Real Voices of Happy Valley
Viv and Dave Boardman chat with real people of Happy Valley - Calderdale stretching from Todmorden via Hebden Bridge to Sowerby Bridge and Halifax
Podcasting since 2022 • 83 episodes
Real Voices of Happy Valley
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Real Voices of Happy Valley 60: John Billingsley on Folklore
John Billingsley worked at Hebden Bridge library for three decades, now organises Todmorden Folklore Centre’s library. He developed an interest in the folklore of the valley, its icons, its stories and how it holds the communities together whil...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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31:48
Real Voices of Happy Valley 59 Natural Endings
Viv and Dave chat with Rosie Grant and Lisa van der Zanden at Natural Endings, a funeral service which puts the family/friends at the centre of funeral planning. They are both committed to ensuring the family/friends can be involved as much or ...
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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28:52
Real Voices of Happy Valley 58 Todmorden u3a
The u3a is an organisation that brings retired people together to share their interests and skills. People can continue to pursue interests and/or develop new ones. There are people in their 80s able to play badminton and cricket in safe enviro...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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24:48
Real Voices of Happy Valley 57 Keith Crabtree on floods
Keith Crabtree, born in Cornholme, lived in Todmorden all his life, worked for Environmental Health at Calderdle council and became a flood warden on his retirement. Now a flood volunteer, Keith has views on the lack of maintenance that contrib...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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28:59
Real Voices of Happy Valley 47 Nicola Warren
Nicola Warren is a popular as a School Crossing Patrol getting children and parents safety across the road to their school. There is so much more to her life than that as people who cross roads every day of term times realise. Listen to Nicola ...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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20:50