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Radio Brockley reporters have been out and about once again speaking to other hospital charities and departments for our regular Brockley News shows. Caroline Keating met up with Belinda Melrod, the Housing Manager at the Aspire charity. The Aspire Housing Programme offers an alternative for people with Spinal Cord Injury, with homes located around the UK. They are used on a […]

It was all change on the Radio Brockley request chart for August, with Queen topping the monthly poll for the first time in 2018. The chart, based on requests by patients at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, sees Queen finally end a run of domination by Elvis Presley and Abba over the last few months. Celine Dion achieved […]

The Barbara Bus Fund is celebrating 50 years of service this year. The charity, based at the RNOH, was set up by Barbara Werndly who was a patient at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, having contracted Polio when she was 13 which left her paralysed. The charity provides transport for people who are unable to transfer from their wheelchair, and therefore […]

The NHS recently celebrated a magnificent milestone of 70 years, and there was a big celebration at the RNOH with staff and volunteers enjoying a special evening of music and refreshments. Radio Brockley was invited along to join the party, and we also marked the event by recording a special interview with Harrow East MP Bob Blackman, a long-time supporter […]

Radio Brockley trustee Keith Reeve was once again invited behind the scenes of the new RNOH ward block, which is due to open later this year. He has made two previous visits to the site, and you can hear both of those on our YouTube channel. The audio tour, once again provided by Project Manager Richard Scott, gave a real insight […]

Radio Brockley launched it’s new schedule today which includes a brand new 50s show, and the station’s first ever show to tackle mental health. “Mending Minds” will now be on air every Monday evening a 9pm, and is introduced by Sharon Keaney from The Disability Foundation (TDF). They are a charity based in the RNOH who provide complimentary, holistic therapies […]

Radio Brockley broadcast live highlights of the 2018 Buttercup Walk on Saturday 23rd June. Host David Rauch was joined on air by reporters Neil Boyt, Keith Reeve, Caroline Keating, and former member Mariam Keating. The interviews featured other RNOH charities including SCAT, Barbara Bus, and the RNOH Charity. Radio Brockley also had a stall which included some fancy hats! The […]

This Saturday 23rd June sees the annual Buttercup Walk event at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. It’s the hospital’s biggest annual fund-raising event, and once again Radio Brockley volunteers will be supporting the event with live coverage of the event on air, and a stall selling RB merchandise and other goodies. The event starts at midday on Saturday […]

It’s been quite a month for Abba, who announced in May that they are reforming for the first time since 1983 to record some new material. They have rebounded back up the request chart 11 places to reclaim the No.1 spot, just two months after they previously went to the top. The group made the annual top five in our […]

Radio Brockley will be launching a brand new programme schedule from Sunday 1st July, including some brand new shows. One of the big new additions will be a brand new programme called “Mending Minds”, which will be the first show to address mental health issues. Presented by Sharon Keaney from The Disability Foundation, she will be looking at topics such as […]