…in the Peoples Millions said 17 charities and community groups and over 120 members of the public and who came to see the FromeFM suitcase studio in the Westway last Saturday and have pledged their support.
FromeFM suitcase studio is a finalist in the Peoples millions on ITV 6pm news on 26th November …and we need your vote. ITV don’t release the phone number until the day so go to www.frome.fm/suitcase for more details about the project and sign up for the newsletter and we will email the phone number on the day.
This suitcase was used for disaster radio in the Philippines in 2009 and a suitcase just like it is in the Philippines right now. It is being used to broadcast to the local people where to get food, water and vital medical supplies. Suitcase studio has already helped a massive number of people overseas and now we want to use it to help people in Frome too.
One of our volunteers has Asperger’s and he wants youngsters with Autism to have fun making radio programmes and at the same time help boost their confidence and communication skills, and make a real difference to their lives. They can’t come in to the studio but the suitcase could come to them.
Frome college want to use it to help children with literacy problems. Critchill Court’s elderly and dementia residents would like to use it to tell their stories, and the children from Oakfield academy could interview them. Frome Talking Newspaper could make a programme about the valuable work that they do for the Blind.
It was fantastic how many different groups and charities came to talk to us on one wet, windy day in the Westway, with such an amazing number of different ideas for how Suitcase studio could help them. The possibilities are endless.
Please vote for FromeFM Suitcase Studio on ITV1 regional news 6pm news on Thursday 26th November. Go to www.frome.fm/suitcase and sign up for the newsletter so we can email you with the phone number on the day.
A vote for FromeFM Suitcase Studio is a vote for every charity, community group and school in Frome.