Chrissy M was delighted to have JC Carroll from ‘The Members’ visit the Susy Studio on her show on the 17th June.
JC talked about their enduring hit ‘Sound of the Suburbs’, his current touring schedule and album ‘One Law’. Also what happened when he met John Peel, who championed ‘The Members’ all those years ago.
Website: http://www.jccarroll.com/
Twitter: @jccarroll
YouTube: The Members Official YouTube Channel
Britain’s No 1 female discus thrower Jade Lally’s career has gone up a few gears this year and she is all but guaranteed a place in the Olympic team for Rio.
But the 29-year-old Commonwealth Games bronze medallist feels her progress could really motor with a new car that didn’t stiffen her back.
So the Sussex thrower, who set an English record while competing in Australia and New Zealand in February as part of her winter preparations, has set her sights on car dealerships for sponsorship.
Lally, born and brought up in South London, broke the English record twice in three days in February, throwing a huge personal best of 64.22 metres in Auckland then extending that to 65.10 metres in Sydney two days later. And it was after returning from competing and training in California in the United States that Lally realised the impact her tiny 2010 Ford Fiesta was having.
“I was driving around a Jeep in California and got back here and drove for 15 minutes and my back had really stiffened up,” said Lally, who is a personal trainer at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre.
“It’s the physical position I’m in when driving it. I need something that’s more upright. Basically, my hips need to be above my knees when I drive. I’ve also got training equipment and a massage bed to fit in ideally, so if there’s anyone out there who’d be a car sponsor I’d be interested to hear from them.”
In the short-term, she has been lent a VW Bora by her coach Andy Neal’s wife Sandra, allowing her to train pain free.
“The actual seat is actually very good, so it has solved it short term, but I still do need a solution for longer term,” said Lally.
Lally has a total of five throws over the 61.00 metre British Athletics qualifying standard and only needs to finish in the top two in the national championships in Birmingham on June 24-26 to secure her place for Rio. None of her British rivals have thrown more than 56 metres.
Lally, who failed in an appeal to compete at London 2012, won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 and, this year for the first time, competes regularly on the Diamond League circuit. As well as a place in the final at Rio this year, she also has the World Championships in London 2017 firmly in her sights.
“I’m much happier than I was four years ago,” Lally said, “I’m happy with my training and everything else apart from my car – that’s the one situation I really want to fix.”
Smiles and Miles as charity cycle ride makes its way through Surrey.
Thousands of cyclists rode through the Susy radio area today as they took part in the BHF (British Heart Foundation) London to Brighton bike ride. Roads in the Surrey and Sussex area were closed to give the cyclists the best chance to enjoy their journey in safety.
Many of the 14,000 cyclists stopped at the Dog and Duck pub in Prince of Wales Road, Outwood, almost the halfway point of the 54 mile ride before heading off to Turners Hill and on through to Brighton.
This is the famous ride’s 41st year and the BHF is hoping that more than £2 million will be raised for the fight against heart disease.
Here’s David Jay’s recent Teabreak interview with Josi Munns from Crawley & Reigate Cats Protection.
Up and down the country people are joining in the festivities in honour of the Queen’s 90th Birthday.
Susy Radio’s Natalie Osborne and Dave King were invited to Faurefold, the campsite and activity centre for Surrey East Girlguiding near Wescott in Dorking, to help celebrate Her Majesty’s birthday in true girlguiding style.
Aside from lots of tea and cake, Natalie and Dave met some very interesting characters, some of whom have been involved for over 80 years and have shaken hands with members of the royal family. They heard from local Councillors who have supported the fundraising efforts to rebuild the accommodation at Faurefold and learned about the role Girlguiding still has in today’s society.
Listen to the interviews here:
