Welcome to: Raven Sound Bromley
We are a community media project run by volunteers and support charity, community and voluntary groups in the London Borough of Bromley.
Local info and vintage tunes from 30's to 50's.
Planned Travel Closures
Sunday 20th May, the Catford Loop line is closed. Also Charing Cross trains are diverted to Cannon Street.
* Southeastern Railway
* BBC Travel website
* Metrobus website
* TFL website
Metro Lines
A208 Chislehurst to Orpington Road:
Closed until November 2012 for railway bridge replacement. Diversions via Leesons Hill, Cray Avenue and Poverest Road. Bridge Cam. Twitter Pics.
Diary Dates
Saturday 19th May:
'Music in May' - favourite songs and duets from opera and musicals, to raise funds for CarePlus a volunteer service helping older people in Bromley. 7:30pm St. Mary's Church, College Road, Bromley Tickets £8 includes glass of wine. Booking: Liz Meynell 020 8460 2505.
Sunday 20th May:
Harris HospisCare Bluebell Charity Walk, Cudham Recreation Ground, Cudham Lane South, TN14 7QB.
* Harris HospisCare Website
Raven Sound Anniversary:
This year is our 25th Anniversary and we are inviting everyone who has been involved in the many broadcasts: presenters, readers and reporters to join us at Hayes Fair on Saturday afternoon 23rd June at Baston House School. Site entrance in Baston Road (opp. Hayes School, on site parking £1).
1987-2012
Safer Bromley Partnership Alerts:
Burglaries - double lock upvc doors and keep keys and garden tools out of sight. Credit Card Scam - Don't take phone calls from people asking for details of your bank or credit cards.
Next BCEF Meeting:
Wed 11th July at 7pm, Bromley Football Club, Hayes Lane.
* BCEF website
Forum
Bromley Museum
Our Sporting Life Exhibition. Bromley Museum, Orpington Priory, Sat 28th April to Sat 23rd June. Info.
Roman Bathhouse
Visit the Roman Bathhouse on Poverest Road, Orpington, Sat 21st - Sun 22nd July. Info.
London Freedom Pass
Your Local Post Office have forms, you will need a passport sized photo. 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.
* Freedom Pass website
Pass
Help Desk
Wickham Pop In Parlour
Welcome volunteers to help with meals and customers to eat them, 10am Tues-Fri Medhurst Hall Sussex Road West Wickham. Invite a friend. Volunteers email: beryl.talbot@ntlworld.com
Connect St Helena
Bring Fibre Broadband to St Helena, the British Dependency in the South Atlantic. Check out the website for details.
Peercast and Streamer p2p
These are alternative technology solutions that pass the stream around so that more listeners can get connected.
There's a Peercast Winamp plugin or our packaged windows player in a folder. Also, Streamer p2p is a popular windows application with built in station listing. Use these systems if the direct stream is full.
Download Winamp Peercast Plugin. Extract the files inside this peercast winamp plugins folder and copy them to the Winamp\Plugins folder. Listen with this Winamp Link
Download Windows Peercast Player. Click to add the player folder to your desktop or CD. More Peercast info.
Download Streamer p2p. Here's a direct streamer link when you have installed it. Our Streamer p2p Info Page. More Streamer Stations: Streamerp2p website.
Weather
Radio Reports
Ravensbourne Morris 2012
Hear them as they greet the wet Mayday sunrise on 1st May 2012. Join them at Ceasars Well, Keston, the source of the river Ravensbourne. For more about their events calendar go to their website. Ravensbourne Morris Men 2012 (mp3 download)
Christmas Lunch 2011
Company on Christmas Day in Bromley. We talk to some of the army of volunteers who make it possible every year for over 150 guests to enjoy a fun Christmas Day with food and enthusiastic entertainment! Xmas2011 (mp3 download).
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Supporting Our Community In Bromley (c) Raven Sound 2012