Sutton Voices HR1 Podcast
Episodes
45 episodes
Meet Our MP - Ms Ellie Chowns MP
Despite all her work commitments, we are very grateful to our MP for North Herefordshire Ms Ellie Chowns who found time to tell us something about herself and the work she does as the Leader of the Green Party in Parliament and for her co...
A History of Sutton St Nicholas - Al Gyford takes Mike & Keith on a Voyage of Discovery!
Welcome to Episode 43! Mrs Al Gyford has spent a lot of time researching the history of Sutton St Nicholas, Herefordshire here in the United Kingdom. At one time this village was bigger than Birmingham in the West Midlands!&nb...
Helen Roberts - My Life So Far...Helping People with Special Education Needs
Welcome to an inspiring podcast! We meet with Helen Roberts who talks through her career in education. How she has helped children and staff in schools to learn the positives of helping children who need something different so they...
Steffan Carr - The World of Solar Panels, and Renewables
Welcome to Steffan Carr from the Efficient Energy Centre in Herefordshire in the UK. Steffan talks through how Solar energy and Renewables are changing the way to heat, cool and light our homes. This is a fundamental change to how we live...
Keith Lewis - My Love of Rugby Become My Dream Job!
Keith Lewis tells us how he is now in his dream job and reflects on his career to date with my co-host and friend Mike. As Editor of the Laws of Rugby, Keith explains what was an incident in a game can become a law of Rugby. A...
Euan Nicholas - From Seahorses to the Navy!
Let's hear from Euan about his life (so far!). Growing up in Sutton then off to Exeter University and beyond. His study of sea horses, love of diving, and his next career steps. Hear from Eloise all about a Chocolate Hon...
Cameron Pearson - Artistic Blacksmith - The 2025 New Designer of the Year Award!
We are back! After a house and studio move. Today we hear from an Artistic Blacksmith Cameron Pearson who beat 2,500 other entrants to become The 2025 New Designer of the Year for his work. Cameron tells us how he became inter...
The 5 Lost Sons of Sutton Saint Nicholas - World War 2
Our hosts Mike and Keith with the help of 5 young men, Mike Prestage, Cameron Pearson, Ewan Nicholas, John Prestage and Joe Blackman who live in our village (Sutton Saint Nicholas) today tell us about the 5 young men who were called up from thi...
Susanne Wiederman - Professional Multi-Sports Coach for the Best of the Best Coaches
Susanne is based in Germany. She has become THE 'GO TO' person for professional coaches who are coaching the best of best sports women and men. In other words, she coaches the elite of sports coaches in Germany and in many places a...
Chris White - International Rugby Referee and More!
Chris tells us how he was first introduced to refereeing rugby matches at a local level and then eventually leading on to becoming a referee in the Rugby World Cups! Listen with us as he talks us through his career to date. It really is an incr...
Volunteering In The National Trust in Herefordshire -Rory Cooper
Rory tells us about his career to date and why the National Trust is so important in our society today. The benefits of working with like minded volunteers who help to preserve our nation's buildings and gardens, and the positive impact o...
Saving Lives in Muheza, Tanzania - Drs Karilyn & Richard Collins
This is our promised 2nd podcast on the research and practical treatment by Karilyn and Richard of people in Tanzania who had HIV. It is a very moving account, hearing first hand from Karilyn and Richard on their research, practical treat...
The Pilgrim Returns! - Rev Paul Roberts Walks the First Half of The Via Francigena
Rev Paul gives our listeners an unique insight into his Pilgrimage across France and into Switzerland as he walked in excess of 650 miles on the Via Francigena. Paul shares with us his faith, his experiences, and what he learnt ...
Curating Around The World - Judy Stevenson
Judy recently retired from Hereford Museum where she was the the Senior Curator (of Collections and Access). She takes us on a curating journey from Peru via Chicago, Western Europe and London before arriving in Herefordshire.
Being a GP in 1970's Herefordshire - Karilyn & Richard
This is Part 1 of 2 podcasts featuring Karilyn and Richard Collins who were local GPs in Herefordshire in the 1970s until the late 1990s. They reminisce on their move from a major London Hospital to Herefordshire, some of the people they ...
Sutton Ladies Book Club - 180 Books Read and Reviewed So Far...
We are out and about for this podcast. Our thanks to Vanessa, Annette, Elaine, Mary, Susanna(h), Ruth and Hilary for inviting us to their monthly get together. They share with us how they decide on which books to read, their favouri...
Sutton Primary Academy School - 'A Safer Sutton' Harmony Project
Today Mike and I learnt from Freya, Jessica, Daisy, Harry, Matthew and Taylor about their Year 5 work on helping to make their community a safer place in support of the Sutton St Nicholas Parish Council. Their Year 5 teacher Miss Sheppard, and ...
It's A Farming Life with Richard & Jamie Andrews of Court Farm Feeds
Richard and Jamie Andrews of Court Farm Feeds tell us all about their work and how farming has changed over the last 60+ years here in Herefordshire in the UK. They talk about crops, technology, and social concerns among farmers in...
Rhys Griffith - Senior Archivist at Hereford Archive & Record Centre
Welcome to Rhys who called in to tell us what he does as the Senior Archivist at the Hereford Archive & Record Centre. We hear about how his Mum got Rhys interested in Archives. Rhys tells about his career to date including his ...
Alistair Douglas - Rally Car Commentator, Co-Driver and Driver
Welcome to Alistair! You may have heard him commentating at the BIG UK rally circuits such as Silverstone. Alistair talks us through what a Rally Co-Driver does; some of the world famous rally drivers he has commentated on, and the ...
The Loafing Pilgrim - Revd Paul Roberts
I caught up with our Rector, Paul Roberts who is currently on a pilgrimage from Dover to the St Bernard's Pass in Switzerland. Paul is walking approx 1,100 kilometres (683 miles). He talks through what a Pilgrimage means to him, his...
Matthew O' Grady - Barrister and Judge
Welcome to Matthew who takes us through some of his work (in general terms) in the UK and Australia. Matthew also talks about his role as a judge on professional sports panels. He shares an insight into how he lives and works with ...
Nick Howe - Biologist and Excellent Curry Chef!
Biology and Curry? Yes it is Nick Howe. Nick gives us a fascinating insight into his biological work around the world. There are only 24 hours in a day and Nick certainly makes the most of every hour he has. He talked ...
Luctonians Sports Club - Simon Green-Price and Alex Smith Reveal All!
Simon (or Norm to his friends!) and Alex shine a light on what makes a Sports Club GREAT! Simon takes us through the Club's history, and its values. Alex tells us all about the work the Club has and continues to do with child...
Ben Wood - Working for a Serving MP - What Does Ben do?
Meet Ben who is a Senior Case Officer in a current serving MP's Office. We are not taking political sides in this podcast! We thought we would listen to Ben and better understand what he does. We hear about some of the ...