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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to December\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>For some strange reason, the management of Soul Groove Radio, have asked me to write the December blog! Well, here goes nothing!<\/p><p>November has been a great month, I was very proud to be involved in the station getting behind International Men\u2019s Day, the simple truth is us men bottle up our feelings and don\u2019t talk. Prostate Cancer is the biggest killer in the country for males and early intervention (i.e. going to see the Doctor), reduces the chance of you being involved in that statistic, also male suicide in the UK is out of control with over 17,000 males taking their life in 2024 as against 7000 females, I hope (as the station), have helped reduce those above statistics!.<\/p><p>This month also marks a sad time in my radio career, and that is from Christmas I will be standing down doing the \u201cBreakfast Show\u201d. My wife is at the moment not in the best of health and feel I should be supporting her, however I have been with the station on and off some 10 years now and feel that with a doubt our output is streets ahead of our rivals. My short time presenting the breakfast show has been one of the highlights of my life, I always come off the air at 9am with a smile across my face. We really do have some fun!<\/p><p>I love being involved with Soul Groove Radio, I have in the past worked on Pop and Gold stations and have always ended up being asked to cover their Soul Show, I think someone is trying to tell me something! I have nothing but admiration for many of today\u2019s artists. All those hours spent in a recording studio, mixing their track down and then marketing it is a full-time job, a job which does not reward very well. So next time you hear a track on Soul Groove Radio you like, don\u2019t add it to your streaming service, buy it at 99p<\/p><p>I know the management of Soul Groove Radio, work damn hard behind the scenes getting the station sounding right! And a lot of our revenue comes from the events the station puts on throughout the year. So if you fancy a great night out, keep your eyes peeled on our \u201cEvents page\u201d<\/p><p>So with it being December, may I wish our listeners, fellow presenters and management team a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2026, and I look forward to returning to the air waves of SGR soon.<\/p><p>Thank You<\/p><p>Nigel Waymark \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ccfc2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67ccfc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78aa9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78aa9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to September<\/strong><\/p><p>Hello\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groovers,<\/p><p>If you\u2019ve tuned in to The Sunday Soul Sermon, you already know ho much\u00a0I\u00a0love\u00a0sharing\u00a0Jazz\u00a0Funk,\u00a0Soul,\u00a0and\u00a0those\u00a0timeless\u00a0grooves\u00a0that<br \/>have shaped so many lives \u2013 including my own. But I thought it was time\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0more\u00a0about\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0here,\u00a0why\u00a0this\u00a0music\u00a0means<br \/>so\u00a0much\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0family.<\/p><p>WHERE\u00a0IT\u00a0ALL\u00a0BEGAN<\/p><p>My passion for Jazz Funk and Soul was born in my teens during the early seventies, inspired by the legendary Tighten Up and\u00a0 Motown Chartbusters albums. I was lucky enough to start my clubbing life during the height of the Philly era \u2013 an experience that left a lasting mark on me and my\u00a0musical\u00a0taste.<\/p><p>London\u2019s mid-seventies club scene was vibrant, electric, andcompletely\u00a0irresistible.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0out\u00a0most\u00a0nights\u00a0(much\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0frustration<br \/>of my daytime employers!), soaking up the music, the people, and the energy.\u00a0At\u00a017,\u00a0I\u00a0landed\u00a0my\u00a0very\u00a0first\u00a0professional\u00a0DJ\u00a0gig,\u00a0and\u00a0soon<br \/>after, I found myself working with Rainbow International. That was my baptism\u00a0of\u00a0fire\u00a0into\u00a0life\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0full-time\u00a0DJ\u00a0\u2013\u00a0lunchtime\u00a0sets,\u00a0evening<br \/>sessions,\u00a0seven\u00a0days\u00a0a\u00a0week\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0loved\u00a0every\u00a0second\u00a0of\u00a0it.<\/p><p>My career quickly went global when I signed with Bacchus and Juliana\u2019s, two of the most respected international DJ agencies at the time.\u00a0Suddenly, I was traveling the world, playing music in clubs from Europe\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Far\u00a0East.\u00a0Back\u00a0home\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0UK,\u00a0I\u00a0held\u00a0residencies\u00a0at\u00a0some<br \/>of the country\u2019s most iconic venues: Night Magic in Dunfermline, Fat Sams\u00a0in\u00a0Dundee,\u00a0Refections\u00a0in\u00a0Hitchin,\u00a0The\u00a0Dome\u00a0in\u00a0Birmingham,\u00a0Seventh<br \/>Heaven\u00a0in\u00a0Doncaster,\u00a0and\u00a0Paradise\u00a0Lost\u00a0in\u00a0Watford.<\/p><p>THE\u00a0CALL\u00a0OF\u00a0RADIO<\/p><p>Radio first came into my life while I was living in Scandinavia. There was\u00a0something\u00a0magical\u00a0about\u00a0connecting\u00a0with\u00a0people\u00a0you\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0see,<br \/>yet knowing they were out there listening, dancing, and sharing in the moment\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0radio\u00a0bug\u00a0bit\u00a0me\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been<br \/>part\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0life\u00a0ever\u00a0since.<\/p><p>Over the years, I\u2019ve had the privilege of working with stations like Classic\u00a0Gold\u00a0(where\u00a0I\u00a0hosted\u00a0the\u00a0Drive\u00a0Time\u00a0show),\u00a0Radio\u00a01\u00a0Norway,\u00a097.5<br \/>Bangkok,\u00a0NRG,\u00a0Kiss\u00a0FM\u00a0Scandinavia,\u00a0JFSR,\u00a0and\u00a0many\u00a0more.<\/p><p>JOINING\u00a0SOUL\u00a0GROOVE\u00a0RADIO<\/p><p>I joined Soul Groove Radio with a deep sense of pride and responsibility. I took over the show from the late Leigh McGlone a true gentleman\u00a0 whose love for soul music inspired somany. It was important to me to respect Leigh\u2019s legacy while also making the\u00a0show\u00a0my\u00a0own.<\/p><p>That\u2019s why I kept the ever-popular \u201c2 from 4\u201d feature, which continues to be a firm favourite with listeners.\u00a0\u00a0You\u2019ll also have heard the Jazz Juice\u00a0 section, which reflects my deep love of that genre, and\u00a0our\u00a0journey\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a070s\u00a0with\u00a0The\u00a0Soul\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Seventies\u00a0section.