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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast is a long-running, well established show that offers the listeners an insight into life in Shrewsbury, UK. This podcast is like an audio magazine that is jam-packed full of interesting information, stories and positivity. With over 500 episodes there"s so much on offer. Jump in at the first episode or go back and indulge in stories of some of the town"s greatest people, businesses, artists, charities or event. This is a town that is so giving and after 7 years we

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shrewsbury Comic-Con

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/09/11

Today Alex is joined by Nick who is on the show to talk about Shrewsbury Comic-Con which is happening in April 2024.Featuring some very exciting V.I.Ps, great photo ops with brilliant movie props, exciting D&D sessions and lots of opportunities to enjoy a true Comic-Con experience right on our own doorstep.The event is happening on Saturday 6th April 2024 10am - 4pm at Shrewsbury Football ground and Nick talks about what is on offer. You can find out much more and order your tickets here:

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Hazel Meredith-Lloyd

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/09/04

One of Alex Whiteley's favourite things to do is to take a walk around inside the head of a creative. Today's episode is a real treat as Alex is speaking to author Hazel Meredith-Lloyd who has created the comedy novel 'Orange' and the children's version 'Natalie Hedgerow and the Orange Alien.'Alex and Hazel discuss the stunning and collaborative writers community in Shrewsbury. We have already featured some fine examples of these folks on this show before. A perfect example mentioned directly in

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shrewsbury W100 2023...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/08/21

For this episode Alex is talking to a good friend of the show Dave Corteen. The last time we spoke was to promote the W60 Tennis tournament in 2020, just before the world ended due to y'know the C word.Well today Dave is telling Alex about the Shrewsbury W100 Tennis tournament that is happening at The Shrewsbury Club between Sunday 15th - Sunday 22nd October 2023. Only this time there will be no cataclysm. Instead there will a tennis tournament of the highest order, bringing in players from all over

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Vanessa Fairfax-Woods

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/08/14

The guest for today's episode is artist, photographer and performer Vanessa Fairfax-Woods. Alex speaks to Vanessa about her beginnings as an artist and where her artistic drives come from.It is very rare to find an artist who can encapsulate an emotion or a situation so vividly because, well, that is what makes art so special right? Well Vanessa's website offered this podcast an arsenal of interesting topics, just based on Vanessa's work. Take a look for yourself right here:

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01:01:18

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Business & Babies...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/08/07

Recorded at Daily Brews in Shrewsbury Alex is talking to Business and Mindset Coach Alex McCarthy and Camilla Monk.Today's topic is about when a business woman has to change her script after finding out she is unexpectedly...expecting. What happens to the mindset of a real go-getter in business when all of a sudden things are changing, priorities are shifting and hardcore vulnerability sets in.Camilla Monk is one of Shropshire's leading business ladies and is a parent too so, proof in the pudding

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01:07:47

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Ask Seek Knock - Luke...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/08/04

It's time to catch up with a good friend of The Biscuit's, Luke Allen.Since he was an enthusiastic film maker in his teens, Luke has been regularly guesting on The Biscuit and we always take a deep dive into great topics when he is on the show. Today's episode is of no exception.Luke talks to us about his decision to leave college and concentrate on his work on-set and in the writers rooms as the experience he has received there is ten to the dozen. We find out about Luke's new production company

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shropshire Mental...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/31

We are back with a second edition of the Shropshire Mental Health Support Takeover just because the last episode really helped a lot of people. So we thought, why not make a bunch of these shows, covering all kinds of different aspects of mental health support.Toady Alex is joined by Ruth, Maree and Amanda. Maree talks about her new role as deputy manager and what the charity needs going forward. Amanda talks about her role with Shropshire Sanctuary plus her experience dealing with mental health

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: STFC Open Day 2023

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/28

Join Alex as he attends the Shrewsbury Town Football Club Open day at the Croud Meadow Stadium. As an icebreaker, Alex speaks to various members of the Shrewsbury Town community, Starting with the dedicated football police officer for the club, a steward who has grown an affinity to the club, Director of Football Micky Moore and chief business development officer Jamie Edwards.We are going to be producing a range of content with long-time supporters, staff members and maybe even the odd classic

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01:05:09

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Madam Mayoress Becky...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/24

For today's episode Alex is sat with the new Madam Mayoress of Shrewsbury, Becky Wall.The nature of interviews such as these are designed to discover the person behind the appointment of Mayor. A conversation about where Mrs Wall started in life, what her aspirations are and also what is like for her to become the mayor of this great town.What are the things that one looks forward to the most, in becoming the Mayor? What are the challenges? In Mrs Wall's situation it was giving speeches, however

