Tim Walker has built quite a reputation already in his home town of Taunton as an eco-activist and sustainable living practioner and adviser. His Taunton Litter Pick initative won him a BBC Make A Difference Award and his regular column in the county's newpaper means he can get his voice heard across the community.  However, mainly you will find him either in his eco-shop 'My Carbon Coach' or on his allotment beginnign his journey into vegetable cultivation!

With a pragmatic but enthusiastic and encouraging approch to helping his fellow Tauntonians move toward a more sustainable way of living, as I chat to Tim I realise that it is possible to bring about change and the first step is to look at yourself and ask not 'what can I do?', but 'what shall I do first?'.

My cake was from Shoreditch White Coffee
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Website www.mycarboncoach.co.uk

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Single mum of two little girls, Somerset resident Jo Middleton jumped into blogging in 2009  before it was fashionable, and without any experience or know how.  Her blog 'Slummy Single Mummy' was born and rode the crest of the wave of a new form of communication that involved sharing advice, gossip and insight that we now  call 'being an influencer'.

I talk to Jo about her journey, how she views her role as a writer (and new entrant to the podcasting world) and why she loves her home county of Somerset so much.

Jo is both funny and thoughtful and was a pleasure to chat with... although she outdid me on the cake front which was...a tad annoying!! hahaha!

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Find out more about Jo Middleton aka Slummy Single Mummy
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Website www.slummysinglemummy.com

My cake was from A Slice of Happiness in North Petherton
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I so enjoyed talking to Pip Harris, a young producer at Somerset Film. She spoke with such eloquence and passion about how and why she believes film and digital media are important within our communities, giving people who are sometimes unheard a voice and enable wide sharing of unique stories, forgotten histories and important factual information in easily accessible ways.  Oh yes, and we eat cake... at least I do, Pip was too shy to munch her's on air so scoffed it down earlier in the day... :)

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Find out more about The Engine Room
Find out more about the British Film Academy (BFI) Academy and Club

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After losing her mother, Cheryl sat with her partner and her father to contemplate the future. Lucky for us all that, on the toss of a coin, they decided to work out their grief by setting up a microbrewery in the heart of Somerset. The Quantock Brewery was born and has flourished; nestled at the base of the hills after which it is named, Cheryl, Rob and Ken now employ a brewery team that has produced several award-winning ales including Will's Neck, Titanium and Sunraker. Cheryl talks candidly about how her passion for brewing evolved and the challenges and opportunities brought about by the COVID pandemic...and reveals some of her own personal passions too.

Find out more about Quantock Brewery www.quantockbrewery.co.uk
Find out more about the Somerset Bakehouse www.somersetbakehouse.co.uk

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Somerset Art Weeks is a key event in the cultural calendar of the county and I am delighted to this week be speaking to Paul Newman of SAW (Somerset Art Works) who co-ordinates the entire event. After a few tricky years due to... guess what... COVID, the 2-week long event made a successful returned to the towns and villages of the county in September 2022 and work has already begun on the 2023 edition. Paul and I chat about the value that artistic endeavour brings to artists and their audiences and he asks the Somerset community to get behind the hugely diverse range of creative individuals and groups that are flourishing county-wide.  Oh yes, and we compare tasty treats too!

Find out more about Somerset Art Weeks
Find out more about Somerest Art Works

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A general dissatisfaction with the networking opportunities available locally led friends Fiona and Kim to set up their own group specifically for women launching or running their own small business as well as women working for local companies. With an emphasis on communication and a 'no mean girls from the playground' policy, Somerset Ladies in Business is a thriving networking organisation, back on it's feet after the COVID pandemic and excited about the future. Join me as I chat and eat cake with the ladies who launched it in 2016.

Find out more about Somerset Ladies in Business on
Facebook @somersetladiesinbusiness
Book onto a SLiB event here
Find out more about the Sheppy's Cider Farm www.sheppyscider.com

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Sedgemoor FM has become the go-to local radio station for locals living in this diverse and thriving part of Somerset. Dave Englefield is the man responsible for navigating the station's development and growth. He is up and on air each day from 4.32am precisely, bringing news, travel, music and laughter to the airwave of Sedgemoor. During our chat Dave explains what motivates him to sit in a padded room, talking to the wall  every day... or is he simply the only person batty enough to do it?!?

Find out more about Sedgemoor FM www.sedgemoorfm.com
Find out more about Dough Bros bakery on Facebook
Find out more about Bridgwater Carnival 

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With our interest in locally produced food and food standards, farm shops and farmers markets have flourished in recent years. Rumwell Farm Shop is no exception. My guest is newly appointed Events Manager, Sophie Cridland, who is excited to be spearheading yet more developments for this thriving out of town food and eating emporium between Taunton and Wellington in Somerset.

Find out more about Rumwell Farm Shop and Cafe

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Why is Somerset such a haven for historic artefacts? Which collection in the museum does my guest find most intriguing? What does the future hold for local museum's like the Musuem of Somerset and what is being done to attract a diverse range of visitors? Plus, of course, what slices of cake are we eating??

Find out more about The Musuem of Somerset
Find the museum on Facebook @museumofsomerset
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Find out more about the South West Heritage Trust
Find out more about the WI (Women's Institute) and local groups

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He said 'kick kick', I said ' click click'... but we didn't call the whole thing off! My guest is Richard Holt, co-founder of CICCIC, a creative innovation centre for Taunton, Somerset which started life as a consultancy business for the creative industries, but has now grown several creative tentacles since it was founded! Listen as we chat about how CICCIC has evolved in recent years and learn about the many artistic and cultural developments  Richard and his business partner Andrew Knutt have their creative fingers in! There's a lot going on in the arts in Somerset and the CICCIC mission is to ensure a sustainable but continually expanding future.

Find out more about CICCIC www.creativeinnovationcentre.co.uk

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