Claim OwnershipLawford
Subscribed: 0Played: 1
Subscribe
© 2024 Lawford
Description
A podcast by Lawford Parish Council. Our podcast, is all about the parish of Lawford & surrounding area. Lawford is a village in the Tendring district of northeast Essex with a population of circa 5000. Lawford is a very vibrant community with two primary schools, a secondary school, a church, a football club, lots of community groups etc etc In Lawford the podcast, we will look to keep those in the community and beyond up to speed with the local goings-on. The podcast will also shine a light on some of the amazing & interesting characters in our community.
16 Episodes
Reverse
Dean Smith is a highly skilled fitness instructor and proprietor of Fitness@Summers Park, Lawford. Dean has an infectious energy and has a life story to match. In this episode we exploreDean's early life in Lawford, and the personal tragedy that acted as a catalyst for his wanderlust and his embrace of life thereafter We travel with Dean from Spain, to Azerbaijan, from USA to China and lots moreWe hear about the sliding doors moment that lead to Dean & his wife Grace meeting and the ...
Today we chat with Gipe Giddings of "Yoga with Gipe". The conversation is wholly inspiring, with Gipes energy and enthusiasm for yoga & for life, shining through. We coverGipes origin story, starting life as a child refugee from Tanzania, where her father spent 11 years as a political prisonerGipes early years in dance & artistic designGipes route into yoga and specifically Iyengar Yoga, developing her stunning studio in Lawford and the gratification she gets from being both a t...
We recently had a brilliant chat with Alison Baker & Jon Abbott of Manifest Theatre in Manningtree. In keeping with Manningtree's moniker as England's smallest town, its also home to a bijou theatre which seats just under 100 people, yet packs a punch in terms of the variety & quality of performances delivered. In the chat we talk about the history of the theatre and how it has evolved over timewe chat about its role in the heart of the community and how it supports everyone from...
On this episode we ae joined by Kirsty Buxton from Acorn Village which is a fabulous facility in Mistley focused on supporting adults with learning disabilities. In this chat we cover The history of Acorn Village and the passion that drove its formationThe services provided for both live in adults and for those in the communityThe scale of Acorn Village - employing more than 170 people in our community The volunteers who support the village and its residents And we get so...
In this episode we chat with Dagmar Grafton of Manningtree Credit Union which provides community based banking in our area. We learn A little about Dagmar, including how she recently became a UK Citizen after 50 years of residencyThat while the Credit Union provides banking services, with all the regulatory supervision of a bank it is a community based not for profit organisationCredit Unions are member-owned financial co-operative, democratically controlled by its members, which offers ...
In this brilliant chat with Valerie Pretty, Treasurer of the Manningtree Rotary, we learn about all the fun had & social good done by the Rotarians in our community. We chat about local projects such as new seating on Cox's Hill (part funded by Lawford Parish Council Grant), the refresh of the shelter on the Walls, the Rotary's role in tackling Polio elimination and lots lots more.Val is a force of nature, involved in so much so we took the opportunity to talk about some of the othe...
In this brief chat with Graeme Knott we talk about an inspirational 13 year old called Sophia who has come through treatment for 2 rare forms of cancer and is now working to raise awareness of childhood cancer. On Sept 16th "Sophia's Challenge" will see cyclists depart from Little Bromley & Manningtree Train Station on a huge 100k cycle rideThe ride is motivated by Sophia to be part inspiration, part awareness raising and part fundraiser for "Lennox Cancer Fund"Sophia will be r...
The Tendring Show is the embodiment of local country living and community. The Tendring Show is held each year in early Jul in the village of Lawford attracting over 25,000 visitors in 2022. On todays episode we chat with David Brooks (Show Director) and Will King (Chairperson) - topics covered includeThe history of the show (from 1899) and evolution of the show over timeThe local volunteers that organise & run the show each year COVID years & how the show bounced back to h...
Jenny & Richard Hudson have built & operate the fabulous Lawford House Pool (please take a look at the website https://www.lawfordhousepool.co.uk/ - its a truly beautiful building and setting). Lawford House Pool pool is specifically designed to be accessible for those with limited mobility - more context to come on that.In this chat we coverJennys early life in Kenya and re-locating to the UK after the Mau Mau rebellionJennys career in the film industry which took her from Cannes to ...
In this episode of Lawford we cover amazing not for profit organisations operating in our village. Namely the Lawford Housing Trust, The John Leach Educational Trust & The Cox & Hales Almshouses. We chat with Alan Coley, Chair of all 3 organisations as well as Val & Carlo Guglielmi who have been actively involved for a long period.Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust: a 25 property trust supporting local people get on the housing ladder via a discounted rental structure with a savings...
Manningtree Mermaids are an inspirational collection of year round swimmers. In this episode we chat about Wild Swimming | The Physical & Mental Health BenefitsThe history of the mermaids - a bright spark from the COVID YearsThe groups parallel campaign for elevated water quality in ManningtreeThe upcoming Beach Day on 27th of May - fun for all the familyLots lots more.....For more details on Manningtree Mermaids https://www.facebook.com/groups/346297944087285/Bathing Water Sta...
On this episode we are delighted to chat with Luke Edgar or Edgar Arts. Topics covered includeLuke's unique art process of tattooing on metalLuke's passion for body art and how he set out on his unique journeyLuke's studio in Summers Park, its foundation & evolutionAs well as a quick chat about the changing role of art in the communitySee Luke's incredible work on Instagram, on edgartarts.co.uk or just drop an email and pop in
In todays episode we chat with Hilary Cook, Headteacher of Highfields Primary School in Lawford. Some of the topics covered includeHow Hilary went from a budding Opera star to finding her passion for educationHow that passion has seen her & her staff transform Highfields School into one of only 3 North Essex Primary Schools recognised as outstandingHow Hilary herself has been recognised in the National Headteacher of the Year AwardsHow the school is both its own community and yet deeply i...
On this episode we are delighted to chat with Caroline & John Hall. Topics covered includeReceiving an MBE for work in the field of conservationThe birth of PACE & the Earth FestivalEducation at Oxford to working as an Essex "postie"Falling in love in a spruce forest in Mid WalesSwing dancing and the end game for Ardleigh sports hall floor Lots, lots more....Links for more informationhttps://www.pacemanningtree.org.ukhttps://manningtreeearthfestival.org
Thank you for tuning into the 1st of our longer form Lawford Parish Council Podcasts. The longer form podcasts aim to some of the amazing & interesting people who live in our community.Today we meet the Guglielmi's - Val & Carlo are cornerstones of our village and our chat today coversTheir Origin Stories | from Ardleigh & Southern Italy respectivelyTheir years running the Honeycroft & other local post officesTheir local activism which ultimately led to the cut & thrust of...
Thank you for tuning into the very 1st Lawford Parish Council Podcast. In todays episode Dan Harty (Parish Councillor) & Bridget Tighe (Parish Clerk) chat through some topical items includingParish Council Budget is 170k + for 2023. We discuss where funds come from, what it is spent on and moreStreet Lighting Upgrade has begun to achieve better lighting at significantly reduced cost for the parish (up to 70% reduction by moving to timed LED's)Operation Quasar, we talk through the partnership with Essex Police to support more visible policing in our community Lots more details on parish council activities are available on our website https://www.lawfordpc.org.uk or drop an email to clerk@lawfordpc.org.uk with any feedback for the council or indeed and feedback / suggestions for the podcast
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States