Volunteering outdoors!
Podcasts of organisations and charities that do all sorts of things in the great outdoors and all weathers
Listen to Alistair Thompson of Jubilee Sailing Trust. Or download.
August 29: Raynet - Radio Amateur Emergency Network
A national organisation made up of autonomous regional groups that work together, run by volunteers providing communications support at incidents (e.g. the recent floods) and planned events (e.g. sporting events like the Great South Run).
Listen to Steve Collings and Chris Bloi of Raynet. Or download.
Raynet full length show interview
Also - visit South East Hampshire Raynet website - sehr.co.uk
RNLI
Express FM's Claudia Bradshaw spoke to Brian Richards at the Portsmouth base of Royal National Lifeboat Institute
Listen to Brian Richards of the RNLI Or download.
Also - visit RNLI Portsmouth web pages at rnli.org.uk
Hampshire Conservation Volunteers
Rob Davis meets Dave Hurst, Dave Hubble and Kate Reeves of Hampshire Conservation Volunteers (HCV). Rob finds out what conservation is, the work of HCV across Hampshire, how it is open to everyone but also how it is great experience for environment science students, how it can lead to a paid career working in conservation and the fun social events that the group organises. Listen Now or Download and visit the HCV website for forthcoming activities and more information: hcv.org.uk
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Express FM's Ellie Young interviewed Sue Telfer of Hampshire Wildlife Trust
Also visit: www.hwt.org.uk - the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust website
How to use the podcasts
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