Cherie Federico is the founder and Director of Aesthetica, a powerhouse brand of the arts world that gives a platform to artists, writers, and film makers around the world. It encompasses Aesthetica Magazine, the Aesthetica Art Prize and exhibition, and the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival, all of which are rooted and held in York.

Cherie joins us on the podcast to talk about the evolution of Aesthetica and why it will always stay in York, and we discuss the city's UNESCO City of Media Arts status and the importance of bringing the creative sector together to continue to bang the drum for the York.

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

In 2013,  seven-year-old Jamie Inglis lost his brave battle against a rare form of childhood cancer. His story captured the hearts of people across York and beyond who came together to raise thousands of pounds to send him to the US for treatment.

In Part 2 of this Between These Walls special, Jamie's mum Vicky Inglis recalls his fight against neuroblastoma eleven years on.

Follow Vicky's work and appeals here: https://www.facebook.com/keepjamiesmiling

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

In 2013,  seven-year-old Jamie Inglis lost his brave battle against a rare form of childhood cancer. His story captured the hearts of people across York and beyond who came together to raise thousands of pounds to send him to the US for treatment.

In Part 1 of this Between These Walls special, Jamie's mum Vicky Inglis recalls his fight against neuroblastoma eleven years on and how the kindness of the community helped him get the treatment he needed and live a happy 18 months in remission.

Vicky is keen to stress that Jamie's story is a positive one - and how it led her on a path to supporting other families facing childhood cancer through her work with Solving Kids Cancer UK.

Follow Vicky's work and appeals here: https://www.facebook.com/keepjamiesmiling

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

York Mumbler has become a lifeline for thousands of parents. 

The website gets over 40K hits a month with parents looking for things to do in York, plus a thriving social media community of parents supporting each other. It has now become the first stop for businesses to promote themselves and events happening across the City.

Emily Pickard founded York Mumbler after her children were born. Armed with a successful career in marketing working for the likes of McCain Foods and Arla, Emily made the decision to push Mumbler forward to support other parents like herself.

Emily discusses the decision to change her career path after her kids came along, the timeline of growing from "the kitchen table" to the award winning business it is today, and offers up her advice to parents feeling isolated.

For more information about York Mumbler visit here: https://york.mumbler.co.uk/

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

The Snappy Trust is a York charity that runs activities and play provision for children and young people with wide ranging disabilities. On this episode, Sophie is joined by Anne Stamp, the Service Manager, along with parent and volunteer Karen Nash.

The charity celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, but needs more support than ever from volunteers, fundraisers, and local businesses to secure it’s future.

Snappy offers a place of play and joy for over 300 children and young people in York. It also provides a place of work experience for young people embarking on a career working with children. 

For more information, visit thesnappytrust.org or follow The Snappy Trust on Facebook.

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

Kyra Women’s Project is a York charity that helps women faced with challenges make positive change in their lives.

It’s just celebrated it’s 10th anniversary and now helps over 200 local women through activities, courses, therapies, and events. These services are all provided by volunteers, and receives no statutory funding, so Kyra has to rely on grants and fundraising to continue to deliver these services free of charge to women who need support. 

Sophie Hudson met with Rosemary Cook, the outgoing CEO of Kyra Women’s Project about the life-changing support the charity offers.

Later in the episode, Sophie meets with a member of the Rose Project, which helps young women from the age of 18-25. The member explains how she has benefitted from the group activities, having suffered with her mental health and talks candidly about how Kyra has changed her life.

For more information about Kyra Women’s Project, visit kyra.org.uk. 

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

York Business Improvement District (BID) is a not-for-profit organisation with over 900 businesses paying a mandatory levy which is invested back in to the city centre for improvements. 

Since it launched in 2016, the BID has invested £5.8 million into various projects.

Sophie Hudson went along to the York BID offices to meet Andrew Lowson - the Executive Director. 

 Andrew speaks passionately about what the future holds, especially with a lot of exciting developments in the pipeline for York. He also talks through the latest stats on visitor and shopper numbers in the city centre – particularly after a very difficult few years for businesses.

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

York has been named as the "best place to visit in the UK in 2024" and it's pretty obvious to locals and visitors as to why.

One organisation that’s working hard to try and keep it that way is Make It York, which is behind many of the events held in the city, including York Residents Festival, the Ice Trail, and the award-winning Christmas Market.

Sarah Loftus, the Managing Director, took the helm of Make it York a couple of years ago. Sophie Hudson spoke with her at the Visit York HQ on Parliament Street to talk about what's in store for York this year - and Make It York's objectives for the future.

This episode was recorded in January 2024, just ahead of the successful Residents' Festival.

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.

If you walk down Swinegate in York, you may not know you're passing a little slice of "Hollywood." Viridian FX is a special effects company working on some big-name movies and TV shows for the likes of Netflix, Universal, Paramount, and HBO.

If you've watched the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, Viridian FX were responsible for some of the visual effects. That project opened new doors to the studio, which firmly planted itself as a quality contender in an otherwise London-based industry.

Sophie Hudson speaks to Kit Monkman, one of the founders and directors of Viridian FX. He talks passionately about why York will remain their base as they grow, attracting more talent to the City. They also discuss the rise of AI in the film industry and what it may mean for the future.

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Between These Walls is written, produced and presented by Sophie Hudson, featuring the people and businesses who make York special.

If you know of anyone who should be featured, or your business is interested in sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

Sophie Hudson is a former broadcast journalist and podcast producer working for local radio stations across Yorkshire. She has since been working with York businesses as a Chartered Marketer.

This is a Soapy Productions podcast.