Humans of Chelmsford Reach Podcasts

A year and a half ago, J Grange was excluded from school, labelled a troublemaker and was going down the wrong path.The Chelmsford rapper was experiencing run-ins with the police but an appearance in court changed everything.Now, the 17-year-old is on a different path - making music and wanting to spread vitally important messages.The teenager had always wondered why he was acting up and why he was acting differently - until he was diagnosed with ADHD.After that diagnosis, the mental health struggles that came along with it - the frustration, the depression and the anger - were suddenly put into perspective.Beforehand that anger caused him to go down the wrong path but things are very different today.J Grange now focuses on what inspires him - making upbeat music to help people escape from whatever dark periods they may go through.It also helps him release anger and deliver his mental health messages to his fans.He also mentors disadvantaged children through a charity to guide them down a different path than the one he did.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free and J Grange.You can find J Grange’s YouTube channel by clicking here For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Steve Hughes, from Chelmsford, is a man who has had to learn how to live his life without vision.The 38-year-old has Stargardt’s disease - a genetic condition that means he only has his peripheral vision at best.He has been dealing with the condition since childhood but in the last two years his eyesight has rapidly deteriorated.That resulted in a drop in confidence when going out and a massive readjustment to his life.  But through the pain of losing even more of his eyesight Steve has found inspiration in running and he has also set himself the daunting challenge of taking part in 10 exhausting sporting events.He’ll also be raising money for a worthy Chelmsford cause along the way - the Sanctus homeless charity.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free.For updates on the podcast follow the Facebook page or the Twitter page.You can find Steve Hughes' funding page by clicking here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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On the second episode of the third series of Humans of Chelmsford we hear the story of Brian McGovern, the co-founder of Cool to be Kind Chelmsford.The community project has been helping rough sleepers in the city for several years and they have risen to become one of the prominent voices in the bid to improve the situation.Through their outreach services they have come to know several rough sleepers within the city centre as well as the complex issues many have to deal with. Brian is someone who has a close connection with them. Through Cool to be Kind he is tackling the issue head on and is arguing for several policies he believes can help change these people's fortunes.He also argues that society has failed if there is just one person out living on the streets.With numbers out on the streets growing, Brian takes us through the intricacies of homelessness and explains why there is no easy fix.He also tells us why he has become so personally invested in these people's struggles.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free.For updates on the podcast follow the Facebook page or the Twitter page.You can find more about Cool to be Kind by clicking here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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On the first episode of Series Three of Humans of Chelmsford we meet Essex actress Claudia Grace McKell.She’s had to overcome a lot to get to where she is – overcoming deafness and a car crash that could have killed her.Those experiences – regardless of how difficult they might have been – have helped to shape her life into what it is now.Claudia’s current aim is to help shatter stereotypes in her new independently produced film that she has written herself.The storyline draws on a lot of her own challenges as it follows the story of a troubled young deaf woman who is desperate to be heard when she falls in love with a local hero.It focuses on the daily struggles in her family life and her own self-esteem. There’s also a huge sense of importance placed on women in sport.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free.For updates on the podcast follow the Facebook page or the Twitter page .You can find out more about Just a Girl by clicking here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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On episode five of the second series of Humans of Chelmsford, we meet 18-year-old football referee Chloe Butler.As one of the Essex FA’s female officials Chloe has an important role to play in the sport with women’s football on the up.Traditionally football has been a man’s world and, despite the female game taking enormous strides in recent years, there are still some who believe women have no part to play in the game.But that’s not stopping Chloe who is taking on these hurdles first hand.Being a referee is hard enough when you have to take into account the abuse you might get.But when you combine that with social media abuse and prehistoric views on the sidelines it gets that much harder.In a key year for women’s football, with the 2019 World Cup beginning in June, Chloe knows she has a role to play in promoting the sport she loves.She also knows that if she is seen to be doing, more girls might just want to be like her in the long run.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free.For updates on the podcast follow the Facebook page or the Twitter page . For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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On episode four of the second series of Humans of Chelmsford we meet Mark Strutton, the owner of restaurant Shwings and a former DJ.Mark’s life is very much focused on his chicken restaurant Shwings, which opened back in November 2018.But life before Chelmsford was very different for Mark, as he was a highly successful DJ in Marbella regularly mixing with the cast from The Only Way is Essex.As he says in this podcast your brain is either wired to do maths and numbers, or it’s wired up to be creative.Mark definitely falls under the second category.On this episode of the podcast Mark tells us all about his time in Spain mingling with the cast people have come to know and love.He also explains the changes the TV show had on the area and the Marbs scene in general.But eventually there came a point where everything had to stop and his focus became about his new restaurant, a place that is continuing to be a success in Chelmsford City Centre.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free.For updates on the podcast follow the Facebook page or the Twitter page .You can find out more about Shwings by clicking here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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