This week Khadi and Phoebe got their #Garba shoes on and headed down to Trafalgar Square to celebrate #Diwali, The festival of the light. The 5 day festival is celebrated around the world by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. In London it’s become as much part of the October and November calendar as Halloween and Fireworks night. Nowhere does

multicultural and multi-faith as well as L#London with this being the 16th year the festival is marked at the square.

Running Order

This Diwali - Sameer Hayat

Jay Sean - Do you Love Me

Cornershop - Brimful of Asha

Dance Teachers Interviews with Phoebe

Jignesh Kavirai & Jalpa Dave- Aasmana Rangi Chundadi

Dancers Interviews with Phoebe

Slumdogz - Jai oh (Wez Clark Radio Edit)

Panjabi MC - Mundian to Back Ke

Crowd Vox Pops with Khadi

Talvin Singh - Traveller

Nitin Sawhney - Homeland

Speeches from Opening

Mohenio Daro - Diwali

The Beatles - Within you and without you.

Kula Shaker - Infinite Sun

http://www.diwaliinlondon.com/

https://www.blood.co.uk/why-give-blood/the-need-for-blood/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-communities/

October is #greatriverrescue month, a national campaign to clear up our waterways from well… largely #plastic.

The #Thames is the heart of #London and Londoners are no strangers to getting down the waterside and clearing up.

Last month our reporter Phoebe took part in #Thames21’s big bottle count where more than forty thousand bottles were collected by 200 volunteers over 19 sites in just 1 day.

Playlist

James Bay – Hold back the river

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

Starsailor – The Thames

One Less Bottle interview

Mandy Prior and the girls – Sweet Thames Flow Softly

Talking with volunteers

Noel Gallagher High flying birds – Riverman

Talking with more Volunteers

River – Joni Mitchell

River – Emeli Sande

Riverside collecting

Julian Lennon – Saltwater

The Police – Message in a bottle

https://www.thames21.org.uk/events/

http://www.onelessbottle.org/

October is #greatriverrescue month, a national campaign to clear up our waterways from well… largely #plastic.

The #Thames is the heart of #London and Londoners are no strangers to getting down the waterside and clearing up.

Last month our reporter Phoebe took part in #Thames21’s big bottle count where more than forty thousand bottles were collected by 200 volunteers over 19 sites in just 1 day.

Playlist

James Bay – Hold back the river

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

Starsailor – The Thames

One Less Bottle interview

Mandy Prior and the girls – Sweet Thames Flow Softly

Talking with volunteers

Noel Gallagher High flying birds – Riverman

Talking with more Volunteers

River – Joni Mitchell

River – Emeli Sande

Riverside collecting

Julian Lennon – Saltwater

The Police – Message in a bottle

https://www.thames21.org.uk/events/

http://www.onelessbottle.org/

With the August Bank Holiday almost here London start to get ready for #NottinghillCarnival. Sheila spend the evening at The School of #Samba and watched them prepare for this years parade. She chatted to members about what #Carnival and #Samba means to them. Sheila also had a go a becoming a Baterista.

Bellini - Samba Do Bazil

Intro

Machel Montano and Destra - Carnival

Ugly Duckling - A little Samba

Nicoletta Interview who is a trustee of the School of Samba

Gypsy Kings - Samba Samba

Ben interview - Head of media and publicity for the School of Samba

Ricky Martin Feat Claudia Leitte - Samba

Dancers Interviews

Ini Kamoza - Here Comes the Hotstepper

Chat about costumes

Gloria Estefan - Conga

Interview with Drummers

Jimmy Cliff - Samba Reggae

Sheila Learners the Drums with Fred the master drum teacher

Spice Girls - Spice up your life

http://londonschoolofsamba.co.uk/

On the 4th of July the City of Westminster held it’s annual Community Awards. The awards celebrate the contribution to volunteers across the borough. Awards were handed out by Jackie Rosenberg, Chief Executive of One Westminster, Ben Cole, Director of Communities for Groundwork, Cllr David Harvey and Cllr Ian Adams, Lord Mayor of Westminster. We spoke to the winner on the night about their role in supporting their communities.

Heroes - Bowie

Everyday People- Sly and the family Stone

Sky for of Stars - Coldplay

Interviews with Team Westminster, The Abbey Centre and Spice

Shine on - House of Love

Interview with Lisa Milton, Sister of the late Sir Simon Milton

Halo - Beyonce

Interviews with winner of the inspirational Award, Neighbourhood Project Award and Corporate Contribution to the Community Award.

Be who you are - The Kooks

Interviews with young volunteer award and the City for All Volunteer of the year Awards

Like a Star -Corinne Bailey Rae

Interview with Cllr David Harvey

Every 1’s a winner - Hot Chocolate

Winners

Corporate Contribution to the Community Award - The Pacific Investment Management Company

Inspirational Award - Alan Boyd

Neighbourhood Project Award - Mother Tongue Counselling Service, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind

Outstanding Organisation Award - Beauchamp Lodge Settlement

The City for All Volunteer of the Year Award - Sheila D’Souza

The Sir Simon Milton Award - Ellen Bridgewater

Young or Student Volunteer Award - David Mears and Ambeya Begum

Key Volunteer Partners

Team Westminster

Spice

One Westminster

The Abbey Centre

Khadidja N'Diaye reports from North Kensington the day after the #GrenfellTower fire. As community anger and frustration grow Khadi talks to some of the community about how they are responding and supporting each other.

Khadidja N'Diaye reports from North Kensington the day after the #GrenfellTower fire. As community anger and frustration grow Khadi talks to some of the community about how they are responding and supporting each other.

On this edition our guest reporter Khadi talks with Nigel Barber - Voluntary service manager at #OneWestminster about how to

volunteer in Westminster. We also look at head to the #Westminster Community Awards and Khadi spends the day talking to people at North #Paddington #Foodbank you have been nominated for one of this years awards. And after another terror attack in the Capital I attended the vigil at #LondonBridge and spoke to some Londoners about how it’s affected them.

http://www.onewestminster.org.uk/

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/westminster-community-awards-shortlist-announced

#London stands together again after another terrible terror attack at #LondonBridge and #BoroughMarket. Zone 1 Radio's Sheila Smith went along to the #Vigil hosted by the Mayor of London's office just next to #CityHall. Our thoughts are with all those affect and their family and friends. #WeStandsTogether