<\/p><p>Most recently, I\u2019ve been very excited to introduce \u2018Maddie\u2019s Record of the Week\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0Maddie is my daughter, and is just as passionate about the\u00a0 music as I am. The section came about as she was regularly asking me to play tracks for her, so I thought we might as well make it a\u00a0feature.<\/p><p>I want every show to feel like we\u2019re on this musical journey together, discovering hidden gems, reliving classics, and celebrating the soundtracks that have highlighted\u00a0\u00a0our lives.<\/p><p>THE\u00a0JOURNEY\u00a0CONTINUES<\/p><p>Today, I still split my time between radio, live events, and soul holidays like Summer Breeze in Corfu, Terrace Soul, and Crystal Soul Weekenders.\u00a0 Whether I\u2019m on stage or on air, I\u2019m committed to sharing the music that has shaped me \u2013 and hopefully introducing you to a few new favorites\u00a0 along\u00a0the\u00a0way.<\/p><p>Soul Groove keeps on growing and delivering not only great music on the air\u00a0but\u00a0through\u00a0regular\u00a0events\u00a0as\u00a0well.\u00a0Our\u00a0Oxford\u00a0Groove\u00a0Cruise\u00a0is<br \/>completely sold out on the 20th September which is a great testimony to the hard work put in by the management team.\u00a0Christmas\u00a0quite\u00a0<\/p><p>scarily is fast approaching and we have now confirmed dates for the party. This will be held at Hemel Hampstead Football Club on the Saturday<\/p><p>20th December. I expect that tickets will sell out fast for this and would advise\u00a0you\u00a0get\u00a0in\u00a0quick\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0the\u00a0party.\u00a0DJs\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0nights\u00a0are\u00a0Angela<br \/>D N Crowe, Dave Bee, Bob Powell, Ray Penny, Martin Sloan, Ivor Anderson, Simon Rickwood and Gary Makepeace. Ray Douglas completed\u00a0 his great north run for charity last week, this is a tremendous achievement and I\u2019m sure has raised significant funds for those\u00a0suffering\u00a0from\u00a0Tinnitus.<\/p><p>Thank you for tuning in, sending in your requests, and keeping this community alive. Soul music is more than just a genre \u2013 it\u2019s a feeling, a\u00a0 connection, a way of life.<\/p><p>See\u00a0you\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0airwaves,<\/p><p>Gary\u00a0Dean<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568af5a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"568af5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cbe58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1cbe58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome\u00a0to\u00a0August<\/strong><br \/>What can I say that has not already been said about our 2nd Crystal Soul Weekender that took place the last weekend of July at the Coach House Hotel\/pub in Flint Cross near Royston. All the hard work that went in prior to the event certainly paid off and our reward was seeing happy smiling faces just enjoying a fun time.<\/p><p>On behalf of the directors and management team we would like to give a big thank you to Dave, Michelle and all the staff at the Coach House pub for letting us hold this event at a great location. Thank you to all the dj&#8217;s for their time and effort in making this a wonderful event and finally to all the people that joined us for the weekend. It was great that all hotel rooms were booked and the field was full of tents, campervans, motorhomes or caravans. We have now confirmed dates for 2026 and the 3rd Crystal Soul Weekender will take place on the 24th to 26th July and we are now starting the preparations<br \/><br \/>Our next main event will be the oxford Groove cruise on Saturday 20th September and tickets are selling fast with over 70% sold so far. This is taking place from Folly Bridge sailing through the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside. Tickets are available via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.skiddle.com<\/a>\u00a0(the link is on the events page of our website) at \u00a326 each plus booking fee<br \/><br \/>We would like to introduce the newest member to the SGR team Ian Northern Soulider Turner with his brand new show every Monday midday to 2pm as from 4th August<br \/><br \/>Since joining the station back in 2019 it is amazing how quickly it has developed\/grown into becoming on of the best soul stations to go to. When joining there was only 8 dj&#8217;s and now we have over 40 plus ever increasing listening figures.<br \/><br \/>We are pleased with how well the new 2025 t shirt designs are selling after only one month since launch. Our Crystal Soul Weekender t shirts went down well with nice bold colours to chose from. \u00a0Our online shop has a good variety of merchandise from mens crew neck, ladies scoop neck and vest tops, hoodies, sweatshirts, baseball and bucket hats, tote &amp; sport bags and mugs (shop link is also on the website or via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soulgrooveradioshop.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.soulgrooveradioshop.co.uk<\/a>)<br \/><br \/>Here&#8217;s to a great month and thank you for your continued support to the station<br \/>Best\u00a0Regards\u00a0Gary\u00a0Makepeace\u00a0(SGR\u00a0director)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad059a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ad059a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6b0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa6b0c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to the July blog 2025.<\/strong><\/p><p>Hello\u00a0&amp;\u00a0welcome\u00a0to\u00a0July<br \/>How\u00a0did\u00a0we\u00a0arrive\u00a0here\u00a0so\u00a0soon?<br \/>Firstly thank you for supporting the stations events , this is how we fund the operation of the station.<br \/>This year we have so far seen our first International Women\u2019s Day event. Hazel worked hard to make the whole day into a real success and the first to include an evening event.<\/p><p>Then we move to Frimley Green \u00a0which was a very successful and well attended event. Thanks to Simon Rickwood for arranging the venue at short notice after the original venue cancelling.<br \/>This brings me onto our next event The Crystal Soul Weekender which is held at The Coach House Hotel in Flint Cross. This brings multiple ways to attend and enjoy a relaxed fun event. The hotel rooms sold out within 3 days but there is still room for camping, motorhomes and camper vans but you need to be self sufficient (toilets &amp; water are available on site) and at the time of writing there are a few spaces still available, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><br \/>Day\u00a0&amp;\u00a0weekend\u00a0wristbands\u00a0are\u00a0available\u00a0from\u00a0Skiddle.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Stevenage\/The-Coach-House-Hotel\/Crystal-Soul-Weekender\/40874100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Stevenage\/The-Coach-House-Hotel\/Crystal-Soul-Weekender\/40874100\/<\/a><\/p><p>This year money raised from the bingo will be going to a small charity that is personal to myself Tinnitus UK.