About the Ö÷²„“óŠć FeedThis blogĀ explains what the Ö÷²„“óŠć does and how it works. We link to some other blogs and online spaces inside and outside the corporation.Ā The blog is edited by Alastair Smith and Matt Seel.2016-12-22T17:00:00+00:00Zend_Feed_Writer/blogs/aboutthebbc2016-12-22T17:00:00+00:002016-12-22T17:00:00+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/7b861a7d-d86a-4155-820d-776bd0916777Rebecca Frank<div class="component">
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<p><em>Rebecca Frank, Head of Production, Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network, celebrates Radio 1 and 1Xtra's successful #1MillionHours campaign.</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">It feels like the given script that 2016 has been āquite the yearā. Amongst political turmoil, a string of legends passing on, and Leicester winning the Premier League, itās been no ordinary 12 months.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Alongside that backdrop of high-drama in the media, something else was quietly brewing amongst thousands of Radio 1 and 1Xtra listeners in 2016. We put the ultimate challenge to them last December, when we launched our #1MillionHours campaign. This was our most ambitious social action movement ever, all about motivating our audience to volunteer, giving their time to those in need. For the first time we partnered directly with four national charities (Age UK, Cancer Research UK, Barnardoās and Oxfam), who have worked with us tirelessly to make this campaign alive and thriving in the real world.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Ā </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Two marketing campaigns, a cross promotional campaign with ā<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2SYXj281JjCVgnLQR7NSl9X/about-the-season">Do Something Great</a>ā on Ö÷²„“óŠć TV, three documentaries, six weeks of priority air time and countless visits to organisations by our DJs later, we reached a grand total ofĀ <strong>1,122,065 hours pledged</strong>Ā to good causes by our listeners. That's over 15,000 8-hour shifts promised to help others. Now comes the real bit, when those organisations have to work with those pledgers to match them to an activity in the real world.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Ā </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Weāre acutely aware of the trust our listeners put in us on a daily basis; from recommending music to being their source of news - and we never take that power for granted. By using our platform for a campaign like this, our intention was to channel that power as aĀ <span style="font-size: small;">f</span>orce forĀ <span style="font-size: small;">g</span>ood.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Ā </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Listeners could pledge 8, 16 or 24 hours of time to various volunteering opportunities with our partners, that they can complete over the next year. From working in shops, to helping in children's play centres and daycare centres for older people, cheerleading at fun runs and helping in festivals, the opportunities are as much about young people gaining skills, confidence and material for CVs that benefits them, as they are about helping others. A survey Radio 1 and 1Xtra conducted last year taught us that after the cause itself, personal benefit was the next biggest reason for young people wanting to volunteer. We also encouraged our audience to pledge to any organisation they wanted via social media. The hashtag has become a veritable pin board for smaller organisations up and down the country to recruit people, something we hope continues as a natural legacy.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Ā </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">It's no accident that we didn't use the word āvolunteeringā within the name of our campaign. Many organisations we worked with told us it could be hard to recruit young people to give their time, largely due to having to somehow cut through the noise on the social media feeds that theyāre consuming every day. Committing to volunteer properly is just that<span style="font-size: small;">Ā -</span>Ā a commitment in the real world, with sometimes very direct consequences. It's a tough ask, and one that needed more than the existing army of superstar volunteers out there<span style="font-size: small;">. O</span>ur campaign was also about motivating people who had never thought of giving their time before. It was about utilising that influence to stimulate the curiosity in the most unlikely of listeners, just because their favourite DJ encouraged them, or they saw a film that made them think.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Ā </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Last night on Radio 1, <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/-/status/811629492368076800?ref_src=twsrc%5Eappleios%7Ctwcamp%5Esafari%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">10 DJs congregated to celebrate the final #1MillionHours total</a></span><span style="font-size: small;">. There was a definite letting-of-hair-down activity hosted by Greg James, with a mulled wine rendition of Innuendo Bingo, and a rap battle between Alice Levine and Matt Edmondson. But in between the jokes the presenters were reflecting on #1MillionHours, reliving heart-stopping conversations between them and people affected by volunteering throughout the year. Perhaps most memorable was <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04lkb86?