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Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins

I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life. I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say. It"s public-service local journalism that

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Hello You 128: Shirehall - too good to lose?

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/07/18

‘There’s nothing else like it in Shropshire’Shirehall, former home of Shropshire County Council and subsequently Shropshire Council, is certainly unique in the county.But is that a good enough reason to keep it, and develop new uses for the building?There’s an exhibition of contemporary photographs from around the time of the 1967 opening of Shirehall, currently on show at the Bear Steps Gallery in Shrewsbury. The title of the exhibition is ‘Shirehall - Too Good to Lose’. No question mark at the

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45:06

Hello You 127: Shropshire My Home

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/07/16

‘Singing is good for your soul’Just before you meet the subjects of today’s episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, let me tell you what’s coming up on the feed over the next few days:It’s one of Shrewsbury’s - Shropshire’s - most controversial buildings. But what should its fate be? Shrewsbury Civic Society thinks Shirehall is too good to lose. Hear why on Hello You on Friday morning …The very essence of an English summer Saturday afternoon in Shropshire - what does that sound like? You’ll

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27:32

Hello You 125: Tonight's the night?

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/07/06

What would you ask Julia Buckley MP?The Labour government’s been in power for a year this weekend, and it’s a year since Dr Julia Buckley was elected Labour MP for Shrewsbury.I hope soon to be interviewing Dr Buckley about her first year in Parliament, and about the first twelve months of the Starmer administration, for Hello You the Shropshire podcast. I have a list of my own questions already, but what would you like me to ask Julia Buckley MP? Whether or not she’s your MP, whomsoever you voted

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38:54

Hello You 124: 'Can you take another step forward?'

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/06/27

‘I’d rather feel everything to an extreme than feel nothing at all’ On a hot Thursday afternoon, I sat on a bench on Shrewsbury’s Pride Hill to record some conversations with whoever sat down next to me. In this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, you can hear what happened.‘That’s something that brings me joy … serving others’You might recognise this guy’s face. If you spend much time in Shrewsbury’s town centre, he’s probably smiled at you from behind a coffee shop counter, or as you

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43:35

Hello You 122: Rooftop Shrewsbury

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/06/20

‘If it’s something that takes the edge off life, embrace it’If you’ve heard of urbex at all, you might just think of it as people going where perhaps they shouldn’t, just for the thrill of it.But for writer, photographer and urban explorer Chris Schurke, it’s much than that.It’s transformed his mental health and self-esteem. And he’s passionate about the idea of urban exploration shedding a light on social history, especially the stories of people who might otherwise be overlooked or forgotten.‘I

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57:10

Hello You 121: 'Then along comes Offa ...'

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/06/15

‘Offa’s Dyke ran through my grandfather’s pub’s beer garden’Offa’s Dyke is hugely significant … and, for that matter, huge.But how much do we in Shropshire know or understand about it? Or about the nature of the border between us and our neighbours to the west?‘There’s a fundamental human curiosity about where we’re from’This is something that’s occupied landscape archaeologist Mel Roxby-Mackey for many years. She’s been fascinated by Offa’s earthwork since, as a child, discovering it passes through

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84:06

Hello You 120: Discontent in Cell Block Number 9

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/06/11

What would make you quit a job you loved?Donna, Paul and Stephen used to work at Shrewsbury Prison. They say they’d found their dream jobs … so what led them, and others, to leave?Donna, Paul and Stephen shared their stories with me. These stories raised questions that needed answers, so I spoke to Joel Campbell, CEO of the company that owns and runs the prison, for his response.Hear what each side has to say in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast.What do you make of what you hear

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34:45

Hello You 119: 'You are killing me'

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/06/04

‘Why don’t I just die, and make life easier for you?’Jan Ward - professionally, Jan Daniels - from Hodnet is an entertainer. She’s a singer and songwriter, but her live performing career was cut short by her life-long health problems. You can find an album of her songs on Spotify.Jan’s on Universal Credit. Her recent dealings with the DWP left her distraught, depressed and contemplating suicide, as she explains in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast.Have you had a similar experience

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35:18

Hello You 117: 'I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for...

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/30

‘This is part of the histories of hundreds of people’Former mayor of Shrewsbury Jane Mackenzie knew that her grandfather had played a part in the effort that brought thousands of Jewish children to the UK as refugees from Nazi Germany. What she didn’t know was the extent of his involvement, and the lengths he went to in helping the children who came here. Jane’s been researching her grandfather’s story. She’s met people who worked alongside him, and many of the people whose lives were saved by

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22:30

Hello You 116: A new job, making everything work ......

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/28

How do you make everything work together?As you might’ve gathered from a few glitches in the Hello You universe over the last couple of weeks, not everything’s been entirely plain sailing in my world of late.Illness, stress and overcommitting myself are to blame for most of them. And then I get clobbered by anxiety because of what’s not getting done …I realise this is a pretty small hill of beans compared to what many members of the Hello You family are trying to deal with right now. I’m thinking of

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28:48

Hello You 114: Nerdy's - The Final Hurrah?