<br \/>I have had to battle with Tinnitus for over 30 years and it can be debilitating to the point where every day things become difficult as the noise takes over coupled with lack of sleep. Tinnitus can cause some sufferers to have suicidal thoughts.<\/p><p>The\u00a0services\u00a0and\u00a0help\u00a0that\u00a0Tinnitus\u00a0UK\u00a0provides\u00a0is\u00a0astounding.<br \/>I am also going to be running The Great North Run again hoping to raise more money for Tinnitus UK if you would like to sponsor me here is the link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com\/britishtinnitusassociation\/profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com\/britishtinnitusassociation\/profile<\/a><\/p><p>Thank you again for your continued support and I hope to see you at the Crystal Soul Weekender<\/p><p>Best\u00a0regards\u00a0Ray\u00a0Douglass\u00a0SGR\u00a0MD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f19bc19 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f19bc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5467d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5467d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to the May and June blog 2025.<\/strong><\/p><p>I\u2019ve always wanted a regular radio show of my own, I\u2019ve dabbled, in the 70\u2019s I was doing a bit on Radio Trent and a record review on L.B.C. (minimum needle time) but not anything better or bigger. It was then I joined H.H.R., Hemel Hospital Radio (in Hemel Hempstead West Herts Hospital) great fun and I thought I done a pretty good job and I really enjoyed it. One drawback, we were expected to trawl the wards getting requests etc: not such a bad job you would think but these people were ill or just coming out of theater after an operation LOL! The Playlist was limited, for instance we couldn&#8217;t play stuff like \u2018The First Cut Is The Deepest\u2019 or I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper (popular in the day)<\/p><p>Zoom on quite a few years, as I spent 25 years building and running my Pubs &amp; Brewery Business. After I sold that I had a mate in Lancaster who had a small brewery and he needed to expand, so I worked there for 3 or 4 years designing installing (well helping to install) and running his new 50 barrel brewery (that probably doesn\u2019t mean a thing to you reader) but it was quite big. I also around that time had successfully landed a regular Sunday morning spot on \u2018Gloss FM\u2019 located in Thornbury located in-between Bristol &amp; Gloucester, this being in the days before internet based local stations, so every week on a Friday I would travel from Lancaster down to the Gloss FM studio in Thornbury to broadcast my show (what dedication) and I loved it, unfortunately it was not to last for long as, with a lot of small local stations, the license fee was huge and the only income stream was advertising plus O.B\u2019s (outside broadcasts) whilst handing round the collection bucket. It wasn&#8217;t enough and it folded.<\/p><p>Enter\u00a0\u2018Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio\u2019<\/p><p>I\u2019d known of Gary Makepeace for some time and regularly listened in to his show plus others. I asked him one day how I could get an audition, he gave me the contact details of Lee Lessells (Founder) and Ray Douglass (Financial crutch). So, a demo was recorded and cordially sent off. To my absolute amazement and joy,they loved it&#8230;.HOORAH! Lee showed me what slots were available, and I noticed that there was a vacancy from 7 until 9, which was right up my street. I wanted to present a very lighthearted show and definitely not too serious. I started with presumably hardly any listeners and not a lot of interaction, although Hazel Dunmow was there from the start and I remember saying to her over the air, \u201cDon\u2019t you work Hazel\u201d as she was so supportive ( Thanks H, XX) it grew from there to an unexpected 5000 listeners (well quite a lot anyway LOL!) I knew I had to get a format, so the first regular spot was \u2018The Tamla Triple\u2019, next came \u2018The Tamla Before the Tamla\u2019 introduced by Neale Sutch. I had aways introduced that section,7 but Neale sent me a \u2018Drop\u2019 which to me sounded as if he was outside, so a lot of background noise. I cleaned it up a bit and thought it sounded like he was in a railway station, so at 8o\/c every morning we would go down to a particular station and Neale would present \u2018The Tamla Before The Tamla\u2019, it didn\u2019t stop there, I added the \u2018MIND THE GAP\u2019 before his spiel, and it didn\u2019t end there either, I added \u2018The Station Cafe\u2019 which has been a great success. Whilst talking to listeners at our live events I have been asked a few times \u201cAre you really in a Cafe?\u201d (made me laugh) and so I thought we were doing quite a good job if that was the thought LOL! Even to the extent that listeners have even asked to be included in \u2018The Station Cafe\u2019. And of course, the cafe characters&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p><p>Jeff\u00a0the\u00a0Chef<\/p><p>Charlie\u00a0the\u00a0Cockleman<\/p><p>Trish\u00a0the\u00a0Fish<\/p><p>Greg\u00a0the\u00a0Egg<\/p><p>Reg\u00a0the\u00a0Veg<\/p><p>Not forgetting Jan on the &#8216;Tea Ern\u2019 and mop latterly with a bagful of \u2018Two Bob Bits\u2019 for the Tamla Juke Box (thanks darling XX)<\/p><p>I\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0two\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0forgotten,\u00a0but\u00a0what\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0laugh.<\/p><p>The final addition was \u2018Going up North\u2019 at 10 to 9 kindly and regularly supplied by Tom Usher (thanks Tom).<\/p><p>I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at SGR and again I wish to thank Lee Lessells and Ray Douglass for the opportunity, I hope I done you proud.<\/p><p>I\u2019m not going anywhere, and I will be popping up from time to time to cover some shows and I really will look forward to that.<\/p><p>Please keep on listening to SGR as it is one of the best small soul stations out there and a big up to all and I mean all the presenters who do a brilliant job.<\/p><p>See\u00a0yer\u00a0around,\u00a0big\u00a0love\u00a0XXXX<\/p><p>Ray\u00a0Penny<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e30ae3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e30ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a7048 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72a7048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0Welcome to the April blog 2025.<\/strong><\/p><p>My love for music started in my early teens. My first memories are of listening\u00a0to\u00a0Radio\u00a0Luxembourg\u00a0on\u00a0208\u00a0metres\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0\u201cChallenge\u201d<br \/>transistor\u00a0radio\u00a0measuring\u00a0about\u00a06\u201d\u00a0x\u00a04\u201d.