'Sounds of Suffolk'. What do you hear when someone says that to you?
Is it bird song, is it the sound of the trees or the sound of the sea. Is it the church bells or the whistle of a train, or a distant tractor working in the field. Maybe it's music or poetry or is it the sound of school children in the playground.
We asked our Deben Radio volunteers what sounds of Suffolk meant to them. And here are their thoughts.
Deben Radio is delighted to share a special collaboration between BBC Radio Suffolk including two other community radio stations in the Suffolk county, Blythe Valley Community Radio and ICR-Ipswich.
The Deben Radio team would like to thank our volunteers who has been involved with the six minute contribution we compiled which has received extremely positive feedback. A great effort and much fun...
Welcome to this session of Admix Grooving with a variant of jazz fusion elements, funky vibes, jazz rhythms, Brazilian flavours, enabling us to ease gently into 2011.
Dedicated to Paul Harry Banks who passed away peacefully on 19th December 2010. Beloved husband to Jude and brother to Shirley.
Community Responder and Co-Ordinator for Framlingham & District.
Some practical tips to help us find you in an Emergency.
Since becoming a community responder one of the things I have noticed when attending call outs is the number of houses with either no house name / number on display or one that is poorly marked. Therefore I would to offer a few for ways to help an Ambulance crew/Paramedic or First Responder find your house as easily as possible, something which is even harder to do now the days are drawing in and we are therefore attending more calls when its dark.
1) MAKE SURE YOUR NUMBER IS LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM THE ROAD. It should be at least 80mm/3.5” tall. Make your house name as visible as "No Parking" signs!
2) IF POSSIBLE PLACE YOUR NAME OR NUMBER ON A WALL OR GATEPOST NEXT TO THE ROAD RATHER THAN ON THE DOOR. Numbers on doors can be too far from the road to be seen. Many houses have doors on the side so the number cannot be seen from the road at all.
3) CUT BACK FOLIAGE REGULARLY SO THAT YOUR NUMBER CAN BE SEEN CLEARLY. Bushes can hide the number, especially during the spring and summer months.
4) ENSURE THAT YOUR NUMBER STANDS OUT. Black against a white background or white against a black background are the best. Lack of contrast hinders crews especially at night.
5) HELP YOUR NEIGHBOURS MAKE THEIR NUMBERS VISIBLE.
We'll be able to find YOUR house quicker if THEIR houses are clearly numbered by following the number sequence along the street.
6) ENCOURAGE YOUR LOCAL SHOPKEEPERS TO PUT THE STREET NUMBER ON THEIR SHOP FRONT. Remember Ambulance crews & some of our Responders don’t live locally & shops make good landmarks for them.
Although the Ambulances are fitted with Satellite Navigation Systems, they will sometimes only take you to the rough area of the call, which if heavily populated with houses still leaves them (and us) to find the address. Speaking from the point of view of a responder please remember for every minute we spend looking for a house which is poorly marked or unmarked, that’s one minute lost from our time advantage of being nearby which in the cases of a cardiac arrest could prove critical. Another tip is to have somebody looking out for the Ambulance or Responder to arrive, however this should not be done if leaving the patient on their own puts them at further risk.
In closing my message is a simple one. If your house name or number is not CLEARLY displayed, preferably from the road, then one night yours could be the motionless body that we find in the unmarked house, 30 MINUTES TOO LATE!
DJ Tyrrell's Jukebox Hour: A mix of Rock, Pop, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, and Rock & Rock spanning six decades of super sounds from the 50's through to the present. It's time travel made easy!
Songs from Credence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, AC/DC, The Steve Miller Band, The Rolling Stones, and Buddy Holly & The Crickets are among some of the featured artists on this edition.
Stevie Ray Vaughn: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Sheryl Crow: Weather Channel
Credence Clearwater Revival; Green River
Roy Buchanan: Hey Joe
J.J. Cale: After Midnight
Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away
Chuck Berry: St Louis Blues
Tom Petty: Mary Jane's Last Dance
AC/DC: Gone Shootin
Allman Brothers: Midnight Rider
Eric Clapton: If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