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/23

Nerdy is no moreThe café, events space and gaming venue on Mardol in Shrewsbury closed last weekend. Some of the Nerdy diehards said goodbye to the venue with The Final Hurrah, a cabaret evening, on Sunday night. I went along to meet some of them and to take in part of the show. Hear what happened on this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast.It’s County Show weekend!Shropshire County Show takes place tomorrow (Saturday 24th) at the County Showground on Berwick Road in Shrewsbury.I’ll be

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39:17

Hello You 112: 'It just slowly got a grip on her'

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/16

‘What was the pain that she was trying to numb?’Amy started drinking alcohol, along with many of her peers, in her very early teens. By the time she was a university student, she was addicted to alcohol‘It just took all the good things out of her life’Jane Mackenzie doesn’t want other young people to go through what Amy did. She doesn’t want other parents to know the pain she’s known, either. Find out how she tries to make sure that doesn’t happen, in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire

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27:00

Hello You 111: Stuff. And things.

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/14

Would you mind answering a few questions for me?There are some questions I’d love to know your answers to.Find out what those questions are in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast In return, I’ll answer questions for you and your friendsIf you’re part of a group, an organisation or a regular meet-up, fancy getting together for a chat?I’m happy to come to see you, either as a guest speaker talking about Hello You, radio, media, Shropshire and so on, or just to hang out and chat with you

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39:15

Hello You 109: I won an award! Also: on a bench in...

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/09

Welcome to the award-winning Hello You the Shropshire podcast!I was thrilled and very surprised to be recognised in Shrewsbury’s Mayor’s Awards for Hello You the Shropshire podcast. I’ll now be using the phrase ‘award-winning’ as often and as gratuitously as you’d expect. I picked up an award in the ‘Courtesy’ category, which is basically the ‘Vibe’ category. It recognises people whose work, volunteering or passion makes Shrewsbury a cool, exciting, supportive and good place to live. I’ll take that,

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67:31

Hello You 108: Dancing with Tina

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/05/02

*content warning: drug use, rape, extreme sex, suicide, grooming and coercive behaviour*‘I literally could not believe what I had done’James is thirty-six years old. A former hairdressing salon manager and estate agent, over the last six years he’s lost his job, his home and his husband because of chemsex.In this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, James tells his story because, as he put it, if it stops just one person going the same way he did, it’s worth it. If you have someone you think

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23:23

Hello You 107: Room for a mural?

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/04/30

‘It’s a way of educating people about our amazing county’Sarah Evans is a mixed-media artist based in Wem, whose work can be seen all across Shropshire.Shrewsbury’s Flaxmill Maltings commissioned Sarah to create a mural to brighten up the area on the former-canal side of the building’s café. As Sarah works with a variety of fragile and delicate materials, the plan was always to digitise the completed work, print it onto a weatherproof banner and suspend that from the railings by the café. That

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38:16

Hello You 106: 'What the hell am I going to do?'

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/04/25

I’ve been there. You might have, tooIt’s the point where, as Hello You family member Jen puts it, ‘someone lets go of all the pretending’.Jen’s lifelong friend reached that point on March 6th this year. It’s what has happened - or not happened - since, that Jen wants to share with you in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast. What do you think of Jen’s story? Does it strike a chord with you? Leave a comment: Do you have a story like this?Jen contacted me despite being unsure if what she

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50:07

Hello You 105: 'Thanks a bunch, Grandad ...'

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/04/23

A conversation over tea with Ann and her 99-year-old mum Elsie, at their home in PentreAnn’s lived and worked in forty-four different countries. Her mum Elsie is ninety-nine years old.So as you can imagine, between them they have quite a few stories to tell … often about each other! You can hear those stories in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, along with discussions about:* rescuing dogs from China* domineering mothers and how to escape them* encountering a stag in a Scottish

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42:31

Hello You 104: 'I've had enough of people picking on...

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/04/21

Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court that the legal definition of ‘woman’ is based on biological sex has left trans people angry and distressed. This decision is something that they feel strikes at the very core of who they are, so it’s no surprise that this weekend has seen rallies and actions in support of trans people, across the country … including in Shropshire. Saturday afternoon saw a large group of trans people, their families, friends and allies gathering at the bandstand in Telford Town

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57:58

Hello You 103: Shrewsbury Flower Show, the Supreme...

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins ·

2025/04/18

Katherine Plymley would have had a lot to say about this weekKatherine Plymley, a contemporary of Jane Austen from Longnor, kept a detailed diary. She was very well-connected for a single woman from rural Shropshire; she knew the Darwins, the Wedgwoods, Thomas Telford and many other influential people of the time. Katherine’s diaries form an invaluable archive that tells us about the major events and issues of Georgian England, like the campaign for the abolition of slavery in which she and her

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