\u00a0I\u00a0remember\u00a0it\u00a0having\u00a0a white\u00a0earphone\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0bed\u00a0before\u00a0finally\u00a0going\u00a0to<br \/>sleep.<\/p><p>I remember songs from Sweet Sensation (Sad Sweet Dreamer) Brenda &amp; The Tabulations (One Girl Too Late) and Bloodstone (Natural High). <span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Having\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">heard\u00a0them\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0local\u00a0record\u00a0shop\u00a0(Kendricks)\u00a0in\u00a0Little\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Sutton and because the songs where a little obscure they would have\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em; text-align: inherit;\">to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">order them. The price of records then was 6\/8, prdecimal of course ! <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">The\u00a0records\u00a0were\u00a0played\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0Dansette\u00a0record\u00a0player\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0eventually<\/span>upgraded\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0multi\u00a0stack\u00a0stereo\u00a0system.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">I\u00a0then\u00a0progressed\u00a0to\u00a0an\u00a0Akai\u00a0AP\u00a0206\u00a0record\u00a0deck,\u00a0Rotel\u00a0RX202\u00a0tuner\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">amplifier\u00a0coupled\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Celestian\u00a0<\/span>Ditton 33 speakers that I still use to this\u00a0day!\u00a0On\u00a0Sunday\u00a0evenings\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0listen to Robbie Vincent on RadioOne,\u00a0playing\u00a0The\u00a0Emotions,\u00a0Chic,\u00a0Earth\u00a0Wind\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Fire\u00a0etc.<\/p><p>My first venture into the world of DJ ing began in the early 1980\u2019s when\u00a0a\u00a0friend\u00a0of\u00a0mine\u00a0decided\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0had\u00a0enough\u00a0of\u00a0DJ\u00a0ing\u00a0and\u00a0wanted\u00a0to<br \/>sell his equipment. I went to the garage of his house where he had setup\u00a0the\u00a0decks\u00a0and\u00a0speakers,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0Citronic\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0slave<br \/>amplifier and the biggest and heaviest speakers i had ever seen completewith\u00a0separate\u00a0tweeters.\u00a0He\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0record\u00a0on\u00a0(Terri\u00a0Wells,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0Be<br \/>Around) and I was hooked and bought some records and some lighting for \u00a3300. I had a little tuition from another DJ by going to a few of hisgigs.<\/p><p>Then it was just a case of getting my first booking which came a fewmonths\u00a0later\u00a0at\u00a0Mold\u00a0Rugby\u00a0Club,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a021st\u00a0birthday\u00a0and\u00a0the<br \/>first record that my audience danced to was The Style Council, Take\u00a0\u00a0ItTo\u00a0The\u00a0Top.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0funny\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0remember\u00a0such\u00a0detail\u00a0!<\/p><p>For the next few years I did the mobile circuit, clubs, pubs and residency at the Beaufort Palace Hotel, near Mold. Upgrading the lighting\u00a0rig\u00a0that\u00a0comprised of a matrix programmable message display that\u00a0was\u00a0very\u00a0advanced\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0time,\u00a0strobe\u00a0lights,\u00a0scanners,\u00a0(on\u00a0a\u00a0goal<br \/>post arrangement) and two sets of multi channel sound to light boxes. In fact\u00a0the\u00a0lighting\u00a0rig\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0large\u00a0my\u00a0friend\u00a0Jase\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0operate\u00a0it!\u00a0\u00a0I<br \/>upgraded\u00a0my\u00a0record\u00a0decks\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0times\u00a0\u00a0buying\u00a0a\u00a0McGregor\u00a0which\u00a0I<br \/>only kept for a short time as it had slow start decks. Then in 1988 I pushed\u00a0the\u00a0boat\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0bought\u00a0a\u00a0Citronic\u00a0Thames\u00a011\u00a0for\u00a0\u00a31800\u00a0that\u00a0I<br \/>still\u00a0use\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0radio\u00a0programme\u00a0to\u00a0this\u00a0day.<\/p><p>I remember well the worst and best functions I did. The worst was a wedding reception at Ellesmere Port Catholic Club, where early on a fight broke out, everybody in the room was soon fighting with ambulances and\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0being\u00a0called.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0numerous\u00a0casulties\u00a0and\u00a0arrests,<br \/>including the best man and the groom!! The best wedding reception I did was at Thornton Hall, Thornton Hough on the Wirral.\u00a0 The bride and groom gave me a playlist and all they wanted was soul and R &amp; B all night. Everyone\u00a0danced\u00a0from\u00a0beginning\u00a0to\u00a0end,\u00a0even\u00a0dancing\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0tables\u00a0!\u00a0I<br \/>often\u00a0wonder\u00a0how\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0now\u00a0about\u00a040\u00a0years\u00a0later.<\/p><p>I then heard about pirate radio stations and hospital radio. The first pirate\u00a0station\u00a0broadcast\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0garden\u00a0shed\u00a0(Flint\u00a0Community\u00a0Radio).<br \/>Then there was Storeton Community Radio that was a well established station\u00a0that\u00a0broadcast\u00a024\u00a0hours\u00a0a\u00a0day\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0tower\u00a0block\u00a0in\u00a0Birkenhead<br \/>on Medium Wave and because it broadcast on medium wave the signal went for miles. Then came Toxteth Community Radio\u00a0that was\u00a0 in a very secure flat\u00a0\u00a0(it had a reinforced steel door) near Granby Street, Toxteth, Liverpool.\u00a0The\u00a0station\u00a0was\u00a0well\u00a0set\u00a0up.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0studio\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0a<br \/>microwave link to the main transmitter that was a few hundred metres away\u00a0so\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0authorities\u00a0homed\u00a0in\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0transmitter\u00a0all\u00a0the<br \/>studio\u00a0equipment\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0safe.<\/p><p>I\u00a0\u00a0then got to know Kenny James from Radio Merseyside who did a weekly soul\u00a0show\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0Monday\u00a0evening\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0sit\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0help\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0how<br \/>legitimate radio stations worked. One of my greatest inspirations is Mike\u00a0Shaft\u00a0who\u00a0worked\u00a0on\u00a0numerous\u00a0stations\u00a0in\u00a0Manchester\u00a0including<br \/>Sunset\u00a0and\u00a0Piccadilly\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0remember\u00a0correctly<\/p><p>In 1999 I stopped DJ ing, I don\u2019t really know why but my love for soul music\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0diminish.