Projects

I'm spending a lot of time at the University of Lincoln, presenting a two hour programme Monday and Friday from 11-1 on SIREN FM, the Community Radio Station for Lincoln. Whilst there, I am happy to pass on any skills that I've picked up along the way, that the latest generation of presenters want to learn. I also continue to encourage residents in Lincoln to become Community Journalists. They appear regularly on SIREN FM to tell us what is happening in their part of the city. The Unviversity of Lincoln has one of the best thought of, media and journalist courses in the UK and occassionally I am asked to explain to the students "How to do it!"

I am involved in a new university project that will see foreign language students out in the county and practicing their skills in local schools. My part of this, along with another colleague from SIREN FM, will be to commit some of the lessons and discussions to disc for further use in the language department and they will be streamed on line. The project is called Radio Lingua and regional interest in the project means I will also be working at schools in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire.

I'm working with Ermine Primary School researching the history of their area, South Hykeham Primary School putting together an audio diary of their year and Warren Wood Special School in gainsborough where again I am documenting events at the school.

I have spent another week working with youngsters on a Lincolnshire County Council course in which they had 20 hours to produce their own radio programme. They were brilliant and it was a most enjoyable week for me (and them). The show was broadcast on SIREN FM. There will be another course later in the year.

Who wouldn't want to work with the children at St Francis School in Lincoln. Take a peek at the website and you'll realise what skills and enthusiasm they have.

I'm now helping with the School Aid Network and will be able to tell you more soon and my latest project is helping to run WFR - William Farr Radio, which is broadcast on the school intranet and to some of the communal areas,