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_radio_1&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=radio_and_music">Scott Mills encounter with 94-year-old Louise</a></span><span style="font-size: small;">, who spoke about her loneliness and the impact a weekly visit had on her life. The audience was palpably moved, and responded in their droves.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Ā </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Now the #1MillionHours army is assembled, the real work begins. We'll stay in touch with our partners to track who took the next step, so that we can keep a better understanding of what motivates and excites our listeners. We're proud to have been a part of so many people's first exploration of volunteering.</span>Ā </p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: small;">Rebecca Frank is Head of Production, Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network</span></em></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0387cft"><em>Find out more about #1Millionhours</em></a></strong></p>
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2015-09-15T13:40:02+00:002015-09-15T13:40:02+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/b11ade4e-06f0-4cb2-863d-353daaf2d69cJill Stidever<div class="component">
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<p><em>The Ö÷²„“óŠć Get Inspired Unsung Hero award has been recognising the remarkable achievements of people throughout the UK since 2003. Here, coach Jill Stidever (pictured), who won the award in 2014 after a lifetime helping children learn to swim, shares her experiences.</em></p>
<p>I've always been interested in helping people who find things difficult, regardless of what it is. For 40 odd years Iāve basically been playing in water with children who've got extra physical and visual needs and at the same time encouraging them to swim.</p>
<p>To be honest, I sort of fell into it. People started saying āAsk Jill, she'll help youā. I have a daughter who also happens to have cerebral palsy and learning difficulties, so the involvement expanded with her as well.</p>
<p>These days Iām often contacted by people who've tried what they feel is everything in their neighbourhood and are still not succeeding with their particular member of the family that has difficulties. I suppose, theyāre looking for a magical step forward, which some people have recommended I might have.Ā I don't think I have anything different from many other people. What we do in our club isn't magic. Many people have skills to help but often lack the confidence to try.Ā </p>
<p>The main challenge is that our swimmers don't necessarily learn in the prescribed way. You have to be able to see what they do naturally and then try and turn that into something that is useful in a swimming pool. It may simply be learning to blow toys across the water or moving their legs in a different way where they can get propulsion, there are lots of little things that can help but you do have to watch closely. Observation is key, well, observation and fun. Be prepared to do silly things.</p>
<p>I wouldnāt say Iām a particularly patient person ā Iām able to repeat things, but thatās about it. Teaching our swimmers takes a certain amount of creative thinking, although having said that, I wouldnāt say Iām creative either - I can't make things, but in water I am able to think outside the box.</p>
<p>How long it takes to have an effect on a child depends entirely on the individual and the support they have. I took on one lad who I thought would take about three years to learn to move independently in the water, well, I was wrong. He grew more determination and more trust in what we were doing and learnt to swim in a matter of months.</p>
<p>Itās not just about the children, I work closely with parents because I believe they want to know what we're doing, so they can continue it, certainly if they go away on holiday. Itās not unusual for me to be showing a parent a little idea and then literally just hand the child back and say, āgo on give it a tryā so there's no time for them to say I can't, they've just got to get on with it. Out of the water too, parents learn from each other about where to turn for help in a variety of situations, forming long lasting support and friendships.</p>
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<p>All too often people say, āwe can't do this, we can't take them swimming, we can't get them changed, we can't get them in the waterā - everything is negative. Myself, and all my instructors, try to be as positive as we possibly can. I think it gives the children increased self-confidence, and shows them they can succeed, especially if they become proficient swimmers.</p>
<p>One of our girls, who came to us when she was 15 years old, has now done an apprenticeship in leisure management, in which she had to qualify as a lifeguard, which they didn't think she would succeed in doing, but she did, and it opened up the world of work to her. Lots of people have gone on and done absolutely superbly, but all of them got so much extra just through being part of something that's given them increased self-esteem, friendship, a sport for life and opened so many doors for them. It has a knock on effect, there's so much the sport can give.</p>
