A few important pieces of information for our members:
Presenting Opportunities
There are a number of presenting opportunities:
Breakfast – Thursday 4th December (7.30am to 9.00am)
Drive Time – Thursday 11th December (5.00pm to 7.00pm)
Breakfast – Thursday 18th December (7.30am to 9.00am)
If you are able to do present any of these programmes then please let Peter Dixon know.
Funding
As we regularly say, by far our biggest challenge is funding. This is a common concern amongst community radio stations and we are no exception. Regrettably we were unsuccessful in our Media-Box application.
If you would like to lead any aspect of a funding project (event organising, grant application, sponsorship/advertising activity) then please let me know.
Ideal Christmas Presents - Radio Teesdale T-Shirts and Mugs
At the moment we have a large stock of T-Shirts (Small, Large, Extra Large) available at £10 and Coffee Mugs for £5. We need to sell these items as soon as we can in order to release the capital tied up in them. They make great Christmas presents and stocking fillers! We are talking to a few retail outlets, including John Wright music store in Barnard Castle, about them selling the items for us. In return we will be promoting on air the fact that they are for sale at their locations.
Community Involvement
Alex James and Kevin Sowerby have volunteered to help produce live programmes to coincide with the switch on of Middleton in Teesdale lights (Saturday 29 November) and Barnard Castle lights (Saturday 6 December). It is likely the shows will be broadcast from 4pm to 6pm each day.
For the Barnard Castle event we have been offered a Market Stall where we will be able to sell merchandise if volunteers come forward to manage it. The Barnard Castle event is also going to have Radio Teesdale broadcast on their sound system.
We have also been asked by Montalbo School in Barnard Castle if we want to take a stand at their Christmas Fair, in the evening of the 27th November, to sell merchandise.
If you would like to volunteer to be involved in any of these activities then please let Peter Dixon know.
Christmas Schedule
Another thank you to all those who have come forward with proposals for Christmas programmes. A reminder that pre-recorded material will need to be completed by Thursday the 18 December. If you would like to produce a programme during this period then please let Peter Dixon know.
Building Works at Enterprise House
Anyone visiting Enterprise House over the last week will be aware of the noisy building work that is going on their. We have also had to deal with possible power shut downs. The builders and the office staff have been most helpful and have changed their timings to suit key recordings and broadcasts. So far the greatest effect has been on studio 1. Members should be aware that between 9am and 4pm on weekdays, in the next few weeks, it is possible that from time to time the studios will not be operational.
Members Forum
The Action Points of the last Members’ Forum meeting are on the Members Update section of the web site.
http://radioteesdalemembersupdate.blogspot.com/
The next session is timetabled for Thursday 20 November 6.00pm. The agenda is:
Previous Meeting
Members News
Fundraising
Any other business
Next Meeting - Wednesday 17 December 7.00pm to 8.30pm
