Community News: Jo from JG Creative Shows How to do a Brand Review

A lot of people have a new financial year on the horizon so it’s a good time to look at your brand and
ensure it’s communicating the right message. Remember your brand isn’t just your logo, it goes
much deeper than that to include who you are and what you do. Think of it like your organisation’s
personality.

Lets breakdown B-R- A-N- D as a prompt for each stage…

B is for BRAINSTORM
Take some time to think about what’s changed recently:

• What has happened over the last 12 months which might mean that you need to change or clarify who you are and what you do?
• Have new competitors or changes to technology brought any threats or opportunities?
• Has everyone else in your sector moved on or started offering something as standard and you’re getting left behind? Ensure you don’t stand out for the wrong reason.

Another thing to be aware of is brand creep. What’s that? We see this a lot in the Charity sector,
especially where an organisation has changed what they do in order to give them the best
opportunity to win a funding bid or to support a new group of beneficiaries. 

When they review they may find out that actually what they’re doing and who they’re supporting is different from what they initially set out to do. A bit of re-alignment might be needed in this case.

Also have your objectives close to hand. Can your brand deliver your objectives as it is? For
example, are you aiming your message at a professional audience with a relaxed and informal look
and feel?

R is for REVIEW
If your brainstorm has revealed areas that need addressing then set aside some time to
review:

What did you do in the last year that worked and what didn’t? This might be a new product or
service, a marketing activity, an event, a new fundraising challenge, a networking group you joined
or even a different social media channel. Now is the time to review and decide if it’s worth pursuing
or should be stopped.

You can find lots of sources of data to analyse, if that appeals to you (I love a bit of data myself)!

Look at your website analytics (and set them up if you don’t have them), email stats, social media
engagement, event participation, number of inbound phone calls etc. 

Also look at all you profit from the last 12 months and where it came from. Who were your most profitable clients and how did they find you?

A is for ASK
This is the tough one. You’ve got to talk to people.

Talk to your audience / clients / supporters. Find out what they like about you and why they use you.
Ask them how they heard about you and if they’d recommend you. 

You can get a lot of really useful information from them if you’re brave enough to ask and prepared that you’ll probably get some constructive criticism too. But it’s better to know right? Then you can do something about it.  If I’m honest this is a real ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ action. Note to self, be more brave!

N is for NEW
Anything to add?

What aren’t you doing that you should be? 

Has your brainstorming, review and question asking thrown up some great ideas or reinforced some ideas you already had? 

Is your visual brand (your logo alongside your look & feel) communicating the organisation that you are effectively to the audience you want to attract? If not are there any new elements that you need to bring in to fill the gaps or do you need to refresh what you have? 

Does your ‘Who we are’ description need updating?

D is for DO, or DON’T
Now you know all this information it’s time to do something with it.

You’ve got the facts at your fingertips now so it should be easy to see what you need to do. If it will
take some investment then budget for it when you’re planning for the next year. 

Decide how you’ll introduce any new things you want to do, and IMPORTANTLY decide how to stop doing anything which isn’t making you money or is at odds with your brand. 

Your time is precious so you want to be spending it on the activity that will work hardest for you. Your brand needs to work hard for you too, you only get one chance to make a good impression!

Then put a reminder in your diary to review it again next year…

Talk to us about ensuring your brand is a true reflection of who you are. Call us on 01270 626624 or email jo@jg-creative.co.uk.

Community News: Nantwich Mayor to hold Salt of the Earth Awards

Nantwich Mayor, Councillor Penny Butterill, has announced that she will be following in the footsteps of former Mayors and presenting awards to recognise and celebrate the
achievements of individuals, groups and businesses, that selflessly make a real difference to the Nantwich community. 

Eight fittingly named ‘Salt of the Earth’ Awards will be presented at an intimate reception on Thursday 3 rd May at Nantwich Civic Hall.

The Mayor is welcoming nominations for the awards. So if you know someone or a group, who gives up their time and energy to help others, please help us recognise their work by
nominating them for an award.

Award Categories
Community Volunteer Award: Recognises a person, who has taken an active role in shaping their community, helps provide services to more vulnerable residents and encourages community spirit and growth.

Inspiring Individual Award: To celebrate a local unsung hero who goes the extra mile to serve their community.

Supporting Children Award: Individuals, group or school who have made a difference to the lives of children, so that they can achieve their full potential.

Young Achiever Award (Under 18): Who do you know who has shown major potential? Who is one to watch in the future? Who has made an outstanding contribution to the community? Nominate Nantwich’s rising star.

