Cambridge Breakfast

Neil finds out about the upcoming St Paul's ArtsFest from organiser Tim Boniface.

 

Neil speaks with Elizabeth Dyet, who is the Volunteer Manager for The British Heart Foundation.

They're urgently seeking volunteers for their Cambridge & Cambourne stores.

If you'd like to help, you can ring the Cambridge store on 01223 633790; or the Cambourne store on 01223 664251.

Alternatively, you can visit bhf.org.uk/volunteer or just pop in to either of the stores.

 

Neil chats with Swedish popstar Linnéa, and adds her latest single 'I Don't Want To Know' to his Love Island Playlist.

 

The planned Devonshire Gardens development will include a new, large public space on Devonshire Road. The developers, First Base, are running a competition amongst Cambridge residents to choose the plants. Neil finds out more from Project Manager, Douglas Higgins.

To submit your nomination, simply follow these steps:

* Consider which plant - ornamental and edible – you would like to see at the Devonshire Gardens site, and which will add to the biodiversity by encouraging bees, butterflies, insects and/or providing shelter for hedgehogs and small mammals.

* Send your nomination to [email protected] including:

* Your name

* Email address

* Plant nomination - you can submit one nomination for one or both categories

* Ornamental

* Edible

* A brief explanation of why you have nominated this plant

By providing your name and contact email address you are permitting First Base and Railpen to contact to you to organise delivery of your seedling or seeds and share further updates on the competition.

One nomination per category (ornamental, edible) per person only please.

Neil chats to Mark Franks and Darren Everest from The Overtones about their new album, '10", and their upcoming appearance at The Corn Exchange in November.

 

Neil meets Conor Maynard, who was one of the early adopters of YouTube as a music channel. He now has 12.3 million subscribers to his channel.

 

In Foodclub, Julian & Lucy are joined by Louise Palmer-Masterton of vegan restaurant Stem & Glory.

Roger Allen, who’s Centre Manager at Lion Yard tells Julian & Lucy about his Cow About Cambridge and the changes in the retail sector.

Julian Clover and Lucy Milazzo are on the trail of the Cows About Cambridge with St Mary’s School and their Mini Moo.

Julian Clover and Lucy Milazzo hear how the River Cam is following in the footsteps of the Universal Declaration of River Rights from Professor Tony Booth.