<p>There are hundreds of other volunteers who do superb work in all fields, so when I was given the Unsung Hero Award I thought, āWhy me?ā The only answer I got back was, 'cos you're Jill' from one of my coaches. I feel very honoured. When the Ö÷²„“óŠć asked if I have other awards as result of the work, I said I've been rewarded for it in different ways, locally, and an honour from the Queen, all completely unexpected, because I just enjoy what I'm doing.</p>
<p>It was something I never thought of before. I'd watch the awards because I am interested in sport, but I was completely surprised by the effect it had with people I didn't know. I had hundreds of messages, emails, and cards. One was from someone whose child I helped 54 years ago.</p>
<p>People in the supermarket who I'd never met wanted to talk to me about what I do. One that stands out was a gentleman who walked past me and suddenly stopped and said, 'Iāve got to come back and shake your hand - it is you isn't it?ā To begin with I didn't believe he was stopping for me. Another time was in a hospital car park, as I was rushing to admit my daughter, and a person shouted, 'Hey, lady!' two or three times - I didn't think he was talking to me, until he shouted: 'Swimming lady, stop'. He wanted to talk about the programme. I thought if it had that effect on people I didn't know, from different cultural groups, how well the information about disability sport must be spreading. It was very humbling.</p>
<p>Since the award, our club has ended up with a lot more swimmers, although there is still a tremendous need for people to take people with autism, a disability we don't really concentrate on. We've also gained more volunteers, not only for swimming but admin too ā someone is helping with the books, someone else trying to help us gain charity status, which is amazing because I'm confident in water, but not so much use at writing minutes or organising fundraisers.Ā </p>
<p>I think the greatest effect of the award is being able to spread the word. You can highlight what you're doing, and enlighten others. You'll find that there are extra people who never thought that they'd got something to offer until they hear about you. It might be that you're talking to a small group, or a large group, but there's often someone there that you find is Ā thinking: 'Oh I could have a go at that, I might be able to help'.</p>
<p><em>Jill Stidever is a swimming coach and recipient of the Ö÷²„“óŠć Unsung Hero award 2014</em></p>
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<li><em>Do you know someone who inspires people to get involved in playing sport in their community?Ā The nomination period for the 2015 Unsung Hero awards is open until 22 October -Ā <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/get-inspired/27037119">nominate here</a>.</em></li>
<li><em>Find out more aboutĀ <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired">Get Inspired</a>Ā andĀ <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/get-inspired/27037119">Unsung HeroĀ Awards</a>.</em></li>
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2014-07-07T11:51:35+00:002014-07-07T11:51:35+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/f4aaea26-923f-3028-9596-620b34469f93Sophie Shardlow<div class="component">
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<p><em>Last weekend Ö÷²„“óŠć Nottingham staged a special <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-28161582">Big Busk</a> day in honour of busker Frank Robinson known locally as Xylophone Man. Assistant Editor Sophie Shardlow reflects on the day.</em></p><p>It has been the most amazing day. We woke up to rain and grey skies which was disastrous for a busking festival ā would anyone turn up? But after weeks planning the Ö÷²„“óŠć Big Busk was upon us: all we could do now is cross our fingers! </p><p>First thing, we set up for a 4-hour live radio show in Nottingham's Market Square with only a man with an owl on his shoulder for company. But how things quickly changed. The rain stopped and the fun began.</p><p>Forty buskers performed around Nottingham including a city rap crew, a guitar playing cowboy, a string trio plus jugglers and 12 foot horn players. Quite a line-up. The city was buzzed and the sun shone.</p><p>Music unites people. It makes you stop and smile and adds such a vibe to the streets. Little wonder the buskers were so pumped with the reaction from the crowds. One busker said her guitar string broke mid-song and a fellow busker who was watching just handed her his guitar ā such were the feelings of goodwill. Elsewhere, a young lad who busking for the first time, was visibly overwhelmed by the reaction from the crowd. People were filming and photographing. Everything felt so very special.</p><p>There were babies and pensioners, people in wheelchairs and on skateboards, all of them joining in the finale as about a thousand of people sang '<a href="http://youtu.be/SOgjRKlc29w">Happy</a>' and danced with sheer joy. The brightest smiles accompanied such a feeling of camaraderie - a real sense of making a moment in Nottingham's history.</p><p><em>Sophie Shardlow is Assistant Editor, Ö÷²„“óŠć Nottingham</em></p>
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2014-05-08T14:09:49+00:002014-05-08T14:09:49+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/9116adf0-bc98-3b36-ad5d-a1c657405073Clare McGinn<div class="component">
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<p>Last Sunday morning I found myself on
āwashing upā duty at the Sikh Temple in St George. There were four
of us up to our elbows in sudsy water at the sinks ā a trainee dentist, a
solicitor on maternity leave, a student preparing for her exams and me āsharing
stories and laughing about our grandmothers cooking ā good and bad. Time