Outstanding Organisation/Group/Project Award: Tell us about a local volunteer group/organisation/project which has really engaged with the community.

Business Support in the Community Award: Award for a business that has gone beyond their remit and supported their community.

Community Sports Award: Sportsmen and women giving their time back to sport and making it accessible for people in our communities to join in with sporting activities

The Mayor will also present a Mayor’s Recognition Award. The winner of this award will be
an inspirational individual or group who has made an outstanding impression on the Mayor in her year of office. This award is specifically decided by the Mayor and nominations will not be accepted.

To nominate someone for an award, apply to the Mayor with the following information:

• Name of person nominating
• Name of Nominee
• Address and contact details of both of the above
• Award Nominated for
• Reason for Nomination (no more than 250 words)

Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday 23rd March and can be posted to ‘Salt of the Earth’ Awards, Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5DG, dropped off at the Civic Hall, or emailed to ntc.marketing@nantwichtowncouncil.gov.uk. 

Nominees must either be a Nantwich resident, work in Nantwich, or make a valuable contribution to the people of the town.

The Mayor is also looking for sponsors for this event, if you are interested in getting involved, please contact Sheryl Birtles on 01270 628 633 or  for more information visit www.nantwichtowncouncil.gov.uk.

Community News: Get Your Thinking Caps On for the Wingate Centre's Quiz on 20th April

The Wingate Centre is once again hosting its ever-popular Quiz Night on Friday 20th April, generously hosted by Nantwich Cricket Club.

Gather your friends and colleagues together and pit your wits against other teams.  You’ll have a fabulous evening of quizzing whilst helping to raise funds to support disabled children & young adults right here in Crewe & Nantwich.

The cost is £9 per person with teams of up to 6 players. There will be refreshments served during the evening and there are some great raffle prizes to be won.

Doors open at 7.30 pm for an 8.00 pm start.  For tickets, call the Wintage Centre on 01270 780 456 or email catherine@thewingatecentre.co.uk.

Community News: High Sheriff Launches Fund for Cheshire Charities

L-R:Zoe Sheppard, CCF CEO; Upcoming High Sheriff Alexis Redmond MBE;
Malcolm Ling, Organiser ofCheshire and Shropshire classic car events;
Sarah Callander Beckett, High Sheriff of Cheshire

A fund has been launched by the High Sheriff of Cheshire to benefit a number of charities that provide services to people living in rural areas.

High Sheriff, Sarah Callander Beckett, has set up the fund with Cheshire Community Foundation, of which she has recently been appointed a Trustee. Cheshire Community Foundation matches charitable donors with the causes that matter most in Cheshire and Warrington.

The High Sheriff’s fund will support two charities operating in rural areas - Overwater Wheelybus and Friends for Leisure.

Overwater Wheelybus – a charity in its last phase of fundraising - aims to improve the social experience and quality of life for local people with mobility issues by purchasing a bus that provides wheelchair transport to Audlem.

It will invite on board people from; care homes, private homes, schools catering for children with special needs and anyone else with accessible transport needs who would not usually have the opportunity to experience a trip on the water. The bus will give the occupants the ability to go shopping or meet up with friends and will also work with the Audlem Medical Practice to meet the needs of people who require accessible transport to attend medical appointments.

Friends for Leisure meanwhile, works to address the social isolation and loneliness often experienced by disabled children and young people, by providing inclusive leisure activities from which they are often excluded. The charity provides their own regular group activities, which rely heavily on volunteers, so that they can take part in community activities whilst also building strong relationships. The team will use the funds raised to expand their existing services and cater for those on their waiting list.

Both charities will benefit from the proceeds of a fundraising raffle during the annual High Sheriff Awards for Enterprise, which will take place on 22^ndMarch.

The High Sheriff Awards for Enterprise, held in partnership with the University of Chester, will this year be held at Chester Racecourse. It will host Cheshire’s leading entrepreneurs and business leaders and be a celebration of outstanding business achievement across private sector organisations of all shapes and sizes.

Sarah said: “Members of our community living in rural Cheshire can often find themselves disadvantaged due to the lack of services available locally.

“Poor internet connectivity, limited public transport, reduced access to sports and recreation and smaller numbers of support groups can lead to people across generations living in isolation, with limited options to improve their quality of life.

“We wanted to work with these people to give them a better quality of life and provide them with services they wouldn’t have otherwise had access to.”

