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Real Voices of Happy Valley

Viv and Dave Boardman chat with real people of Happy Valley - Calderdale stretching from Todmorden via Hebden Bridge to Sowerby Bridge and Halifax

society & culture documentary

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28:40

Episode 48 Ashleigh Cooper on antiques, charity shop...

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2024/08/08

Ashleigh Cooper has been in Calder Valley for 35 years and has retired from his antique dealer job (mostly). He works at the RSPCA shop in Hebden Bridge and is active in sports for the not-so-young, coaching walking cricket, playing walking football ... and pub quizzes. This Londoner loves The North and its people. The feeling is mutual.

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21:11

Episode 47 Nicola Warren, School Crossing Patrol Lady

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2024/08/01

Nicola Warren is a popular as a School Crossing Patrol getting children and parents safety across the road to their school. There is so much more to her life than that as people who cross roads every day of term times realise. Listen to Nicola about her role and her views on the strange goings on in the valley

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31:03

Episode 46 Cath Baker, Calderdale Badger Protection...

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2024/07/25

Viv and Dave chat with Cath Baker mostly about her work protecting badgers. There are people who deliberately attack badgers but many are inadvertently injured or killed by cars, people digging or building in places badgers live. The Calderdale Badger Protection Group work with wildlife officers and local vets to help. Have a listen and find out how you can help too. Check out the Calderdale Badgers on Facebook

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28:42

Episode 45 Aid Todd, Drum Machine & The EMF

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2024/07/19

Aid Todd set up Drum Machine to reflect western rhythms and culture. It has grown to be a mainstay of festivals, locally and nationally and many valley residents have been part of it. Meanwhile Aid has been part of several successful bands including Limehouse Lizzy and most recently he has joined the EMF, just back for a tour of the USA. Hear his story and his journey through rock and rave.

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18:12

Episode 44 Louisa Needham Keep Tod Tidy

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2024/07/12

Louisa set up Keep Tod Tidy and works closely with community wardens to organise monthly clean up days in the town centre ad around the estates of Todmorden. As ever, she's a lot more than that. Here she chats with Viv and Dave about her community activities, work at after school clubs and an interesting holiday job on the beaches of the Mediterranean...learn more about how to join the clean ups at the Facebook page Keep Tod Tidy

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20:37

Episode 43 Todmorden Country Fair

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2024/06/28

Viv and Dave sit in their garden and chat about their afternoon at Todmorden Country Fair; the animals, charities and displays. Great fun, interesting people.

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22:34

Episode 42 Steve Hindle of the Bridestones Moor Project

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2024/06/21

Viva and Dave chat with Steve Hindle, of the Bridestones moor community group aiming to restore Bridestones and moorland above Todmorden to its ancient state. This would involve the re introduction of various plant life and the enrichment of the local ecology while maintaining public access and educational opportunities. Yet more local people bring in benefit to the environment and community

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33:22

Episode 41 Des Horsfall

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2024/06/14

Des Horsfall discusses highlights of his career in music: solo and band work, working with Alexis Korner, collaborating with Pete Townshend of The Who and his Kuschty Rye project inspired by the post Small Faces and Faces work of bass player and songwriter Ronnie Lane

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32:04

Episode 40 Mica May of Stopcocks

Real Voices of Happy Valley ·

2024/06/07

Viv chats to Mica May of women's plumbing company Stopcocks about the issues women face in skilled trades and the register of tradeswomen they have set up. More information online at Stopcocks.uk and 08008620010

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22:59

Episode 39 Dave chats with Andy's Man Club

Real Voices of Happy Valley ·

2024/05/31

Outside the Ring O' Bells pub in Halifax Dave chats with Elliot and Andy from Andy's Man Club. The club was set up in response to the self inflicted death of Andy Roberts in Halifax in 2016. It exists to get men talking and supporting each other in dealing with life's issues. You don't have to be in crisis to go to an Andy's Man Club meeting, as one of the guys says: "It's just blokes talking"...but they do find it helpful.

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27:58

Episode 38 Leona Johnson talks about Forest School...

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2024/05/17

Leona Johnson has been involved in a Forest School, Live Wild, a social worker and transformational life coach … among other things. Her mission – her passion - is to connect people with nature and each other. Viv and Dave met up with her in Mytholmroyd and heard about wildings holiday cubs, live wild family activities and fire questing. Have a listen and find out more at www.livewild.org.uk and www.leonajohnson.life

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31:16

Episode 37 Ash, his art and his Pakistani heritage

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2024/05/10

Dave chats with Ash, Newcastle born Calder valley based artist whose current project sees him exploring his family and his heritage. Ash is doing this partly for himself after the loss of his mother and also for his own children who are also gaining interest in their heritage. Fascinating stories about being brought up in the North East of England in a small but growing Pakistani community and the changes over time and variations within in it. He also discusses the interactions between his ar...

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20:15

Episode 36 Daniel Bath part two: Lucy Illingworth

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2024/05/02

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22:26

Episode 35 Daniel Bath part one

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2024/04/26

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24:09

Episode 34 Maggie Smallwood on plans for an outdoor...

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2024/04/19

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19:32

Episode 33 Louise Heppleston, Dogbody, helping train...

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2024/04/12

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30:18

Episode 32 Val Stevens

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2024/04/04

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29:47

Episode 31 Uncle Wally and Uncle Steve

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2024/03/22

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29:56

Episode 30 Chris Green visits India

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2024/03/15

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25:55

Episode 29 Suzanne Oulton, busy lady

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2024/03/08

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