Radio LaB celebrates history of Ampthill with new podcast
Mon 08 January, 2024
Students from the 天美传媒鈥檚 on-campus community radio station, Radio LaB, are set to get involved in a new podcast exploring the history of local town Ampthill.
is a brand new oral histories podcast produced by the studios and will soon see students getting involved in the production process to help enhance their learning. Created by the , the podcast hears from residents of the town who share their unique memories and stories of decades gone by.
You can listen to the existing episodes of the podcast , with more coming soon.
Speaking about this new project, Terry Lee 鈥 Senior Lecturer in Radio & Audio with the School of Arts & Creative Industries and co-ordinator of Radio LaB 鈥 said: 鈥淩adio LaB is more than just a student-focused radio station. We are proud to support community initiatives such as Ampthill Past Memories. It鈥檚 brilliant for our students to have an opportunity to work on different sorts of audio projects too. I鈥檝e been so impressed at what the team have achieved so far with the project.鈥
The project has been made possible thanks to grants from the Inspiring Volunteers Grant (Central Bedfordshire) and the Ampthill Town Council Community Grant Fund, supplemented by funding from the Preservation Society.
Mariella Cook from Ampthill & District Preservation Society added: 鈥淲e extend our deep appreciation, not only for the grants from CBC Inspiring Volunteers Fund and Ampthill Town Council Community Fund, but especially to Terry Lee for his ongoing advice and support and, to all those residents who have already completed or helped with interviews and to all those who will do so in the future.鈥
Ampthill Town Mayor, Cllr Susan Clinch, also commented: 鈥淭he Ampthill Past Memories project does so much more than recording and preserving recollections about the town - each interview values those memories, and is an affirmative experience for the person sharing them. The project adds a people鈥檚 perspective to the wider history of the area. It helps us see our present in a different way and be ready for new changes.
鈥淎mpthill Town Council is pleased to have been able to support the project which adds to the rich bank of heritage resources within the community and appreciates the skill, commitment and investment of time by volunteers in bringing this forward.鈥
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