Zoe Sheppard, Chief Executive of Cheshire Community Foundation, said: “We are very much looking forward to working with Sarah to build on the early successes of the Cheshire Community Foundation and change many more lives for the better.”

The Office of the High Sheriff, which is more than 1,000 years old, is an independent non-political Royal appointment for a single year.

For more information on The High Sheriff Awards for Enterprise, please visit: https://www.chester.ac.uk/hs/about

Out & About

Win a Google Mini Speaker!

#ClimbKili2017

It’s been a long time coming, but finally we have gathered in all the remaining donations for our #ClimbKili2017 campaign and I am delighted to announce that the total raised by the 13 walkers was £18,752. This total has been split equally between four organisations so CRY for Matthew, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Charity (the Dementia Appeal), the Wingate Centre and our Youth Activities at RedShift Radio, have now received a donation of £4,688 each.

At RedShift, we are using the funds to continue the opportunities we provide for 8 - 18 year olds to help improve their confidence, communication and collaboration skills by training them to produce and present radio shows, learn how to use industry standard media software to prepare them for (or support in) further higher and education and employment. This will allow us to work with eight young people this year.

On behalf of all the organisations, once again I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone one who donated, sponsored and supported us walkers in our challenge of a lifetime. Thank you also to each of the walkers who made the commitment to each raising at least £1,000 for our campaign. Kilimanjaro has left a lasting impact on all of us (especially my hip!) and really was a gruelling challenge.

#ListenOnline2018
At the beginning of January we began our #ListenOnline2018 campaign to deliver 365 days of engaging, uplifting and informative community broadcasting. Now we have completed the first month, I think it is time for a review.

We use the #hashtags so when on social media, all the conversations relating to each theme and show can be found easily. Try it for yourself and have a look on Facebook and Twitter to see who we met during our #WellbeingFortnight and our #HistoryCulture, #WildlifeNature and #StorytellingTheatre weeks.

Highlights for me include interviewing Doug Butterill on the #CharitiesToday show with his amazing bird box and hedgehog home. Doug was joined in the studio by Graham Dodd from Nantwich Museum and we had a good chat about the history of Nantwich Mill and the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch last weekend.

Ben Rafferty from Residence joined me on #BusinessDay and failed in his attempt to knock me off my Dry January challenge by bringing in a very tempting array of gins!

I enjoyed listening to Lucy Siebert from Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker chat to Chris Ridge from Air Products on the #BigBangQuery giving us numerous reasons to visit the hidden gem in our South Cheshire countryside.

We also welcomed some animals into the studio in January with Jess Wood from Zoo2U who

Ben Davies, presenter of
Musical Monday with
the Zoo2U kestrel

brought in a kestrel and tiny little hedgehog-like creature called a Tenrec and Lisa Webb, who runs canine behaviourists Canine Thinking and who brought her gorgeous dogs in for a grilling by our teens Orlanda and Harvey.

Going into February, the whole month is #LoveYourCommunity and we are aiming to have guests on the radio from all walks of local life. Pamela Adams who runs Kane Funeral Services in Crewe and Steve Lawson from Nantwich Bookshop will both be on #BusinessDay on Wednesday 7 Feb from 12pm and Betsy Clewlow, a very interesting local octogenarian who was an army PE instructor and subsequently a jazz singer, poet and actor will be appearing on #WellbeingWeekly at 5pm on Sunday.

Don’t worry if you have missed one of our shows, we repeat everything once a week and most programmes are available to #ListenAgain via links from our website. Pop on to www.redshiftonline.org/listenagain.

Did you know that listening to RedShift online has become so much easier with the advent of Smart Speakers such as Amazon Echo (Alexa) and Google. You simply say “Play RedShift Radio” and hey presto, RedShift will begin playing! If you don't yet have a smart speaker, you can still tune in online at www.redshiftonline.org/player or on your mobile via the TuneIn app.

This brings me on nicely to the launch of our competition for February. Each week, we are giving away a Google Mini speaker worth £45 to one lucky listener. To enter, visit the competition page on our website and tell us the answer to this question: Who sponsors our "What's Happening" show and what is the presenter's name?

Submit your answer via the contact form on the website by midday on Thursday 15th February and we will announce the winner on Thursday's Big Bang Query at 6.45pm.

Community News: Nantwich Museum Seeks Information on Welsh Row and the Cottage Hospital

Nantwich Cottage Hospital

Nantwich Museum is researching an exhibition, “Welsh Row Through the Ages”,  to be mounted at the Pillory Street venue in the summer.