\u00a0At\u00a0some\u00a0stage\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0Solar\u00a0Radio\u00a0on\u00a0Sky<br \/>(channel 0129) listening to the legendary Tony Monson\u00a0\u00a0and then found Starpoint\u00a0Radio.\u00a0In\u00a0about\u00a02019\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio\u00a0and\u00a0found\u00a0out<br \/>they were looking for DJs. I sent an e mail to Lee Lessells asking what was\u00a0the\u00a0criteria\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0present\u00a0a\u00a0programme.\u00a0He\u00a0replied\u00a0by\u00a0asking\u00a0me<br \/>to send a demo. Unfortunately the only demo of me DJ ing was on a C90 cassette\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0of\u00a0converting\u00a0this\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0digital<br \/>format to send by e mail. I scratched my head for a while before coming up with a plan to convert it to a digital format. I had a cassette player,\u00a0so\u00a0played\u00a0my\u00a0demo\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0recorded\u00a0it\u00a0via\u00a0the\u00a0speakers<br \/>onto\u00a0my\u00a0i\u00a0phone.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0then\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0simple\u00a0matter\u00a0of\u00a0sending\u00a0it\u00a0via\u00a0e<br \/>mail.\u00a0Genius!!<\/p><p>Anyway Lee liked what he heard and offered me a show on Sundays at 6 o\u2019clock\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0is\u00a0history.\u00a0All\u00a0my\u00a0shows\u00a0are\u00a0recorded\u00a0for\u00a0two<br \/>reasons. One is I couldn\u2019t guarantee I would be available at a certain time\u00a0every\u00a0week\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0internet\u00a0and\u00a0me\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0get\u00a0on\u00a0and<br \/>the\u00a0fear\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0technical\u00a0problem\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0not\u00a0solve\u00a0and\u00a0therefore<br \/>would\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0transmit.<\/p><p>The equipment I use is still the Citronic Thames 11\u00a0\u00a0that has a four channel\u00a0mixer\u00a0together\u00a0with\u00a0two\u00a0Pioneer\u00a0XDJ\u00a0multiplayers.<\/p><p>I have now been with the station for over five years. My programme is on Sunday evenings between 6-8pm. Welcome\u00a0to\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio<\/p><p>Thanks<\/p><p>Steve\u00a0Jones<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cd8be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46cd8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f02cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89f02cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>February\u00a02025\u00a0is\u00a0upon\u00a0us\u2026..<\/strong><\/p><p>Month number two of what promises to be an exciting year for Soul Groove radio.<br \/>For some time, I had been thinking that there were some genre of music that perhaps had been neglected and thought of the late 1990\u2019s and the early 2000\u2019s.<\/p><p>This week the team announced that they have already addressed this with the news that new and in some cases younger presenters will be coming on board. The first of the shows being a Friday Late Night Club Show, this show will feature House and Techno music attracting a new audience that have not yet discovered SGR and an Audience who could not only increase our listenership but also our attractiveness to potential sponsors and advertisers.<\/p><p>Our next event is The Soul Groove Radio International Women&#8217;s Day, this event takes place on Saturday the 8th of March at the Charlton Suite by the Greenacres Tavern, Leys Road Hemel Hempstead. DJ\u2019s on the night include Missy M Marshall, Debra Barnes, Hazel Dunmow and Angela DN Crowe. Tickets are GBP 10.00 each and are available from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.skiddle.com<\/a>\u00a0This time men will be welcome because let\u2019s face it \u00a0&#8211; if we weren\u2019t there the ladies would miss us !<\/p><p>Best\u00a0Regards\u00a0Patrick\u00a0Brogan\u00a0from\u00a0Deepest\u00a0Darkest\u00a0Denmark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f0cd9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6f0cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b84ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b84ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to January, the 1st blog of 2025<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8216;Wow coming to the 1st month of the new year already and January also seems like there is 60 days in the month&#8217;.<\/p><p>A massive thank you to everyone that came and joined us in December for the SGR Christmas party which was a great success and Cloud 9 have asked us back so have that event already booked for 2025. Make a note in your diaries for Saturday 20th December with more details to follow.<\/p><p>In 2025 we have some great events already planned and looking forward to seeing you either at one or all of these events and we start off on Saturday 8th March for International Women&#8217;s day with a full day of ladies live on air through the day and an evening event being held at the Greenacres Tavern in Hemel Hempstead. Tickets can be purchased via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.skiddle.com<\/a> just search SGR International Women&#8217;s Day.<\/p><p>We will also be returning to the Tawny Owl pub in Swindon in June and then 25th to 27th July for the next Crystal Soul Weekender at the Coach House hotel\/pub in Flint Cross near Royston Cambridgeshire.<\/p><p>We also have some new presenters joining the team and we would like to give them a big warm welcome.<\/p><p>I am looking forward to a good 2025 and I would just like to express my thanks to everyone from the presenters, SGR sponsors and listeners for your continued support to the station. Soul Groove Radio may not be one of the biggest soul stations but we certainly are one of the best.<\/p><p><br \/>Best Regards Hazel Dunmow SGR Company Secretary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f03155 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f03155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69947de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69947de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to December, the last blog of 2024<\/strong><br \/>Wow\u00a0what\u00a0can\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0or\u00a0should\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0where\u00a0to\u00a0start.<\/p><p>Firstly I want to thank everyone for choosing to listen to Soul Groove Radio and attending our events.