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01:22:03

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: @ Loopfest 2023

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/17

Join Alex as he takes on Loopfest 2023. With his mic in-hand he is determined to cover as much of the festival as he can. But with over 120 artists performing at 25 different venues across Shrewsbury he far can he realistically get?Starting at Shrewsbury Castle, moving onto the Bulls Head and then finishing at The Anchor Inn, it seems not very far!Biting off more than he can chew, this task was a lot harder than he realised. That being said this podcast includes some really great interviews ft Ben

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Make Our River Safer

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/14

Today this episode is brought to you via the River Severn. Alex and Verity are on the Sabrina Boat's picnic boat and for this episode they will be talking about river safety. Joining the show for this one are experts on river safety Andy Neal and David Brown for West Mercia Search and Rescue. Also joining the show is representative from 'Make Our River Safer' - Victoria Ireland.Where does 'Make Our River Safer' come from and what impact can a Facebook page (that has 7,000 followers) have on the

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01:10:47

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: JJ Whitehead (SICF...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/10

Today we are talking about the Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival 2023. We have idly watched by as this magnificent event rolls into town year after year. So we are very pleased to be in amongst it this year.Alex is joined my Canadian comedy superstar JJ Whitehead and festival organisers Beth McGowan and Neville Street.We spend the first half of the show talking to JJ about his career and how he crafts his material. JJ also talks about his work with Jim Jeffries as his warm-up act. Now living

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01:21:01

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shrewsbury Arts Trail...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/07

This is such a fantastic episode, whether you enjoy art or not. When we talk about passion, especially that which comes from hunger or desire, it is really hard to not find it infectious.Alex is at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery for a private exhibition for Shrewsbury Arts Trail 2023. We have all seen the pictures of the amazing sculptures throughout the town, this is the sculpture trail. Well now the full arts trails is open in its full capacity. There are hundreds of displays exhibited

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Word Up! At...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/07/03

It's the 10 year anniversary of Shrewsbury Food Festival, the sun is shining and The Quarry is absolutely buzzing with activity. Alex and Verity are on site for another spectacular event with mics in-hand, ready to document this fine occasion.To add a fun twist on interviews for this episode Alex and Verity are going head to head in a game called Word Up! A game where they take random words that were sent in by the public and they have to wedge them into interviews. First (or nearest) to 30 words

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Alex and Verity Catch...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/06/26

In this bumper episode we bring you 2 great pieces of content, all squished into one.Part oneAlex enlisted the help of Tara Brindle from the Courtyard Collective to go into the rural village of Ryton where a meeting was taking place. This meeting was a gathering of locals who are planning on saving their local pub, The Fox Inn by turning it into a community Pub. Alex and Tara speak to Davide Thorpe who is a resident of Ryton and is on the steering committee. He talks about the importance of a rural

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: UK Proms in the Park...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/06/19

We missed UK Proms in the Park last year, much to our disappointment. So we were delighted to be invited to come along to this year's event, set at the West Mids Showground.The UK Proms in the Park is an open-air classical concert featuring a wonderful orchestra lead by Alex Postlethwaite and conducted by Joe Davies. When is comes to culture, classical music is the engine that drives it. Whether it be operas, TV shows, cartoons or movies classical music is the perfect companion to all media in

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01:11:40

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Walking The Straight...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/06/12

For this episode Alex is joined by Kate Taylor, a very well established writer and editor who has embraced a new lease of life without the one thing that was causing her so much anguish, alcohol.After deciding to quit the booze Kate found an inspiring community online who offer warm, judgement free support for those wanting to make such a big change to their lives. Kate has an online following of thousands herself and is working hard to help others get sober with "Walking_the_straight_line" plus a

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01:16:07

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Belle Vue Arts...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/06/05

Well here we are again, The Belle Vue Arts Festival 2023. When Alex talks about The Shrewsbury Biscuit, he always talks about it being like viewing Shrewsbury on and iPad (other brands are available) and you zoom in closer and closer until you find an interesting story. We have never found it difficult to find extraordinary people to talk about.Events like the BVAF make it so easy to find interesting points of view, stories and inspiration all in one tiny little corner of the town. But this little

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shropshire County...

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/06/05

This episode is almost an investigational piece. As Alex isn't from the rural or farming world and having never attended the County Show, (I know right!?) the mission today is to find out what this show is and what it means to people.So Alex starts off by speaking to the young farmers of Shropshire, speaking to Mollie from Shropshire Federation of Young Farmers, moving onto Edward from the NFU - National Farmers Union and also the the chief executive of Shropshire & West Midlands Agricultural

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: LOOPFEST 2023

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast ·

2023/05/30

Alex and and Verity are coming to you from Albert & Co's Frankville in Frankwell. They are speaking to LOOPFEST organiser Jamie, who is on to talk about his journey with music in Shrewsbury/Shropshire and the conception of LOOPFEST.LOOPFEST is an event that takes place on Saturday 8th July across 25 different venues, offering entertainment from 125 different acts. All of this needs to be organised to run smoothly across one day and the logistics sound intense. However, Jamie has a plan and talks

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