with worries about ward closures, hospital changing, recruitment, funding etc, These might be the current issues for the radio but over the years the radio has had to deal with lots of hurdles.

  The testimony to the radio service is patients and staff still appreciate the service and no matter what we have to overcome, Radio Heatherwood will always be the patients choice.

  The league of friends and all it's volunteers thanks all those past and present who continue to help Radio Heatherwood remain the voice of Heatherwood.

  Read about the early days at Radio Heatherwood :-

  1976 Birth Of A Hospital Radio Station

2009 Year Thirty Three Story Unfolds

2009 was a very busy year for the station management and as the year unfolded there was much to do and organise

For further information about this year:- Follow the links

• 2009 Year Thirty Three
• 2009 Our Stars & Backstage Information
• 2009 Archive News Stories
• Story Of the Archive
• Radio Video Archive
• History Site Map

• Rhapsody Promotes Awareness of Macmillan Nurses

  May 2009

  Radio Heatherwood is pleased to promote the work of Macmillan Nurses.

  The national campaign by Macmillan cancer support aims to increase awareness of Macmillan as an organization and to let people who need help, know how they can get support.

  The first phase of the UK-wide campaign (running from 1 October – 30 November 2008) resulted in over 7,000 people affected by cancer Macmillan for support. 69% of these callers had never been in touch with Macmillan before.

  To continue to raise awareness of who Macmillan are and how they can help and to encourage even more people to use their services, they are re-running the campaign using national print and broadcast media until the end of June 2009.

  Radio Heatherwood's rhapsody service, will be carrying the promotions throughout it's 24 hour service.

• Stay Tuned

  March 2009

  The staff of ward 1G were beneficiaries of a brand new digital push button radio recently.

  When there ward radio suffered from years of abuse, ( and that was just from the radio staff ) listening to the radio service, it was time for a replacement.

  After the request for help was received the radio staff sprung into action to ensure the ward radio for patients and staff was replaced in no time at all.

  Tuned to their favourite radio station, the staff sent us there thanks along with a few more requests.

  Thanks Ladies

• Happy New Year

  January 2009

  The league of friends radio service Radio Heatherwood wishes to send thanks and best wishes to all our supporters.

  Radio Heatherwood thanks you for your continuing support.

  Do tell your family and friends they can also help support the hospital by shopping with the league, using this web site.Link Removed 2019

Archive Gems

Just some extra's we found:-

Radio History Snippets

A Look At Radio Heatherwood's Past:-

• Record Library

  The library continued to expand and a separate area was set aside when new rooms were added.

  In one of the many room changes which took place, however the singles remained within the original room.

  Thirty years on and the library boasts 73,000 titles spread between singles, Albums, CD, and computer.