<br \/>This year saw us celebrate our 15th anniversary with the Crystal Soul Weekender and was surprised at the response we had for this event, so by popular demand we will be hosting another weekender at the same venue on 25 &#8211; 27 July 2025 more detail to follow in the new year.<\/p><p>This year has been a roller coaster with the loss of Leigh McGlone to cancer back in February. Thank you to every one that donated and took part in the charity walk which raised a staggering \u00a32800 for Havens Hospices.<br \/>We also lost Ronniee C Charles to \u00a0Leukaemia in November after a long battle with the disease.<\/p><p>Our thoughts are with both Leigh and Ronniee\u2019s family and friends at the sad loss<\/p><p>I am looking forward to seeing some of you at Cloud 9 for the SGR Christmas Party on Saturday 21 December 2024, there are a couple of tickets available (at the time of writing)on Skiddle.<\/p><p>I would Like to take \u00a0this opportunity to thank all of the Presenters \/ Djs and the Management Team for all the hard work that goes into preparing their shows and events.<\/p><p>On behalf of all the team I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas &amp; a Prosperous New Year.<\/p><p>Ray\u00a0Douglass<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3895407 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3895407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b616105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b616105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to November<\/strong><strong>&#8216;s Blog 2024<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Hi all, DJ Lenny here,<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s my turn to contribute to the monthly SGR blog, something I have never done before but thankyou Ray for giving me the opportunity or dropping me in it!<\/p><p class=\"p1\">I joined the SGR family in June 2021 playing on a Sunday evening from 8-10pm. During that time, I have got to meet and made friends with some lovely people associated with SGR whether listeners or fellow DJ\u2019s.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">I started DJ\u2019ing as a 17-year-old at Cassio College, in my home town Watford with a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>mate Rashid, hiring dodgy all in one decks the size of house. DJ\u2019ing was<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>hard work in those days, everything weighed a ton and we were relying on others to drive us around as I didn\u2019t pass my test until I was 25. A great time and makes me wonder how we did it with no money, no car and no idea what we were doing except loving soul music.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">I gave it up as friends came and went and lifts dried up, I had no money to buy my own gear, never mind a car.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">I then became a proper soul boy starting up a tribe named Watford F Troop (when tribes were a thing), going in large numbers regularly to clubs and all-dayers including Purley, The Royalty Southgate and of course Caister weekenders.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">One of the greatest soul events I attended was Knebworth with GQ, Lonnie Liston Smith, Light of the World and Eddie Grant, with all the Soul Mafia DJ\u2019s in 1980.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In those days I was listening to (when I could pick them up) the London based pirate stations, Radio Invicta, LWR, JFM, Horizon, Kiss and a host of others, not realising one day I\u2019d be playing on a great specialist Soul station myself.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">My preference is to play out live, but enjoy radio as you can play tunes that might not necessarily work whilst out live. I\u2019m a big lover of 70\u2019s Soul and love the fact SGR give you license to develop your show how you see fit.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If you have never listened to my show, I hope a few of you reading this will tune in one Sunday.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In the meantime, keep supporting SGR<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Love to you all<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309db84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"309db84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6231d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6231d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to October&#8217;s Blog 2024<\/strong><\/p><p>Hi, I am Lee King aka &#8220;The Funky Plumber&#8221; and am delighted to present the October Blog to you. It has been an incredible 4 years with\u00a0 Soul Groove Radio and I have loved\u00a0every\u00a0minute.<\/p><p>In June 2020 at the height of the pandemic and while having a conversation\u00a0with\u00a0Fitzroy\u00a0Williams,\u00a0many\u00a0of\u00a0us\u00a0DJ&#8217;s\u00a0were\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0loose\u00a0end,<br \/>and he suggested that I contact Soul Groove Radio to see if they were interested in taking on new presenters. After numerous discussions\u00a0 and a lot of help from Ray Douglass, I cobbled together a. studio setup and was welcomed into the family, and broadcast my first live show on 15th July\u00a0of that year. So you can either blame Fitzroy or Ray for me lurking around your airwaves for so long&#8230; Take your pick! One\u00a0blessing\u00a0for\u00a0me in joining this fantastic station is the remarkable and\u00a0awesome\u00a0people\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0encountered\u00a0throughout\u00a0my\u00a0time\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0station.<br \/>I have made some wonderful friends and long may this continue. The\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Family\u00a0are\u00a0truly\u00a0amazing\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0here\u00a0if\u00a0it<br \/>wasn&#8217;t for the love and warmth shown to me during my shows or at the various Soul Events. I have also met and gotten to know many\u00a0 incredible\u00a0 music artists during my time and this has only broadened my love of soul music. I plan to conduct more artists interviews on the station in\u00a0 2025, so watch this space.<\/p><p>2024 has seen some incredible moments with the Soul Family and one which I\u00a0would\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0mention\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0SGR\u00a0Crystal\u00a0Soul\u00a0Weekender\u00a0in\u00a0July.\u00a0<\/p><p>What a brilliant event! I say a huge thanks and well done to the management team for putting on such a magnificent\u00a0 event and to all\u00a0 the\u00a0 attendees who made the weekend so memorable. I was very proud and delighted to be able to perform a set there and a big\u00a0 thanks to\u00a0 everyone\u00a0for\u00a0partyinghard\u00a0and\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0kind\u00a0comments\u00a0also.<\/p><p>I have also been selected to play a set at our Soul Groove Radio Christmas Party this year.