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Welcome to Raven Sound Community Radio Online.  We are a community project run by volunteers and support charity, community and voluntary groups in the London Borough of Bromley.  If we haven’t covered your local group, or you are interested in radio broadcasting, contact us.

Weekend Rail Closures: Sun 21st February, There are no trains running on the Hayes line, or from Bromley South & Beckenham Junction.  A special Bromley North to Victoria service is running, details on the Southeastern website. Tubes updates on the TFL website. Local buses on the Metrobus website.

What's On In Bromley

Harris HospisCare:  Harris HospisCare fundraising events, 7th March Broadcasting House, 27th March Quiz Night. For more details call 01689 825755 or visit their website. See our report on the last Bluebell Walk below.

Community Christmas Lunch: Our report from this year's volunteers Christmas Day Lunch for 150 people.

Community Lunch: Christmas Day 2009, Bromley with the volunteers, mp3 download.

Bromley Central Library, Exhibitions and Events.

Get Online Centres in Bromley.

London Skyride Local Community Rides 2009.

Dulwich Upper Wood Events. The wood is in Farquhar Road, off Crystal Palace Parade, details of events on the Embrace Cooperation site.

The Bluebell Walk: 10th May, Cudham with Harris HospisCare, mp3 download.

Upper Norwood Library Crystal Palace Park & Read and other events.

Blood Donors:  At various local venues usually 1.45-8pm (not 4.30-5.30pm). For details call 0300 123 2323 or visit their website for more info.

Bromley Community Engagement Forum - Community Safety

The BCEF holds public meetings and roadshows. Details: PO Box 34 Beckenham Kent BR3 4ZN Tel: 020 8658 7168 e-mail: BromleyCEF@aol.com  Web: www.bcef.org.uk

The May Day Morris: 1st May, Keston 5.30am with Ravensbourne Morris Men, mp3 download.

More meetings on our diary page >>>

Bromley South Station Disability Access

Access ALL Areas: Campaign to make Bromley South railway station accessible to everyone with a temporary or permanent mobility impairment by 2012.

The Fore Band: In Bromley High Street, mp3 download.

Walk London Events Winter Wanders 2010 & and other events.

Listen Again to more reports on our Events Page

Listen to our online feed: sounds of 40's/50's

   MP3 Player   Real Player   Windows Media

Our Shoutcast live stream above runs a sequence of vintage music with announcements. For Reciva internet radio look under news/talk for Raven Sound Bromley.  Please note: this will be offline immediately prior to a live OB.

We are also running a test Streamerp2p stream. It's a small download - Windows installer and you can look us up on the list of stations, or use the website listings. Here's a direct link if you have installed it already.

For non-windows users you can run Streamerp2p under Wine in ubuntu Linux, the view page may not work, as it uses IE. Wait for the station listing to appear before clicking on it to connect.

Listen Again to the reports on our Events Page

Interested in home-baking, jams & preserves, bread, honey, fruit & vegetables, plants & flowers, art or craft work- then why not become a CM ‘Producer’? Goods are sold co-operatively, you get the value of your sale, less a small commission to the Market. Farmers & Egg Producers are also welcome. For more about CM’s check out www.country-markets.co.uk and for the St Mary Cray Vernon Hall one, contact Carole Wells on 020 8462 4801 or email carole@crofttearoom.co.uk

St Mary Cray Wednesday Morning Country Market

The Independents to Save Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup are contesting proposals to close some services at the hospital.  For more info and donations go to the website.

Two music projects for 11-13/18 yrs on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 51 College Road. Create music and lyric tracks, learn DJ/MC skills, video arts and IT. Check out our  jusb page link for details, or call 020 8464 2722.

Independent Custody Visitors check on the welfare of people detained in police stations. The Met Police Authority are seeking new recruits to continue to reflect London's diversity and maintain public confidence in policing. More about becoming an ICV here.

Renew Your Freedom Pass before April. The new photo card pass is available now. Your Local Post Office have forms, you will need a passport sized photo, see website here.