Domestic Abuse and coercive control in particular has been in the news recently. Tess Lewsey spoke to Miatta from the East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service about this and a recent debate in parliament on the associated subject of child access.
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The Boogie Monsters are children’s entertainment and will be appearing at the Harlequin Theatre and the Belfry Shopping Centre in the coming weeks. Tess Lewsey spoke to Kelly and Nicki from the band.
Catch up on the last cricket chat show of the season hosted by David Jay with Tim Bowling. In the studio Merstham Cricket Club First team Captain Nav Saeed talks about his team earning their third successive title and John Hall from Outwood Cricket Club and David Gentles of South Nutfield CC join the conversation.
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Para-canoeist Anne Dickins from Oxted secured Team GB’s 100th Medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics by winning the Women’s KL3 Canoe Sprint Final in the Lagoa Stadium. Dickins put in a personal best performance as she crossed the line in 51.348 seconds just ahead of Australian Amanda Reynolds who recorded a time of 51.378.
Anne, sponsored by the Titsey Rotary Club, had a very different experience of the London 2012 as a Games Maker and she told Channel 4 TV how she felt after winning in Rio, “Four years ago in London I was wearing a games maker uniform, helping people to their seats or working in the Velodrome so to come here as an athlete and then to go on and win a medal and a gold medal, I just can’t believe this has happened.”
“There are a million reasons why I shouldn’t have had a go in a boat, I get sea sick, I’m an ex cyclist, I’m a working mum, you know all these things but I did and here I am!”
After her win and an appearance on Channel 4’s “The Last Leg” there is some talk online of a coming home parade when Anne returns to Oxted..
See Anne’s Channel 4 interview and highlights of the dramatic race finish here: paralympics.channel4.com/highlights/
On Tuesday 13 September Tess Lewsey spoke to Louise Evans from the Patrick Evans Foundation. They spoke about the success of this year’s P4P festival and their forthcoming fundraising activity for ‘CRY’ (Cardiac Risk In The Young).
Find out more about the Patrick Evans Foundation at www.patrickevansfoundation.co.uk.
