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Sports presenter Rena Lang talks to Dan Chambers on the opening water challenge here in Swanage Bay. The 4 man team, Dan Chambers, Darren Tomes, Oliver Jones and Paul Green have together become the Squid Squad. They have been practising every day for the open water relay challenge which starts at 6 pm on Friday 21st July 2023. The reason they all came together and have been training nonstop as Dan explains they are doing this for two very worthy charities Dorset Mind and RNLI. We wish them all the very best on this gruelling challenge and don’t forget to come along and cheer them on.

Dinah Johnson from the Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society interviewed by Karen Grant & Steve Zodiac

What a guest!

Breakfast Crew host Lex is joined by Dave Ashley who had an amazing and heroic story to tell.

Dave shared some of his journey from Fighter Pilot to fighting for his health after a high altitude collision.  Spoiler alert.....he won this years Swanage Triathlon! 

On 10th September 2021 'World Suicide Prevention Day', we had Rose Allett come in from Start The Conversation: Suicide Prevention Education to talk to Jackie Temple about some of the myths associated with suicide and how just talking more about the topic, really does help those that feel suicidal and those who are worried about someone.

The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, was in Swanage back in June 2021 visiting volunteer coastwatchers from the National Coastwatch Institution. Her Royal Highness, who is their patron, was flown in by helicopter to call in at watchtowers at St Albans Head, and Peveril Point. It was then off to Durlston Castle for an official reception, and to present long service awards. In a speech to an assembled audience of over fifty volunteers, she paid tribute to their work and dedication. Our Coastal Ways reporter, Ian Harkness was there.

More now on this week’s Swanage Town Council meeting in which there was much discussion about  Swanage’s threatened ambulance car.  The Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group is denying an unconfirmed report that the decision has already been taken to scrap it. Town councillor  Debbie Monkhouse was at the meeting and proposed a key motion. She's been telling our Coastal Ways reporter, Ian Harkness, what happened in the council chamber on Monday 15th March 2021.

Last year Purbeck Coast FM joined a recording session at The Swanage School, where students sang on a record being produced by David Lapthorne for 'Unseen', a charity which is working towards a world without slavery. To mark CNN's Freedom Day you can listen here.

Environmental campaigners have expressed alarm at the number of used blue plastic disposable gloves discarded  outside parks and supermarkets. The group, Litter Free Dorset, says that they not only pollute the countryside, they could also carry a risk of infection with the Coronavirus. They’ve started a campaign called “Bin The Beast” to encourage people to dispose of them properly.  Sophie Colley , their spokeswoman, spoke to our reporter Ian Harkness back in June 2020.