Information is sought about the history of the buildings on Welsh Row (current or
demolished), the people who lived there, past shops and trades.

The museum would also like to hear of any interesting items, such as maps and pictures, which could possibly be borrowed to feature in the exhibition.

Grant Ferris MP visiting
Nantwich Cottage Hospital c1960

However, constraints on space does mean that the museum wouldn’t be able to accept any items until shortly before the exhibition.

The Cottage Hospital opened near Welsh Row in 1911 and served the town until its closure in the 1970s. Many residents still remember the hospital and its fund raising events. The museum is keen to hear reminiscences relating to the hospital and perhaps put names to any photographs of the time.

Those with information are requested to contact the Museum by the end of February.

For further information contact Nantwich Museum on:
enquiries@nantwichmuseum.org.uk 
01270 627104
nantwichmuseum.org.uk
facebook.com/nantwich.museumoffical
twitter.com/NantwichMuseum

Community News: Pancake Day at Nantwich Museum

Nantwich Museum is celebrating Pancake Day on Shrove Tuesday 13th February. 

Pancakes and refreshments will be served in the Millennium Gallery from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm. The cost is £3.00 per person for two pancakes with sugar and lemon plus a cup of tea or coffee. Large groups are requested to book in advance.

The popular event is traditionally organised by museum volunteers to raise funds for the registered charity. 

For further information contact: Nantwich Museum on
enquiries@nantwichmuseum.org.uk or telephone 01270 627104
Website: nantwichmuseum.org.uk
facebook.com/nantwich.museumoffical
twitter.com/NantwichMuseum

Out & About: Bang Bang at the Battle of Nantwich ... and Onwards to a Scratch Panto!

The Battle of Nantwich

So, the Battle of Nantwich went off with it’s usual bang...bang...bang! I have been on the organising committee for five years and we are really pleased with how well the event went (despite the rain!) this year.

We have welcomed new volunteers, both to the committee and also on the day with marshalling duties. Students from Reaseheath supported us again by making holly sprigs to wear in celebration of the Siege of Nantwich being lifted in 1644, hence the name “Holly Holy Day”.

Thanks must go to our sponsors, many of whom have supported the event for several years and big thanks to our headline sponsor Applewood Independent, who supported the event for the third year.

The Battle takes place on Mill Island and is enhanced by the fringe activities and entertainment that goes on across Nantwich including Pike and Musket displays at Nantwich Museum, Domesday Morris Dancers and Ezra and his Plough Witches roaming around town, plus book signings in the Nantwich Bookshop.

This year we took the decision to move the RedShift Community Stage in to St Mary’s Church as heavy rain was forecast. Thank you to Rev Stephen Snelling and the St Mary’s team who were so accommodating at such short notice. We enjoyed performances from Shavington Panto, Nantwich Players, Nantwich Young Voices, Tim Lee and 17 year old Sinead D’Abreu-Hayling who came 5th in the UK Open Mic competition a couple of weeks ago.

We had two new additions to the event this year; we welcomed Sarah Callander-Beckett, the High Sheriff of Cheshire as our new Patron to the Holly Holy Day Society. We also welcomed Joseph Heler Cheese who kindly produced a special Battle of Nantwich cheese which was on sale on the town square.

Thank you to everyone who supported the event, whether it was as a volunteer, sponsor or attendee. Thank you also to BBC Radio Stoke who interviewed me both before and after the event and Granada Reports who did a terrific report on the event.  

St Margaret's Scratch Panto

Saturday afternoon gave no rest for the wicked … Michael-John and I escaped Nantwich at 3pm and raced over to Wrenbury Village Hall to take part in a “Scratch Panto” in aid of St Margaret’s Church in Wrenbury.

A Scratch Panto is a rather crazy concept, one that I am not even sure is real, or just a made up thing by the organiser Alison Long, who has an uncanny knack of hooking you in to taking part in something without you even realising you had signed up!

Actually, it was my fiance Michael-John who “forgot” about our Battle of Nantwich commitments when he agreed to be an Ugly Sister after Alison fluttered her eyes at him! Of course I couldn’t refuse to join the chaos by being the stage manager.

So, there we are, a “body” cast of 12 and “voice” cast of 10 people from 3.00 - 4.30 pm for a run through. Having dashed from the Battle with no lunch and not a lot of liquid, I found myself getting quite confused about which prop I was supposed to be sneaking on to the stage or cast member I was meant to be “directing” next!