just flew. They were regulars and I was visiting as part of an open morning
organised for Bristol Food Connections to give anyone who wanted the chance to
discover the workings of a Sikh langar (free kitchen). Visitors got to
see and taste what was being cooked, have a go themselves, share in the
preparation and, of course, find out about the role of food in the Sikh
religion. And the whole point was that preparing and sharing food together
connects people.</p><p>On that same day there were 13 other events taking
place in Bristol as part of Bristol Food Connections ā a partnership festival
which I initiated last year on behalf of the Ö÷²„“óŠć.Ā Between May 1ā11
this city will host 130 events from large scale ones with recognised Ö÷²„“óŠć
brands and starry names to small intimate ones. Iām writing this on day 7
and, so far, over 175,000 people have taken part in the festival across many
sites and venues all-round the city. To get a sense of the scale and size
of it you need to look at the <a href="http://www.bristolfoodconnections.com">website</a>.</p><p></p>
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<p>Itās a first for the Ö÷²„“óŠć. A
ground-breaking partnership event with a strong emphasis on the 'P' word which
meant that, throughout the process, how we worked with the rest of the city
would set the tone. I put my idea for a food festival initially to Dan
Saladino, series producer of Radio 4ās Food Programme, and Kalpna Woolf, then
in Factual TV, who thought it was worth pursuing and our initial working title
was āProject Pastyā.Ā </p>
<p>We issued an open invitation to the food
community in Bristol and 150 people turned up at the Ö÷²„“óŠć on Whiteladies Road
for a conversation. From the outset we made it clear that the Ö÷²„“óŠć
would not produce the whole event but we would be a good partner and help
facilitate and support ideas where we could.Ā But people would need to
find their own funding and prove they could deliver what they promised. They also would need to sign up to agreed objectives. Bristol City Council,
with the endorsement of the elected independent mayor, George Ferguson, came on
board almost immediately and we all agreed that good food would be the perfect
way to bring people together. </p><p>Bristol takes food seriously. It is
one of the few UK cities to have an official Food Charter. But Bristolians also
know how to have fun. We were inundated with ideas. People wanted a
chance to showcase their talents; to help us use food to make connections with
people and places the Ö÷²„“óŠć doesnāt normally reach; to provide learning
opportunities for all ages and backgrounds and, from a programme making point
of view, we suddenly found ourselves in direct contact with young and dynamic
food talent across the city. It did help that, in 2009, Bristol and the
Ö÷²„“óŠć had signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding to work in partnership and
I had also run a Radio 4 festival in March 2012 called <em>More Than Words</em> which
had shown me that it was possible to deliver something special by calling upon
the creative talents and expertise of the public.</p>
<p>Abigail Appleton in <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/">Ö÷²„“óŠć Learning</a> had the
vision to get behind the event and her support was essential in getting it off
the ground with the Ö÷²„“óŠć Learning Hub at the centre of it all. I
formed a local steering group and we all signed up to an agreed set of
objectives. We wanted Bristol Food Connections to be affordable,
achievable and inspirational. We wanted it to connect and welcome people
of all ages, from all backgrounds, through the enjoyment of good food. It
had to be participatory and not just about watching. And we wanted it to have a
legacy and impact on the city over time. So not your normal food
festival.Ā </p>
<p>I wonāt say it has been an easy process
along the way but everyone has kept their good humour and found ways of
compromising and making things work. The culture has been one of support
and help and sorting things out together. Bristol City Council has
been amazingly flexible, resourceful and generous in finding solutions to tricky
problems. To deal with the financial challenges Bristol Food Connections set
itself up as a Community Interest Company which meant they were able to
fundraise for the non-Ö÷²„“óŠć side of the festival but on the basis that any money
raised would go directly back into the community and the festival. Nobody has made a profit.</p><p></p>
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<p>The May Bank Holiday celebrations started
with the <em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zxv3j">Ö÷²„“óŠć Food & Farming Awards</a></em> which was broadcast on Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio 4 and
across the Ö÷²„“óŠć local radio network and, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday the city
centre became one big food adventure playground ā bread, chocolate and coffee
trails, local producer markets, buskers, pop-up street food vendors and childrenās
events filled College Green, with Italian chefs
from Slow Food International arriving to teach people how to make real pizza
using the best British produce as part of the Ark of Taste project.Ā </p>
<p>There was a huge Eat In with people sharing
dishes prepared by chefs which had, originally, been destined for the landfill
sites and bus trips took people on a Ploughmanās Day Out around local farms on
