Corinium Radio took to the airwaves for the first time on 5th & 6th May 2006. More than 50 programmes were produced by a real mix of generations across the town.
Groups forming new links included children from Cirencester Junior School, reviewing an art exhibition at the Brewery Arts Centre. Another group, formed in response to the Tsunami disaster, came in to the studio and told of their visits and fundraising work to repair the lives of distant but similar rural communities. Aspects of history included Cirencester Abbey, the Air Raid Museum, a Radio Ramble, and a study of the topiary in local gardens.
Many skilled and knowledgeable members of the community made their way through the project, learning and sharing a range of skills to contribute to the atmosphere and collaboration that created two days of powerful, distinctive and original community radio.
Liz said:
I’ve just done the breakfast show on Corinium Radio Sat 6th May. I enjoyed it enormously the other two were so supportive and so helpful and so kind and I think it went well, the proof of the pudding is in the eating so I will wait for feedback…
Adam said:
I think its opened our eyes, so we can see other people and what they think and it lets us get involved with things around us.
Scott said:
I think its pulled everybody together, to be honest, its made everybody really want to do something for Cirencester, just the real varied topics that have been on, there was some gardening programmes yesterday, a guy doing a tour of the Abbey grounds, people have got a general interest in those things and they want to show that off, my thing is sport and I want to tell everybody how brilliant sport is because I’m passionate about it, other people have other things the are passionate about and I think that’s shown why everybody has wanted to get involved with the radio station, its giving everybody a chance to voice their bit about the town…
Geoff said:
I believe that radio is a truly successful medium for direct and meaningful communication and that there is no better way for spontaneous contact of relevant information than with community radio. Its power is unrivalled.