In true panto style “it was alright on the night” and we really did bring the house down with laughter. Thank you to the Cotton Arms in Wrenbury for sponsoring the sausage butties in the interval and well done to everyone who had a hand in making the props and stage. We even had a motorised “Fairycopter” for the Fairy Godmother (Janet Palmer from Wrenbury Village Stores) to “fly” in on. A very entertaining and memorable evening which raised over £1,200 for the church.

Out & About:

I have realised this week that I rather like January! Most people don’t really get going until this week so events and meetings have been minimal and on the whole, my time has been my own.

RedShift Update

This has given me plenty of opportunity to batten down the hatches and beaver away behind the scenes making the RedShift website much cleaner and easier to navigate, please do take a look at www.redshiftonline.org.

Our presenters are refreshed and enthusiastic about the new year and have embraced the #ListenOnline2018 campaign well. Our #WellbeingFornight theme came to an end on Sunday and we are now into our #HistoryCulture week, followed next week by #WildlifeNature week and crossing into February, we have #StorytellingTheatre week.

If you would like to be a guest on any of our 40+ community broadcasts then please call Helen on 01270 440 750 and she will arrange this for you. Incidentally, if you are ever listening, we would love to see you use the #ListenOnline2018 tag on your social media so we can give you a shout-out.

Nantwich Young Farmers' Panto

One event I did go to last week was of course the annual Nantwich Young Farmers Panto at Acton Village Hall and once again, it did not disappoint. This year we took along RedShift Radio presenter Paul Boniface who had interviewed Lady Chair, Becky Holman last week about the panto. He certainly enjoyed it (as you can see from this photo of Paul and some of the cast).

It has reminded me that I must find an old VHS machine so I can have a good old giggle at my fiance Michael-John from his Young Farmers panto days, some 30 years ago!

I have said this before, and will say it again, the Young Farmers is such a brilliant organisation, which although based around the farming communities, does welcome young people from non-farming backgrounds to get involved.

Events throughout the year are varied and include dinner-dances, debate competitions, quizzes, rallies, homecraft, sporting and farming competitions, and lots of socialising. It’s an organisation that builds confidence, skills and friendship in young people and absolutely puts them in good stead for their futures, whether it be in farming or not. To find out about Nantwich Young Farmers, take a look at their Facebook page or contact me on 01270 440 750 and I will pass you on to Becky and the team.  

Battle of Nantwich

Looking ahead to this weekend and you will find me in the Town Square in Nantwich between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm on Saturday selling tickets for the Battle of Nantwich. For the second year now, and thanks to our main sponsors Applewood Independent, we have produced pre-paid tickets which helps alleviate some of the congestion getting onto Mill Island for the Battle the following week (Saturday 27th January).

As a member of the Battle committee, we are all looking forward to another successful event. We met last week with some new volunteer recruits and are always keen to hear from more volunteers. We could do with some extra help between 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm on Mill Island to help with marshalling and clearing up. Please call me on 01270 440 750 if you'd like to volunteer.

We would also love help promoting the event by sharing both the Battle of Nantwich website www.battleofnantwich.co.uk and the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/battleofnantwich,or by popping into Nantwich Museum and taking a few posters or programmes to share about.

The day is once again packed with activities and entertainment. We kick-off on the RedShift Community Stage at 10.00 am with local performers, whilst over at the Museum there are exhibitions depicting the fashions during the English Civil War and a lovely display of local Cheshire art.

At 10 am the Civil War Tour leaves the Museum (£3 per person) and between 10.30 am and 11.30 am the Sealed Knot troops lead a Pike and Musketry demonstration. The popular Forlorne Hope will play 17th century music between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm.

Just a 10 minute walk away at St Mary’s Church Acton you can enjoy refreshments and tours of the actual battlefield which is situated in Acton. Nantwich St Mary’s will host their usual tours of the church and the bell ringers will be ringing a special ensemble as the troops arrive in town.

If you are a fan of historical novels then be sure to visit my Battle committee colleague David Wilson who will be signing copies of his new book (he writes under the name of DW Bradbridge) before taking part in the battle himself as a member of the Sealed Knot.

The Sealed Knot troops leave Malbank School and head into Town for around 1.00 pm where there is a short wreath-laying service and departure to Mill Island ready to do battle around 1.50 pm.

It promises to be another spectacular event in Nantwich's thriving calendar. Fingers crossed that the weather is good!

Community News: Can You Help? Nantwich Museum Weeks Information About Whitesmith's Tools

Nantwich Museum has a collection of whitesmith's tools, used for forging objects out of tin, pewter and other light metals. 