the outskirts of Bristol to learn about bread, cheese and cider making. Farming and the link from plot to plate has been a key part of the event.</p><p>Parts of Bristol which are often excluded
from these kinds of events have been running their own markets, food fairs,
foraging walks and cook-ins ā Easton and St Paulās ran a Cook & Converse
feast pairing up single parents who had never cooked before with chef mentors
to teach them how to prepare affordable, delicious food and then invited their
local shopkeepers, health professionals and community support workers to join
them ā making useful connections. The underpass Junction 3 became the
site for a pop-up global street food market and planting fair which brought
together the local community for the first time</p>
<p>Along the way we have learned so many
lessons, tasted amazing things and weāre already talking about doing it better
next year. From a Ö÷²„“óŠć point of view we have found some amazing stories
and made connections which will benefit a UK-wide audience. Personally, thanks to my experience at the Sikh Temple, I have learned how to
make chapattis, made some new friends and heard some fantastic stories which may
well find their way onto the Ö÷²„“óŠć very soon.Ā </p><p><em>Clare
McGinn is Head of Radio & Music Production, Bristol & Creator of The
Bristol Food Connections Partnership Festival.</em></p><p>Ā </p><ul>
<li><em>Follow Bristol Food Connections on <a href="@Bristolconnect">twitter</a>.</em></li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/The-Ö÷²„“óŠć-Food-and-Farming-Awards-How-it-all-began">Read Food Programme presenter Sheila Dillon's blog on how the Ö÷²„“óŠć Food and Farming Awards began.</a></em></li>
</ul><p>Ā </p>
</div>
2014-01-17T13:21:37+00:002014-01-17T13:21:37+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/a569f20c-320d-3826-9168-6958e3fe8154Liz Woodham<div class="component">
<img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p01q3y60.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p01q3y60.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p01q3y60.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p01q3y60.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p01q3y60.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p01q3y60.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p01q3y60.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p01q3y60.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p01q3y60.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""><p><em>Ö÷²„“óŠć reading volunteers with local school children</em></p></div>
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<p><em>Ahead of the first of this yearās application deadlines, Project
Manager, Liz Woodham shares details of the current Ö÷²„“óŠć Outreach & Corporate ResponsibilityĀ scheme,
Community Doorway.</em></p>
<p>Every Ö÷²„“óŠć member of staff has their values printed on the back of
their security pass and one of those values clearly states: āAudiences are at
the heart of everything we do.ā Thatās easy to understand when it comes to the
Ö÷²„“óŠć making programmes: we hear from our audiences when they want to contact us
about a programme theyāve watched or listened to. But there are other ways we
can make face-to-face contact with our audiences. And thatās where the Ö÷²„“óŠćās
Outreach & Corporate Responsibility department comes in. </p>
<p>We mount a year-long programme of face-to-face activities,
community support and volunteering projects. Through our work we try to ensure
that the Ö÷²„“óŠć has a positive impact in communities where we are a large employer
- primarily Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, Greater Manchester,
andĀ <a href="http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/occupiers/bbc">Salford</a>Ā where
we are currently based.</p>
<p>We have a strong track record of working with a diverse range of
national charities over the years, including the creation of video content for
theĀ <a href="http://www.samaritans.org/">Samaritans</a>, audio
stories forĀ <a href="http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/">Action for
Children</a>, a new website forĀ <a href="http://www.prisonradioassociation.org/">National Prison Radio</a>,
storytelling workshops forĀ <a href="http://www.mndassociation.org/">Motor
Neurone Disease Association</a>Ā volunteers and mentors helping the long
term unemployed back to work alongside the charityĀ <a href="http://www.tomorrows-people.org.uk/">Tomorrow's People</a>.</p>
<p>There are staff all over the Ö÷²„“óŠć who get involved in volunteering
with us, some offer regular time to read with local school children, some give
their skills and expertise to a one-off production or project, and others use
the charity partnerships Ö÷²„“óŠć Outreach & Corporate Responsibility have to
give their time as a School Governor or trustee of a charity.</p><p></p>
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<p>Our latest project, launched in December 2013, is the Ö÷²„“óŠć
Community Doorway programme. This is a new scheme for charities and community
organisations, who can apply to access the skills and expertise of our Ö÷²„“óŠć
staff volunteers to help deliver a one-off project. For example you may need
support to create a short film to showcase the work of your charity, help to
set up a website, or even to produce a community event of your own.</p>
<p>We are currently welcoming applications from charities and
community groups in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Salford and Greater
Manchester that work with 16-24 year olds and/or groups that are considered to
