Sutton Voices HR1 Podcast
Episodes
39 episodes
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 ...
Meet Max Weston! - Lecturer in Physiology at Trinity College Dublin and All Round Great Guy
Max takes us through his recent experiences of his degree course at Exeter University and then moving to University College Dublin. He shines a light on his current research work on type 2 Diabetes. Max tells us how he naviga...
Emilia & Piotr - Welcome to Hereford!
You have decided to seek a new life abroad and arrive in Hereford, a rural Market Town on a Saturday evening in Summer with £100 in your pocket, a tent, some food and can speak about 20 English words. Let's listen to Emilia as she talks ...
Clare Wichbold MBE - Hard Work - But Glorious (Herefordshire Suffrage Campaign)
Clare first discovered a few facts about the Herefordshire Suffrage Campaign when working for the Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust. At that time she had considered writing a book about it and like many of us with busy lives, it is often...
Jonathan B - Agronomist, So What Does He Do?
Jonathan, gives our listeners an insight into his job as an Agronomist. He talks of craft beers, pesticides, and farming for food. Very topical at present not just in the UK but across the world. His career to date make...
Hereford - Its Nature, and Environment - Jess Tidball (Herefordshire Wildlife Trust)
Jess writes news regular items on nature and the environment in a number of Parish magazines in Herefordshire. She is passionate about all things to do with nature. In this podcast Jess talks about the many birds and visitors to he...