Tin ware was being produced from early in the seventeenth century and in Cheshire there were whitesmiths/tinsmiths in Crewe, Weaverham and doubtless elsewhere.

Between 1835 and 1883 there were up to six braziers, tinplate workers and whitesmiths working in Nantwich. They would have made a variety of everyday objects including cutlery, candle holders and water pitchers.

Unfortunately, the museum has no record of who donated the tools or where they were used and is seeking any information about them, local families or businesses who were involved in the trade.

Anyone with information is requested to contact Nantwich Museum:

01270 627104
enquiries@nantwichmuseum.org.uk 
www.nantwichmuseum.org.uk
facebook.com/nantwich.museumoffical
twitter.com/NantwichMuseum

Out & About: Listen Up, #ListenOnline2018 is here!

Put your hand up if you received a Google Home or Alexa speaker for Christmas? If you don’t know what I am on about, then let me explain.  I bought two for my fiance and they are ace (one was only £35). Suddenly it makes listening to RedShift so much easier! We just walk into the kitchen, or upstairs landing (where we have the Mini speaker) and say “OK Google, play RedShift Radio” and within a few seconds, RedShift is broadcasting loud and clear around the house.

Of course, I am already an avid listener of RedShift, however the “old fashioned” way of pairing my
phone to a speaker, or opening my laptop to listen was indeed a bit clunky, compared to the genius
simplicity (and not to mention affordability) of these nifty new speakers that very simply link to your
wifi.  

So, armed with our new technology and a massively shameless plug for our broadcast output,
please let me take a few minutes to tell you about our #ListenOnline2018 campaign which is well underway.

#ListenOnline2018

#ListenOnline2018 is our pledge to provide our community with 365 days of engaging, uplifting and
informative community broadcasting. Every single day, week, month or weekend has been allocated
a theme and our volunteer presenters have been encouraged to observe these themes when booking
their guests and producing their shows.

The first few themes of the year are as follows: 1 - 15th Jan is our #WellbeingFortnight, closely
followed by #HistoryWeek, then #NatureWeek. Please note the #hashtags… If you type them into
Facebook or Twitter along with #ListenOnline2018, you will be able to see all the subjects we have
discussed and guests we have interviewed.

So far during our #WellbeingFortnight we have interviewed Katy Brownbill from the NHS CCG about childhood obesity, Nicola Marshall from FoodFit UK, Sarah Lewis from the Healthy Lifestyle
Show, Ali Wheeler from Feel Good, Ben Selby from Right at Home and Gill Jefferies from Feeling Great Nutrition.

During the remainder of this week we have Pamela Adams from Kane Funeral Services and Kate
Carney from You In Mind talking about mental health, Lisa Webb from Canine Thinking talking
about canine wellbeing, Heather Crawford from Earth Sensei discussing Energy training and
advance Hypobirthing and Karen Rogers from Fit For Life Mum encouraging mums to get back their mojo!

If you missed any of these interviews you can catch them all via our Listen Again service found on
our homepage at www.redshiftonline.org and on our #ListenOnline2018 page where you will find links to every guest and their interview.

You can also book to be a guest by emailing Helen Gregory on helen@redshiftonline.org or calling
01270 440 750 and leaving your contact details for her to call you back.

Looking ahead to February and our theme is #LoveYourCommunity month so we welcome anyone with a passion for getting involved or helping their community.

Community MeetUps

Our Community MeetUps begin next Thursday (18 January, 4.30 - 6pm) with our “Kick-Start 2018 MeetUp” at Cafe Cortado on Beam Heath Way where we have four of our Hub members located, each of whom will showcase what they do. If you would like to come along for refreshments and to find out about Watts Mortgages, JG Creative, Feeling Great Nutrition and even have a go on the JJ Studios Power Plates, then please call 01270 440 750 or email hello@redshiftonline to book.

Goodbye Elle

Finally, I dedicate this weeks article to Elle Morris, the sweet, funny and inspiring 11 year old from

Elle Morris

Nantwich who very sadly passed away this week following complications after a double-lung transplant.

I was privileged to get to know Elle, her mum and sister a couple of years ago when we hosted the Doggy Day Out in aid of Elle’s Wishes, a campaign set up to help Elle and her family enjoy lots of great experiences and create great memories. My most sincere condolences go to Becky and Cara and all of Elle’s family and close friends who fought a very brave battle to fix Elle and to make sure she fulfilled some huge ambitions in her short years.