[cma-l] National recognition for Long Stratton radio station

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Well done to all involved !

Nick Wright

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Subject: [cma-l] National recognition for Long Stratton radio station

Source: http://bit.ly/9KMYGD

A teenage-run radio station in south Norfolk is celebrating after
being shortlisted for a national award.

SNYA Radio, which started broadcasting live from its studio in Long
Stratton last year, has been announced as a finalist in the Arts and
Cultural Award category of the Children and Young People Now Awards
2010.

The youth radio station project began in November 2008 with the first
music track being broadcast one year later by station manager Josh
Worley.

Since then SNYA radio has travelled many miles across Norfolk, from
King's Lynn to Thetford, working with girl groups, youth clubs, young
people in care, young carers and schools.

The initiative brings together a rurally isolated community by working
with a group of 64 young people and has helped raise in excess of
£10,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust and other charitable events.

SNYA Radio also works in partnership with Norfolk County Council,
South Norfolk Council, Norfolk Police, South Norfolk Alliance, City
College and the Norwich Theatre Royal.

Stephen Thomas, SNYA radio coordinator, said: “We have won several
local and regional awards since we started the project but being
shortlisted for the Children and Young People Now Award's is the first
national recognition we have received.”

“This is fantastic morale boost for the young people who all work so
hard to bring their listeners quality radio programmes. However, the
immediate challenge is to find enough money to take the young people
to London to collect the award should we be successful in this
category.”

The awards will be presented in London on November 18.

Jenny Wilby, young people's champion at South Norfolk Council said:
“This is another extraordinary milestone for young people in South
Norfolk and we are proud to have been able to play our part by finding
a broadcast base for this station. We wish them success and the
national recognition they deserve.”

To find out more about SNYA Radio, visit http://www.snyaradio.co.uk

Source: http://bit.ly/9KMYGD

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