\u00a0 This\u00a0takes\u00a0place\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday\u00a021st\u00a0December<br \/>2024 at Cloud 9 in Hemel Hempstead and is certainly one party that you do not want to miss.\u00a0 The\u00a0DJ\u00a0line\u00a0up\u00a0is:\u00a0Bob\u00a0Powell,\u00a0Stevie\u00a0Day,<br \/>Simon Rickwood, DJ Migz and yours truly, so tell your friends, dust off your\u00a0best\u00a0outfits,\u00a0and\u00a0come\u00a0and\u00a0celebrate\u00a0Christmas\u00a0with\u00a0us!<br \/>Head\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0link\u00a0for\u00a0tickets\u00a0and\u00a0further\u00a0information:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Hemel-Hempstead\/Cloud-9\/SGR-Christmas-Party\/40044317\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Hemel-Hempstead\/Cloud-9\/SGR-Christmas-Party\/40044317\/<\/a><\/p><p>Many of you will know how much I love live music and I try to get to as many\u00a0live\u00a0events\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0schedule\u00a0allows.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0some\u00a0wonderful\u00a0artists<br \/>for us all to check out, so if possible go and support them as and when you\u00a0can.\u00a0I\u00a0recently\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Janet\u00a0Jackson\u00a0perform<br \/>live and was blown away by her impressive choreography, stamina and stage\u00a0presence.\u00a0It\u00a0goes\u00a0without\u00a0saying,\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0these\u00a0legends\u00a0of\u00a0the<br \/>music\u00a0world\u00a0while\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0still\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0perform.<\/p><p>With all the fun, good humour and entertainment of this super radio station,\u00a0I\u00a0must\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0to\u00a0remember\u00a0those\u00a0from\u00a0our\u00a0Soul\u00a0Family\u00a0we<br \/>have lost during the past year. It has been amazing to see the soul family\u00a0come\u00a0together\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0difficult\u00a0times.\u00a0A\u00a0fitting\u00a0quote\u00a0I\u00a0came<br \/>across recently: &#8220;A life that brings joy and happiness to others lives on\u00a0forever&#8221;.<\/p><p>My weekly shows are Wednesday 8pm-10pm where we place specific emphasis on\u00a0new\u00a0and\u00a0current\u00a0releases,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0classic\u00a0section\u00a0to round\u00a0 of the show. Plus on a Friday I present a more up-tempo show from 4pm to 5pm to get your weekend off in the only way we know how,\u00a0 with\u00a0great\u00a0vibes.<\/p><p>Thank you to everybody connected with Soul Groove Radio and especially the\u00a0listeners\u00a0for\u00a0allowing\u00a0me\u00a0this\u00a0opportunity.<\/p><p>Lee\u00a0King<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae10f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fae10f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad69714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad69714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to September&#8217;s Blog 2024<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8216;Hello\u00a0to\u00a0September<br \/>Soul Groove Radio has had a busy summer which has been good. In June we did our 1st grove cruise along the river Dee in Chester. It was a great success and nice to meet some of our listeners from that part of the country and hopefully we will return<br \/>In July we did a mini all dayer at the Tawny Owl pub in Swindon which was great fun as the day started with entertainment from a local soul band The Soul Seniors followed by the SGR team playing great music then later on in the evening another soul band called the O&#8217;Rael plus an added bonus the euro&#8217;s was on and England won the quatre finals so more reason to celebrate at that time. A big thank you to Nic Lee and all the staff of the Tawny owl for working so hard that and we will be returning in 2025.<\/p><p>At the start of August we celebrated Soul Groove Radio&#8217;s 15th anniversary of broadcasting with the Crystal soul weekender at the Coach House Hotel\/pub in Flint Cross and oh what a fun time we all had. A massive thank you to Dave, Michelle, Chloe and all the staff of the hotel for keeping our listeners supplied with delicious food and drinks. We would also like to thank local Cambridgeshire soul band Soul Intentions for a great set and to our very own Kim Taveres flying all the way from Boston USA to join us in the celebrations. All hotel rooms were full plus the large field behind the pub was full of motorhomes, campervans and tents so had a good festival vibe to it. We will also be returning to the Coach House for another weekender from 25th to 27th July\u00a02025<\/p><p>On Sunday 29th September we will be doing a charity walk in memory of our beloved Leigh McGlone that sadly passed away in February after his battle against cancer. We are starting 11am from Benfleet Essex railway station walking along the Thames Estuary to Thorpe Bay. We are raising funds for Fair havens Hospice where Leigh spent his last few weeks . Fair Havens hospice has 20 rooms but only get enough funding to operate 10 rooms. Here is the just giving page link if anyone wishing to donate to this good cause<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/Leigh-McGlone?utm_term=A5RjxGmNw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/Leigh-McGlone?utm_term=A5RjxGmNw<\/a><\/p><p>We have had a few new presenters join Soul Groove Radio over the summer too and would like to welcome on board \u00a0Dj Migz, Angela D N Crowe, Simon Rickwood, Ricky Devine and Lee Detain. Also a big warm welcome back to Ronniee C who is back from 5th September after long term critical illness<\/p><p>Thank\u00a0you\u00a0everyone\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0continued\u00a0support\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0station<br \/>Best\u00a0Regards\u00a0Hazel\u00a0Dunmow\u00a0(company\u00a0secretary)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f319eb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f319eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c818cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c818cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to June&#8217;s Blog 2024<\/strong><\/p><p>My\u00a0name\u00a0is\u00a0Mark\u00a0Daniel<br \/><br \/>I grew up loving soul\/funk music going \u00a0to clubs in my area like Caister, Dumbo\u2019s California Ballroom in Dunstable, Baileys Watford The National Kilburn London and many more.<br \/><br \/>Back in the 80\u2019s spent lot time with Martin Collins going to Chiltern Radio on a Sunday afternoon while he was broadcasting his Sunday soul show carrying cases full of vinyl.<br \/><br \/>Playing soul music as from vinyl not forgetting the white labels I used to get as well, then it was cassette tape to CD then iPod now I\u2019m using USB to play out to my audience when gigging.