Café Hope

Rachel Burden hears from barrister Paul Powlesland who lives on the River Roding in London and spends his time protecting it from pollution. By sharing his legal knowledge he helps others look after nature and the environment around them.

Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they’re doing to make things better in big and small ways. Think of us as sitting in your local café and celebrating the people making the world a better place.

We’re all about trying to make change. It might be a transformational project that helps an entire community, or it might be about trying to make one life a little bit easier. And the key here is in the trying. This is real life. Not everything works, and there are struggles along the way. But it’s always worth a go.

Presenter: Rachel Burden

Rachel Burden hears from Corinne Hutton who used her experience to help people adjust to life after losing a limb. She lost her hands and legs below the knee to sepsis and founded charity Finding Your Feet.

Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they’re doing to make things better in big and small ways. Think of us as sitting in your local café, cooking up plans, hearing the gossip, and celebrating the people making the world a better place.

We’re all about trying to make change. It might be a transformational project that helps an entire community, or it might be about trying to make one life a little bit easier. And the key here is in the trying. This is real life. Not everything works, and there are struggles along the way. But it’s always worth a go.

Presenter: Rachel Burden

Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make the world a better place. Kevin Morland comes to Café Hope to talk about how giving an hour of his time to help other people then became a charity, which now supports people in Merseyside and beyond.

Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they’re doing to make the world a better place in big and small ways. We’re all about trying to make change. It might be a transformational project that helps an entire community, or it might be about trying to make one life a little bit easier. Trying is key; this is real life after all and not everything works – but it’s worth a go. What’s different about Café Hope is we hear what was a real struggle along the way as well.

Rachel Burden hears from XO Bikes founder Stef Jones about the lightbulb moment that led him to leave the world of adverstising, and take on a role training ex offenders to become bike mechanics.

Presenter: Rachel Burden

Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they’re doing to make the world a better place.