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he world has had little to celebrate in the last 18 months as it has been a very T challenging time, particularly for those who have lost loved ones to the pandemic. But it has not all been doom and gloom, as one of the winners from lockdown has been the environment. Improvements in air quality, lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of noise pollution are some of the benefits that we have experienced. The inhabitants of Delhi, report that they are able to see the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas some 200 kilometres away for the first time in 30 years, whilst people who live in Venice say that the water in the canals is the clearest it has been for 60 years due to the decline in the tourist traffic on the water. Stories such as these can be reported from all corners of the globe. It would however be naive of us to imagine that this situation would remain long term. As people want to holiday, planes will take to the air again, the traffic will build up on our roads and as industry worldwide moves back into production, pollution levels will increase. But we cannot afford to allow all of the gains that have occurred to be wiped out – we cannot afford a return to the status quo. Churches Together in Keynsham and Saltford, in conjunction with Keynsham Town Council, are arranging a Community Eco Festival to be based in Market Walk and in The Space (above Keynsham Library) Keynsham on Saturday 18th September running from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. The objective of the event will be to raise awareness about climate change and to provide information on what individuals can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Mindfulness, spiritual, social and climate justice elements will be included in the event, such as our responsibility to care for nature and the effect of global warming, not only on us but the poorest people on our planet. There will be stalls representing businesses, charities, community groups, action groups, schools and other young people’s groups all of whom share the one purpose of trying to make our planet a better and safer place for us all. Our Churches will be open providing visual presentations and also a place for quiet and meditation. On the Friday evening there will be an open evening held in The Space with guest speakers – the Head of Food and Farming at the Soil Association, the Chief Executive of the Avon Wildlife Trust, the Managing Director of Bath and West Community Energy and the Fund Manager of Triodos Bank.

Whilst the reason behind the day is a serious one, it will nevertheless be a fun day. A fun day for all of the family with the opportunity for children and young people to participate. It will be a day that challenges but also provides the opportunity to respond. So, make a note of the date in your diary and come along for an hour - or two!

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KTCRfm has currently two students on placement as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme community service. One has quickly become KTCRfm’s youngest programme maker with her one hour show in which she discusses teenage lock-down experience. 14 year old Anna recorded the conversation with her friend Imogen, while walking in woodland around Keynsham, and included a range of topics including attitudes to lockdown, school work, book reading and cooking. This was punctuated with their favourite music. No adults were involved in their production until a minimum of studio editing before broadcast. The show went out in February. Almost immediately it was picked up by the BBC’s Radio Bristol presenter Adam Crowther who asked if he could feature it on his nightly programme – which he did giving full acknowledgement to KTCRfm and editing the hour down to a full 30-minute feature.

Anna has since produced another show and has ideas for more. This is a great example of what young people can achieve if given the freedom to do so. The other D of E placement with KTCRfm is becoming the voice of The KTCR Show – formerly The Keynsham Hour, one of the station’s flagship weekly shows. She is very interested in radio production and in recent weeks has engineered sections of the weekly show unaided. Like Anna, Katie is 14, though in the year below at school. With an age-range of 14 to 70 plus, KTCRfm has maintained a 100% record of scheduled shows broadcast throughout the whole lock-down period – with most presenters now nearing their their sixtieth shows.

Other highlights have been the appearance of rock singer Suzi Quatro on the Rock with Doug Show, following Slade’s Dave Hill last autumn. As the station becomes more established it is attracting contacts from record companies, music agents and publishers. But its not only musicians who have not been able to perform for 15 months. Actors have been equally hit, and the result is a growing interest in radio drama – something KTCRfm is committed to supporting. KTCRfm has recently began broadcasting Greenborne the new national radio soap-opera carried by 30 local radio stations across the UK.

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The series produced by the LMN (local media netwok), includes actors previously seen in Eastenders, Emmerdale and other TV soaps. Greenborne looks set to run for a good while yet and each weekly episode is on KTCRfm at 4pm on Mondays, repeated Wednesday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm – within the Spoken Show. An omnibus edition is coming soon for catch up purposes. All inquiries for inclusion, volunteering and training should be made by email to ktcrfm@gmail.com.

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