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RADIO WOKING
LARA ON SUNDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2021
 
Zahir Ahmed is a presenter at Radio Woking and also a Taxi driver. He told me of his experiences of the petrol panic buying and ques  at forecourts.

SEPTEMBER 2021
 
On 19th September 2021 Lara's friends and loved ones came together either in person or online for a memorial service to Lara. Here is some reaction from the day
 
if  you want to watch the services it is available here -
162) Lara McNamee memorial service - YouTube
 
 

RADIO WOKING BREAKFAST
 
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2021
 
On Big Green Week I spoke to Jamie Gordon. Jamie is from Woking Environment Action. He told me about what is happening for Big Green Week locally and how we can all play our part to look after our environment in our community.
 
https://wokingenvironmentaction.com
 

RADIO WOKING BREAKFAST
THURSDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2021
Bedknobs and Broomsticks comes to Woking theatre and the magic was really brought alive by an array of special effects and perfectly timed prop moving. The audience is transported into the magic and they loved it! Dianne Pilkington stars as  Miss Eglantine Price as Bedknobs and Broomsticks made its stage debut with a national tour.  I spoke to Dianne and she told me how she is no stranger to Surrey having learnt her craft at the Guildford School of Acting.
 
You can catch this at Woking Theatre until Saturday 25th October. Tickets at www.atgtickets.com/woking
 

RADIO WOKING BREAKFAST
 
2ND SEPTEMBER 2021
 
Adam Goldhagen tells me ab out research from Your Red Car looking at how emotionally attached we are to our cars. 
We also hear of a selection of stories curated by David Badiel which are available to read on the Your Red Car Website.
 
www.yourredcar.co.uk

RADIO WOKING 
WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST 
08 SEPTEMBER 2021
 
I spoke with Sarah from Germany who got in touch after finding a message in a bottle with a Woking address. I was able to connect Sarah with six year old  Christopher from Brookwood and his mum Anna. Christopher threw the bottle with a message in it into the ocean in July. 

RADIO WOKING BREAKFAST 
1ST SEPTEMBER 2021
 
I spoke to Sandra Godley who told me about her new single "My Darling" charting her own grief journey and something that may relate to others. 
 
The single was launched on 30th August (National Grief Awareness day) with a balloon release to remember loved ones we have lost including  a balloon for Lara.
 
https://www.sandragodley.org

RADIO WOKING BREAKFAST
WEDNESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2021
Simon Tompsett from the New Victoria Theatre in Woking discusses the return to theatre and news of this years pantomime Snow White starring GOK Wan
 
www.atgtickets.com/woking

RADIO WOKING
LARA ON SUNDAY  15TH AUGUST 2021
 
I spoke to Paul Wilkinson from the Canal and River Trust.
 
Paul talks about how important canals are in our lives especially during the pandemic, and how we can help with a survey to help protect the wildlife that calls the canal home.
 
www.canalrivertrust.org.uk to find out more and do the survey.
 

FRIDAY 06 AUGUST 2021
I was interviewed by James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey Breakfast about Lara and her Legacy and the fundraising for Sunny Bank Trust in Epsom in her memory.
www.sunnybanktrust.org
 
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/laramcnameeinmemory to donate in Lara's Memory to Sunny Bank