Make a Difference BBC Local Radio

Latin aerobics fan Hannah took up Zumba during lockdown when she had to shield.
When gyms reopened, Hannah qualified as a teacher and is now the first Zumba teacher in the UK with Downs syndrome.

Meet Jay Flynn, as online pub quizmaster who hosted weekly quizzes, which at their peak attracted 180,000 people, and raised more than £1m for charity.
Before he was a quizmaster, Jay spent nearly two years living on a bench on London's Victoria Embankment.
Jay talked to BBC Radio Lancashire just before he was made an MBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle.

When Karen Robson was a baby her father, Brian Teasdale Snr, composed music for her. Brian had a brain injury which left him unable to compose and needing round-the-clock care.
Karen shared her story with BBC Radio Newcastle's Gilly Hope and with help from the station's listeners, Brian's song has now been released as a digital download.
Host: Letitia George
Digital producer: Rachael Smith
Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

Nine-year-old Bryson Taylor has cerebral palsy and had an operation on his spine in February.
He has been training hard with his physiotherapist Lorna Wicken to achieve his goal of walking to school for the first time.
This is his story of determination as he sets off to walk the half-mile or 800m journey.#
Host: Letitia George
Digital producer: Rachael Smith
Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

A lost recording of her beloved late grandma Margaret sparks heart-warming memories for Lucy James from Kidsgrove, Staffordshire.
Lucy was a 13-year-old pupil at St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy when she was asked to take part in BBC News School Report.
She recorded herself and her grandmother going around Stoke-on-Trent's Gladstone Pottery Museum, and talking about the city's pottery industry, where her grandmother worked in the 1970s.
Lucy contacted BBC Radio Stoke to see if the recording of her grandmother, who died in 2019, still existed. It was a long shot, but after an extensive search, an ex-producer at the local radio station found a CD.
Host: Letitia George
Digital producer: Rachael Smith
Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

A snack-sized treat featuring family, friendship or other good-hearted folk to warm up your week.
Letitia George introduces a hand-picked pop of positivity selected from the best of local BBC Radio across England.
If you have a story of love and kindness that will make others smile then tell us about it at bbc.co.uk/makeadifference.