Check out the crowning of the 2009 Bramley Carnival Queen!
Our very own Jason Slack (below) and Bill Rowe have hit the headlines after the discovery of rare audio tapes and films. Check it out!
Jason appeared on ‘BBC Look North’ and Radio Leeds on Wednesday April 7th 2010.
Les Barnes was joined by good friend John Barton for the ‘Northern Soul Hour’ on the Magical Mystery Tour in May ….. great timing ….. John lives in Wigan and was able to tell us about his visits to the Wigan Casino in the 1970’s!
The Grangefield Groovers!
Students from Grangefield School – Hannah, Jess and Arron getting ready for the ‘Grangefield Grooves’ Show at Radio Poplar.
Poplar Help….
The ‘Bramley for All Ages’ singing event took place on Tuesday April 27th 2010 at 1.30pm in Trinity Methodist Church Bramley. Bramley Elderly Action asked Radio Poplar to produce recordings for all the singers. The concert featured choirs from ‘Bramley Elderly Action’ and the ‘5 in 1 Primary School Choir’ and was funded by the Inner West Area Committee. Bill Rowe and Chris Eagle from Radio Poplar produced the recording and will include a selection on Thursday May 6th on their programme ‘All Sorts’ between 7 and 9 p.m.
Carnival 2010
Bramley Carnival Queen – Erin Lloyd, aged 9, Princess Sophie Bradburn, aged 11 and Princess Charlie Connolly, aged 12 – along with their parents – joined Bill, Chris and Emil on ‘Allsorts’ on June 3rd at 7 p.m.
Visitors…..
We were visited by Catherine Foote in June ….. our jingle voice of yesteryear!
The Voice of The Jingles ... Catherine Foote!
Oscar Lloyd plays the part of ‘Will Wylde’ in ITV’s ‘Emmerdale’ ….. he visited ‘The Magical Mystery Tour’ and then presented his own show on Radio Poplar on June 11th 2010. You can hear his interview with Les Barnes by clicking here.
Young star of 'Emmerdale', Oscal Lloyd with Bill Rowe and Stan Holden (right)
Radio Poplar enjoyed a day with the local community on Saturday November 13th 2010, when we broadcast live from the museum at Armley Mills. A large number of visitors had the chance to see the station in action and to join in with our wide range of programmes.
We would like to thank the staff at Armley Mills for making us so welcome. Our photos show four of our team in action……
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Geoff at the desk...
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Chris gets ready .....
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Howard at the mike ....
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Colin in action ....
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Jonathan Mann & Leanne Slater – new Poplar presenters – interviewed the ‘Ultra Girls’ – supporting act for Kylie Minogue on her ‘Aphrodite Tour’ in March 2011.
The 'Ultra Girls' with Jonathan Mann
The Bramley Schools Careers Event at the Arthur Miller Stadium on May 17th 2011 … a Poplar Party!
