Buddy Check Radio

By Steve Doerk

Buddy Check Radio is the storytelling and information-sharing arm of the Buddy Check Project

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

Buddy Check Radio episodes:

June 26, 2020 Radio V - Season Finale: We’ve come a long way
As Scotland moves into phase two, Radio V reaches the end of season one.
Join our season finale for a brand new volunteering opportunity, more of your inspiring stories and a look back at how far we’ve come together over the past 12 weeks.
Coming up:The Best of Times: Your incredible response to Radio V’s weekly opportunitiesGame, Set, Match: The Judy Murray Foundation needs volunteersEvery Child Matters: Volunteer tutors helping vulnerable children make the gradeSafer Streets: Better nights out thanks to QAVS winners Aberdeen Street Pastors Virtually Everywhere: The last stop on our virtual trip around the world is Belgium!Angie’s Adieu: One final poem and explore what inspires Angie StrachanTeam V’s Anthem: A lookback at Tyler Collins’ lockdown soundtrack plus a swan song for Radio V listeners
Thank you for keeping us company over these past few months. And a huge heartfelt thank you to all key workers and NHS staff.
Keep up to date on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
We’ll be back soon with a new and revised Radio V. Stay safe.
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27min
June 19, 2020 Radio V - Episode 11: Ready To Go
Lockdown restrictions are easing and this week’s offer means you can help Scotland get its game back.
Coming up:
Taking it Outside: How you can help Scotland re-invent indoor sportsCreative Tenacity: The show must go on for North East Open StudiosFurloughed and Flourishing: The tech volunteers getting people onlineRural Rights: Empowering the LGBT+ community in Dumfries & GallowayOn The Move: Angie Strachan’s latest poem looks back at the daily commuteLife in Boxes: A song of virtual realities by Patricia Morris

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Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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20min
June 12, 2020 Radio V - Episode 10: Capturing The Moment
The worst of times has brought out the best in Scottish volunteering.
This week’s offer: become a Team V Community Mapper and write our history for future generations to learn from.
Coming up:Breathing Easy: Transforming the lives of people with lung conditions in ClackmannanshireCome on fellas! Where are all the male befrienders?Find Your Voice: Much more than a radio station in AberdeenMaking Carer’s Visible: A shout out for the carers from poet Angie Strachan Nice To Meet You: Lessons in the new social etiquette from actor-musician Gary Trainor

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Want to be on the show? Get in touch! We’d love you to hear from you.
Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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16min
June 05, 2020 Radio V - Episode 9: Thank You Volunteers!
Welcome to our Volunteers' Week special!
This week we’re celebrating volunteers across Scotland. Plus meet the winners of the 2020 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).
Coming up:
A national honour: Sir Martyn Lewis tells us all about what the QAVS is! Days out for all: Support in Aberdeen for the families of children with additional support needsGoing green: Lessons on a thriving and sustainable community from NairnReasons to visit: The year-round festivities keeping Kirkcudbright on the mapA living tradition: The farming fun bringing people together in Neilston for nearly 200 yearsAt your service: The Armed Forces charity supporting veterans when they need it mostListener takeover: your poetry, music and thank yous!

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Want to be on the show? Get in touch! We’d love you to hear from you.
Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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23min
May 29, 2020 Radio V - Episode 8: Volunteering for Fairness
A big thanks to everyone who signed up as Big Lunch Organisers.This week Shelter Scotland ask you to sign up as a Housing Rights Defender.
Coming up:
Football for All: Volunteers changing the game in Drumchapel Breaking down Barriers: Updates on volunteering successes across ScotlandBack to work? Keep volunteering with Social Good ConnectStay or go? Will two young international volunteers stay in Scotland to finish what they started?Keeping the spirit: Inspiration from London and music from actor-musician Tyler CollinsLockdown Creativity: Poetry from resident poet Angie Strachan and Aileen Campbell MSP
1st-7th June - Volunteers Week: Get involved. Get creative. Say thanks. For inspiration visit volunteersweek.scot

Want to be on the show?
Get in touch! We’d love you to hear from you.
Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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19min
May 22, 2020 Radio V Episode 7 - Finding Our Communities
Thanks to all of you who signed up as Walking Leaders.
We’re back with a new opportunity from Eden Project Communities to become a ‘Big Lunch’ organiser.
Coming up this week:
Self defence volunteers giving confidence to the vulnerable.
Highland volunteer drivers keeping the isolated connected.
Inspiring updates from Volunteer Scotland.
Lockdown creativity: poetry by Angie Strachan, crafts from Impact Arts and new music from a young listener.

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Want to be on the show? Get in touch! We’d love you to hear from you.
Email: [email protected]
Follow us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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17min
May 15, 2020 Radio V - Episode 6: Walk the Talk
Thanks to all of you who signed up as Mental Health Volunteers. We’re back with a new opportunity from Paths For All to become a Walking Leader.
Coming up this week: How rotary clubs are paving the way for the recovery. Volunteers helping dogs to help people. Take part in The Cube art project. Updates from Volunteer Scotland
A global perspective from Belgium and Colombia.
Plus Angie Strachan wants to hear your poems and a song of hope from Tyler Collins.

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Want to be on the show? Get in touch! We’d love you to contribute.
Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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16min
May 08, 2020 Radio V - Episode 5: Mental Health Volunteering
Let’s talk about mental health.
Coronavirus has changed life for all of us. It’s impacting our mental health and wellbeing.
This week: Volunteer Scotland has a new role available for the 35,000 who signed up to Scotland Cares, how a guitar in Midlothian is providing respite, where to find support online, and the volunteering cycle in Fife.
An international outlook from our friends in Estonia and Denmark.
Plus lockdown creativity: discover the power of music for chart-topping choir Sing in the City and performance poet Angie Strachan is back.

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Want to be on the show? Get in touch! We’d love you to contribute.
Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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18min
May 01, 2020 Radio V - Episode 4: This is your time
Start volunteering now.Inspiration from Ewan McGregor, the #TwoPointSixChallenge, befriending in Lanarkshire, cakes and care homes in Dumbarton and more!Beyond Scotland: uplifting tales from England and Portugal.Angie Strachan's poetry is back and so is music from Tyler Collins!

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Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
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22min
April 24, 2020 Radio V - Episode 3: Think Local, Act Now
How to get involved right now.
Covid-19 responses from the Red Cross and Children’s Hospices Across Scotland.
Powerful stories of community in The Borders, Aberdeen, Croatia and Ireland.
A message from Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government Aileen Campbell.
More lockdown creativity from award-winning actor Gary Trainor and poet Angie Strachan.
Get involved
We want to know who's helping who in your area. Send in your messages of thanks. Ask us your questions.
Email: [email protected] us on: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @RadioVScotland
Like & Subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
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19min

FAQs about Buddy Check Radio:

How many episodes does Buddy Check Radio have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.