be disadvantaged or socially excluded.Ā There are four application deadlines
per year, the first is on<strong> 31st January 2014</strong>, but the application process is
rolling so there are no cut off dates. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/outreach/charity/Community-Doorway">All application information is on
ourĀ website</a>,
including the application form itself.</p>
<p>We know from previous Ö÷²„“óŠć Outreach & Corporate Responsibility
projects that our <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/outreach/volunteering">Ö÷²„“óŠć
volunteers</a>Ā gain a lot working with communities in their local areas,
and the groups they work with get to understand what else the Ö÷²„“óŠć can offer
them beyond broadcasting. For many young people, the experiences can be
transformational and often spark aspirations of working in media.</p>
<p><em>Liz Woodham is Project Manager, Ö÷²„“óŠć Outreach & Corporate
Responsibility.</em></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>You can download
the Ö÷²„“óŠć Community Doorway application formĀ </em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/outreach/charity/Community-Doorway"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em>
</li>
<li>
<em>Read Diane
Reid'sĀ </em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Reaching-in-as-well-as-out"><em>blog</em></a><em>Ā about the
Ö÷²„“óŠć Corporate Responsibility Review 2013.</em>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
2013-11-24T19:43:00+00:002013-11-24T19:43:00+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/205f458a-0d7c-324f-b1cb-32febe1f70b2Ian Timms<div class="component prose">
<p><em>This
week <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria</a>'s Head
of Programmes Ian Timms is documenting the station's 40th anniversary
celebrations in a special series of diary entries. <br></em><br>
The official 40th birthday moment is 7.59am in <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7wv">Richard Corrie</a>'s
programme. It passes with minimum ceremony. 40 years ago they didn't
have an official opening; they just signed on at a minute to 8am ... and got
on with it. So I felt we should run with that same demure attitude
today. Any further cake opportunities have now been banned.</p><p>
Val leads out the first of our "punter presenters". We started
a talent search way back in the summer, whittled them at boot-camp. Now
they're guesting with Val today. Stars of the future? You tell us.</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01klhyj">My Memory Lane documentary</a> transmits this afternoon, with voices and anecdotes
from 40 years past, lots of archive and some mighty "choons" that
have marked the last four decades.<br><br>
Then we've got a real find: we still have the first programme on Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio
Carlisle, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01klhyl"><em>The Sound of Cumbria</em></a>, so that's going out too. The
late John Pickles put it together as a look-forward to what one might
expect from their new Ö÷²„“óŠć local radio station.Ā A lot has changed, but
much hasn't. Computers have replaced tapes, razor blades, cartridges and
records, but the sound of Cumbria is still holding up the same mirror to the
county every day.<br><br>
At the end of an epic weekend, I silently raise a glass to the next 40 years
and head off in search of any cake remnants. I'll be 86 then, but
I've got my money ready for the party, if somebody can wheel me in. I
hope theyāll have cake.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/Ian_Timms">Ian Timms</a>
is Head of Programmes, Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria<br></em></p><ul>
<li>
<em>Read Ian's Wednesday introduction -Ā <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Wednesday-Introduction.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 40 - Wednesday</a></em><em></em>
</li>
<li><em>Read Ianās second blog -Ā <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Thursday.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 40 - Thursday</a></em></li>
<li><em>Read Ianās third blog from Friday -Ā <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Friday-1973-Day-is-here.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 4 - 1973 Day</a></em></li>
<li><em>Read
Ianās penultimate blog from Saturday - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Saturday-Staff-Day.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 40 - Staff Day</a><br></em></li>
</ul>
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2013-11-22T17:39:16+00:002013-11-22T17:39:16+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/c50f5d52-c084-3b7f-af57-426ebe10e947Ian Timms<div class="component prose">
<p><em>This
week <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria</a>'s Head of Programmes, Ian Timms, is documenting the
station's 40th anniversary celebrations in a special series of diary entries. <br></em><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria/programmes/schedules/2013/11/22">1973 Day</a> is here. <br><br>
This is the culmination of a whole yearās planning.<br><br>
The day starts with a business breakfast in the <a href="http://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/">Tullie House</a> with Cumbria's
opinion formers and as many presenters as I can get over there.Ā <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/outreach/">Ö÷²„“óŠć North
Outreach</a> have put this one together for us, to put Radio Cumbria back in the
minds of those who matter. More cake is promised; it always works like a
