[cma-l] Radio Verulam wins St Albans Mayor's Pride Voluntary Sector Award

[Bill Best]

That's excellent news Clive!

If we don't pat ourselves on the back from time to time, nobody else is
going to do it for us.

Congratulations on Radio Verulam's well deserved award.

Best regards

Bill
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On 27 March 2015 at 09:30, Clive Glover <clivegloveruk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sometimes we need to pat ourselves on our back and today is such an
> occasion!
>
> Last night Radio Verulam won the "Voluntary Sector Award" at the St Albans
> Mayor's Pride Awards.
>
> This is an annual event in our beautiful home City. The Mayor's Pride
> Awards honour "extraordinary individuals and outstanding organisations in
> St Albans District".
>
> We were broadcasting the event live so it was a surprise - and an honour -
> to be given this prestigious award by Cllr Geoff Harrison, the Mayor of St
> Albans, during the programme!
>
> He said: “I was overwhelmed to read about all the wonderful things that
> the nominees for these awards are doing for our community. It was a real
> privilege to learn more about the unsung heroes and a very difficult task
> for all the judges to decide on the final short list.”
>
> This event was just one of three local outside events Radio Verulam
> broadcast this week alone which were another Awards Ceremony for a
> secondary schools business competition, the Dragon's Apprentice Challenge
> and an Election hustings including all the St Albans Parliamentary
> candidates organised by the St Albans Chamber of Commerce.
>
> Radio Verulam is completely run by volunteers - now nearly 100 of us - and
> we could not manage without their incredible enthusiasm plus their time,
> efforts and expertise.
>
> We have recently completed a total refurbishment of our studios including
> all new equipment and software, new transmitter and antenna and we will be
> refreshing the entire station sound including some new programmes and
> presenters after Easter. This has only been possible because of the huge
> efforts of our volunteers over the past year and the support from the local
> business community who sponsor many of our programmes and advertise with us
> plus local grant funders who have continued to fund our volunteer training
> projects in particular.
>
> ..... And anyone else who knows us!
>
> *Clive Glover*
> *Radio Verulam 92.6 FM*
>
> *www.radioverulam.com <http://www.radioverulam.com>*
>
> *St Albans*
>
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