Details of guests/organisations featured on Viva East - Thursday 2nd November 2006 November 7
This month’s programme featured the following artists, guests and organisations.
We had spoof news from radio pranksters “Sick Beef”. You can e-mail them at: nick@sickbeefproductions.com
Hal Satterwaite told us about his 1,000 Faces of Walthamstow photographic montage. The faces can be viewed at http://www.1000faces.co.uk/index.htm
Kate Gavron talked about “The New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict which updates Wilmott and Young’s seminal study on family life in Bethnal Green carried out in 1957. The book was published by the Young Foundation. More information can be found at:
http://www.youngfoundation.org.uk/index.php?p=261
John Thorne told us about an art installation, due to be unveilled at Three Mills, Bromley by Bow on Tuesday 14th November, to highlight the need for more bridges over the river Lea, to help people move around the area and take advantage of the opportunities being offered by the Olympics and other developments. To find out more contact John Thorne on 0207 364 4912.
Catherine Osborne interviewed members of the cast of “Township Stories” a play from South Africa, now showing at the Theatre Royal Stratord East. For more information and to book tickets, visit the Theatre Royal website at: http://www.stratfordeast.com/
Parveen Khan visited UK Sound, an online television station run by and for young people in Bow. You can watch UK Sound TV by going to: http://www.uksoundtv.com/
Ghizlan Akerbouse and Ella Parry-Davis visited Jiya Farm, an organisation supporting people with HIV and Aids in Kenya. The trip was jointly sponsored by young people’s news agency Children’s Express. For more information about this organisation go to: http://www.childrens-express.org
Bill Hodgeson of the McGuffin Film and Television Society; http://www.mcguffin.info told us about their campaign to re-open the derelict EMD Cinema in Walthamstow.
The United Church of the Kingdom of God gave us the following statement, in response to the interview:
“Statement regarding the Granada Cinema Sale
Released 02/11/06 by the UCKG HelpCentre
The collapse of the negotiations between the Council and their preferred developer in
relation to the Arcade Site (adjoining the Granada) has caused a massive set back on
all ongoing negotiations for a potential sale or let of the Granada Cinema (former
EMD).
Due to the renewed uncertainty in relation to the future of the Arcade Site the
Trustees of the UCKG HelpCentre following advice from the agents in charge of the
marketing exercises have decided to withdraw the property from the market until
early 2007 when, hopefully, the situation will become clearer.
The Church is determined to find a solution and would like once again to formally
request that the Council puts an end to speculation and outlines a definitive, firm
strategy to cater for cinema-goers in Walthamstow.”
Finally, we had live music from Maxine Johnson from Walthamstow. If you would like to contact Maxine, please e-mail us at vivaeast@soundradio.org.uk and we will put you in touch.
A podcast, with highlights of this programme can be downloaded from this site.
The next edition of Viva East will be broadcast at 7.00 PM on Thursday 7th December 2006.
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