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Good news stories of people making a difference. Originally broadcast on Local BBC Radio. Find out more on bbc.co.uk/makeadifference.

  1. Happy Hit: Zumba dreams

    02/15/2022

    Happy Hit: Zumba dreams

    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.

    5 min
  2. Happy Hit: From riverside bench to Windsor Castle

    02/02/2022

    Happy Hit: From riverside bench to Windsor Castle

    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.

    5 min
  3. Happy Hit: A lullaby from a loving dad

    01/21/2022

    Happy Hit: A lullaby from a loving dad

    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

    4 min
  4. Happy Hit: Bryson Walks to School

    01/13/2022

    Happy Hit: Bryson Walks to School

    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

    6 min
  5. Happy Hit: Grandma's voice

    01/05/2022

    Happy Hit: Grandma's voice

    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

    6 min
  6. Welcome to Happy Hit

    12/31/2021

    Welcome to Happy Hit

    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.

    1 min
  7. A message from the world to COP26

    10/29/2021

    A message from the world to COP26

    Young people have a message to world leaders at the United Nations climate conference. We hear from listeners to BBC Radio 1, young Climate champions across the UK, experts and young people from the BBC World service and pledges to change from both local BBC radio and around the world. This is a powerful and direct message to decision makers showing how voices around the world know this is both a local and global issue and young people are speaking up for their future. Presenter: Rima Ahmed Reporter: Ollie Peart Producers: Matt Foster and Stuart Barrett Digital producer: Rachael Smith Executive producer: Kate Squire, BBC Radio Manchester

    26 min

  8. 12/30/2020

    Making A Difference in 2020: Part 2

    Becca Bryers looks back on a very uncertain year and shares some of her favourite stories of communities across England pulling together to help others, drawn from across BBC Local Radio.

    23 min
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Good news stories of people making a difference. Originally broadcast on Local BBC Radio. Find out more on bbc.co.uk/makeadifference.

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Local Radio
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2022
  • Show Website
    The Make a Difference Show

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