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Raven Sound Community Radio Online
¦ Supporting Our Community ¦ Really Local Radio ¦ For Bromley London Borough ¦
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 Travel Closures: There are no local listed rail closures for the remainder of this month. Details: Southeastern website. Tubes: TFL website. Local Metrobus website. Blackwall Tunnel South closed 11/12th Sept; 2/3rd Oct.
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What's On In Bromley
British Athletics League: Live Raven Sound web radio commentary from Norman Park on Saturday 31st July from 12.30pm. Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC host this national league event. For details and news about the athletics events calendar go to the BAL website.
St Christopher's: Hear about their work as we report from their stand at the CP Motorsport event on 30/31st May 2010. Support their Gala Band Concert on Saturday 4th December at St Bartholomew's Church in Sydenham, For details of this and other events visit their website.
Foal Farm Rescue Centre: Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre is based in Biggin Hill. They take in sick, distressed and unwanted animals and restore them to health and happiness. Help them to give a happy home to lots of unwanted animals. For details visit their website.
Harris HospisCare: Hear about their fund raising walk at Cudham on 9th May 2010. Join the Southwark Cathedral Tour Friday 3rd Sept or abseil at Guy's 5th Sept. For details and news about Harris HospisCare and their events calendar go to their website or call 01689 825755.
Bromley Community Engagement Forum - Community Safety
Emergency and Council Services: Regular Public Meetings: Residents Question Time. Details: PO Box 34 Beckenham Kent BR3 4ZN Tel: 020 8658 7168 e-mail: BromleyCEF@aol.com Web: www.bcef.org.uk
CVS AGM 29th Sept at Community House Bromley. See the Bromley CVS website.
Welcare in Bromley. Anglican Churches Family Support. More details on their website.
Dulwich Upper Wood Events. The wood is in Farquhar Road, off Crystal Palace Parade, details of events on the Embrace Cooperation site.
Sgt Rob Richards: Charity Bike Ride, Lands End to John O'Groats. 26th May to 4th June. Donate to Help for Heroes on the BeMyCharity website. Local officer Sergeant Richards successfully completed his 987 mile solo bike ride from John O'Groats to Lands End in ten days - despite snow, hail and being knocked from his bike by a caravan - raising in excess of £1,600.
The Fore Band: Hear the sounds of this local band in Bromley Market Square. For more information about the group, their gig guide, videos and tracks available to download, go to their website.
The Ravensbourne Morris Men: Hear our report from Caesars Well, Keston at 5.30am on 1st May 2010, with the Ravensbourne Morris Men. For more information about the Morris, their programme of activities throughout the year, go to their website.
Bromley South Station Disability Access
Access ALL Areas Latest: Campaign to make Bromley South railway station accessible to everyone with a mobility impairment by 2012.
Raven Sound Web Radio:
Listen to our online feed: sounds of 30's-50's. The info and music schedule runs 24/7 to a daily three hour cycle, with updated slots. The music playlist is built up for each cycle taking selected tracks from each decade and also some specialist tracks.
MP3 Player Real Player Windows Media
For Reciva internet radio look under news/talk for Raven Sound Bromley.
We are also running a Peercast stream. For details go to our Peercast - page for the Windows and alternative installers. Here's a direct link if you are running it already.
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.
Freedom Travel Pass. Your Local Post Office have forms, you will need a passport sized photo, see website. If you were born on or before 5 April 1950, and you live in a London borough, you can apply for a Freedom Pass to help you travel around London.
Get Online Centres in Bromley.
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.
London 2012: Volunteers wanted, London Ambassadors and Gamesmakers. For details visit ambassadors or London 2012 for more info.