presenter magnet, even this early in the morning. Fondant sponge gratis
and they really are anybody's.</p><p>
Itās a mixture of old and new today.Ā Chris and Mike are on
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdprp">Breakfast</a>.Ā <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdprs">Val Armstrong and Kevin Fernihough</a> are reprising their
double-act from years back. She says its best to, "let him go off on
one" and then chip in with bits when he gets stuck! John Myers,
former Guardian Media Group chief executive, is back today as well; he's
fronting lunch with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdprv">Caroline Robertson</a> (as a boy broadcaster John did the
country show here ... and won awards for it,despite not knowing Nashville from
Newbiggin). It's one of radio's most experienced and successful presenters
alongside one of its newest talents.</p><p></p>
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Ā <p>
Then another reunion; Caz Graham returns from Radio 4 to work with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdprx">Gordon
Swindlehurst</a> (this one is going to get a bit rural: they're both
"Lamb-bank" veterans and farming correspondents, with their own
Hunters,Ā shooting sticks and real mud)Ā <br><br>
Finally, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdprz">Paul Braithwaite</a>, the only one still here after 40 years, gets to
choose his Top 40. Everybody has left their ego at the door and they're
all playing nice in the sandpit: Result.<br><br>
I'm loving the '73 playlist.Ā It was the first thing I compiled back in
January and it made me smile then. Not at all cheesy. Bowie, Elton,
McCartney, Lou Reed and Stevie. Middle-aged cool.<br><br><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/Ian_Timms">Ian Timms</a>
is Head of Programmes, Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria<br><br></em></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>Read
Ian's Wednesday introduction - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Wednesday-Introduction.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 40 - Wednesday</a> </em><em></em>
</li>
<li><em>Read
Ianās second blog - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Thursday.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 40 - Thursday </a><br></em></li>
<li><em>Watch the video of a day in the life of the station on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019hpn9">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria website</a></em></li>
</ul>
</div>
2013-11-21T16:26:34+00:002013-11-21T16:26:34+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/c4221875-b142-3913-aae0-cf29f7c5cc8eIan Timms<div class="component prose">
<p><em>This
week <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria</a>'s Head of Programmes, Ian Timms, is documenting the
station's 40th anniversary celebrations in a special series of diary entries, including
a special '1973 Day' on Friday 22 November 2013.Ā <br></em><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b">Children in Need</a> is over and Pudsey Bear has been waved off for his annual
re-tuft and honey massage. I need to collect the "40" cake from bakers
on the way into work. We need it for a photo. They've done well
with the big pink and white iced numerals.<br><br>
Chris Rogers, the first voice on Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Carlisle 40 years ago is here to
"shadow" <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf92s">Mike Zeller's breakfast show</a> ahead of tomorrow's <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria/programmes/schedules/2013/11/22">1973
Day</a>. Until four years ago, Chris was a Ö÷²„“óŠć Politics Editor, so it'll be
great to hear him getting stuck into the big interviews tomorrow. Ā Photographer arrives at 8.30 to take pictures of Mike, Paul Braithwaite and
Chris with the birthday cake and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipper_tie">kipper ties</a>.</p><p></p>
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<img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p01lyps9.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p01lyps9.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p01lyps9.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p01lyps9.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p01lyps9.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p01lyps9.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p01lyps9.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p01lyps9.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p01lyps9.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""><p><em>Chris Rogers, Mike Zeller and Paul Braithwaite cut Radio Cumbria's 40th birthday cake. Photo courtesy of Steven Barber Photography Ltd</em></p></div>
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<p>Then, itās off to chair a producers' meeting for a final catch-up and
snag-list. I actually need to explain the term "kipper tie" to
a 20-something colleague. Then I get to hold court for a while
reminiscing about cueing records and editing reel-to-reel tape with a razor
blade. I finally conclude it was a bit like computer editing, only more
reliable and possibly more bloody.</p><p>
<br>
Thereās an afternoon troubleshooting session next door at the <a href="http://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/">Tullie House
Museum</a>, setting up equipment for Friday's business breakfast and Saturday's
staff 'do'. The display of artefacts and goodies that's graced our
reception since the spring has to be carefully relocated there. A little
first aid needs applying to the ageing stickers, pens and key-rings that have
blown off in the wind.<br><br><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/Ian_Timms">Ian Timms</a> is Head of Programmes, Ö÷²„“óŠć
Radio Cumbria<br><br></em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Read Ian's Wednesday introduction - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Ö÷²„“óŠć-Radio-Cumbria-at-40-Wednesday-Introduction.html">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria at 40</a>Ā </em></li>
<li><em>The photograph used in this blog is from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=545565415538191&set=pb.107629172665153.-2207520000.1385034816.&type=3&theater">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria facebook</a> page</em></li>
<li><em>Submit your own photos from 1973 to Radio Cumbria's collection viaĀ share.cumbria@bbc.co.uk<br><br></em></li>
</ul>
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2013-11-20T10:10:44+00:002013-11-20T10:10:44+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/239d5f5b-32fa-3132-9132-a8bed3b6b770Ian Timms<div class="component prose">
<p><em>It's not just <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01l1z04/profiles/dw50">Doctor Who</a> celebrating this weekend. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria">Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria</a> is marking its 40th anniversary with a series of special events between now and the end of the week. Today, the station's Head of Programmes, Ian Timms, introduces his special series of daily updates on the celebrations.</em></p><p>I'm starting to feel a little apprehensive. Nothing should go wrong over the next few days, but this is the biggest event of Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria's year. Most of the detail planning has been me, so on these shoulders etc.</p><p>Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend - or should that be "birthday"? We've been going with the birthday tag all year and there is cake ordered (note to self to pick it up tomorrow), so ābirthdayā it is.</p><p></p>
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<img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p01c6hbn.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p01c6hbn.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""><p><em>Members of the Ö÷²„“óŠć Philharmonic will help form the Cumbrian Community Orchestra</em></p></div>
<div class="component prose">
<p>Weāve already held an open day, made a time capsule movie, got more than a thousand voices in for a "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01bxsxt">Big Sing</a>", done 24 auditions for new presenters and run a boot-camp, put together a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jrvk8">community orchestra with the Ö÷²„“óŠć Philharmonic</a> (pictured) - culminating in an amazing concert, produced a staggering programme of 40 outside broadcasts and found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bbcradiocumbria/posts/527026600725406">Cumbria's 40 favourite places</a>.</p><p>Now we've just got a big carol concert, 1973 Day, new presenter day, a business breakfast and a staff dinner to squeeze into the next fortnight. No pressure then. Iāve bought a new work mug that holds a whole pint. Can you actually buy espresso in pints? I feel the need for caffeine this morning. Anyway, hold tight and join me as I blog my way through the birthday weekend. I've decided that blogging is the new jogging; only you don't have to leave the office at lunchtime, only to return soaked through to the lycra.</p><p>Ā </p><p><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/Ian_Timms">Ian Timms</a> is Head of Programmes, Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio Cumbria</em></p><br>
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2011-05-24T15:00:45+00:002011-05-24T15:00:45+00:00/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/d43e7437-4913-32f8-9347-d5de1e8aa0b9Paul Wakely<div class="component prose">
<p><em>Editor's note: a big story for the the Ö÷²„“óŠć and for the whole of UK media this last week has been the limits of what can be said where a court injunction applies and when it has effectively collapsed. Paul Wakely explains the rules that apply to what you say at bbc.co.uk - SB.</em></p><p>I'm the Editor, Moderation Services for Ö÷²„“óŠć Online, which means I oversee moderation of your comments across the Ö÷²„“óŠć website.</p><p>I wanted to respond to some <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/forums/A148907/conversation/view/19585/T8213724/page/1">interesting</a> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbarchers/F2693943?thread=8216133">discussions</a> about the moderation we've applied to comments about the 'footballer injunction' that has received so much coverage during the last few days. Following the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13520959">naming of the footballer in Parliament</a> I will, as much as I can, explain where we are drawing the line with moderation, and explain why some of you have had your comments removed for saying things everyone is saying on <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a>.</p><p><em>Read the rest of Paul's blog post, and leave a comment, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/05/moderation_and_superinjunction.html">on the Ö÷²„“óŠć Internet blog...</a></em></p>
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