<br \/><br \/>Back in \u00a0February 2011 I was contacted by Ray Douglas asking if I wanted to broadcast a two hour show on Soul Groove Radio, it didn\u2019t take me long to say yes.<br \/><br \/>Once I got through the set up process and all the teething problems, I went live with my show on 28th March 2011 \u00a08 to 10pm and I\u2019m still broadcasting my show (Heart &amp; Soul) on a Monday evening 8- 10pm playing the music that\u2019s is in my blood.<br \/><br \/>Before I go like to thank Ray Douglass and Lee Lessells for giving me this fantastic opportunity to play around the world the music I grew up with.<br \/><br \/>Mark\u00a0D<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c511de6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c511de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ee780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ee780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to May&#8217;s Blog 2024<\/strong><\/p><p>As Ray mentioned in last months Blog he approached me in 2010 or 2011. I&#8217;m pretty sure it was 2011 but it was a while ago.\u00a0\u00a0Ray\u00a0asked\u00a0me\u00a0to<br \/>consider joining the station to which my first reaction was a definite NO.<\/p><p>I&#8217;d retired from gigging several years prior and didn&#8217;t think it was something\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0do.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve known Ray since the mid 80&#8217;s and he&#8217;s nothing if not persistent! He\u00a0convinced\u00a0me\u00a0(nagged)\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0him\u00a0on\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0shows\u00a0to\u00a0&#8216;get\u00a0a\u00a0feel<br \/>for it&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0I wasn&#8217;t sure as I was always used to live audience but joinedhim\u00a0anyway.<\/p><p>After sitting in with Ray and being given the chance to play the music I loved,\u00a0\u00a0I decided to give it a try. I started putting a studio together, dusted off the music collection and at 8pm on a rainy Thursday evening in\u00a02011\u00a0The\u00a0Simply\u00a0Soul\u00a0Show\u00a0was\u00a0born\u00a0with\u00a0Total\u00a0Contrast&#8217;s\u00a0Takes\u00a0A<br \/>Little\u00a0Time.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0rest,\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0say,\u00a0is\u00a0history.<\/p><p>The station has changed a lot over the years but I&#8217;ve remained in the same\u00a08pm\u00a0&#8211;\u00a010pm\u00a0slot\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday\u00a0evenings.<\/p><p>I&#8217;m proud to have played a small part in the growth of the station from the\u00a0small\u00a0beginnings\u00a0to\u00a0where\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0today.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I&#8217;d\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0this<br \/>opportunity to thank\u00a0\u00a0Lee, Ray, the rest of the management team and all of\u00a0the\u00a0presenters,\u00a0both\u00a0past\u00a0and\u00a0present,\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0hard\u00a0work\u00a0in\u00a0making<br \/>the\u00a0station\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0success.<\/p><p>Lastly a massive thank you to all the listeners, without you none of us would\u00a0be\u00a0here.<br \/>Ian\u00a0Kattenhorn\u00a0The\u00a0Simply\u00a0Soul\u00a0Show\u00a0every\u00a0Thursday\u00a0evening\u00a08\u00a0to\u00a010pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce13770 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce13770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e0bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e0bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to April&#8217;s Blog 2024<\/strong><\/p><p>Now where to start, March saw the passing of Leigh McGlone after his battle with Bowel Cancer. Leigh will be missed but his 2 from 4 will continue on.<br \/>His Funeral &amp; Wake was such an emotional day but strangely enjoyable. The service was not the usual stuffy affair but celebrated his life with wit and the fun times, a true celebration of life. The\u00a0Team\u00a0send\u00a0their\u00a0condolences\u00a0to\u00a0Sharon\u00a0&amp;\u00a0his\u00a0family.<\/p><p>As this year is the 15th anniversary of Soul Groove Radio I thought that I would continue with how how I become involved with SGR.<\/p><p>Lee launched the station in August 2009 and he approached me in September \/ October of 2009 to join SGR it took me until February to finally to give radio a go, this had always been something that I had always wanted to doo from a boy.<\/p><p>SGR was a 70&#8217;s &amp; 80&#8217;s station which gave me the opportunity to play the music from my younger years.<br \/>My first show I was so nervous as this was something totally alien to me as I couldn&#8217;t see my audience which as an Ex club DJ I found hard as back then there was no interaction from the listeners. After a period of doing my Wednesday night show (8.00-10.00pm) which had become popular as Lee had incorporated a chat room that had become very popular with the listeners, I then took on a Friday night show (8.00-10.00pm) this become an instant success gathering more listeners due to the time. Fridays were predominately club classics which the listener could have a boogie along to.<\/p><p>I introduced Ian K to the station from memory in 2011 but it could have been 2010..the grey matter isn&#8217;t working too well them Mark Daniels joined shortly after.<\/p><p>The station was building it audience of regular live presenters all bring different styles of shows and music content.<br \/>Then in 2020 I stepped up to become a co-owner of the station together with moving the station forward with a new look including the broadening of the music played on the station to include the sub genres that become the station we have today.<br \/>With all the changes that had been made the station started to grow &amp; bloom and Gary Makepeace was offered to join the Management team to help develop marketing &amp; events with Hazel Dunmow taking on the administration.<\/p><p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank you to the DJs \/ Presenters past and present for giving up your time to play the music you love &amp; especially you the listener whose lovely comments and support over the last 15 years.<\/p><p>I hope that you can join us at our weekender from 2-4 August at the Coach House, Flint Cross Nr. Royston (8 mins from M11) the hotel rooms are sold out but there are other Hotels nearby &amp; we are offering a minibus (chargeable) service to the Holiday Inn and Royston on the Saturday. For more details contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a>. There will be a limited number of wristbands available on the door for those last minute decisions.<\/p><p>Thank\u00a0you\u00a0all\u00a0once\u00a0again<\/p><p>Ray\u00a0Douglass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3220cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e3220cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f72f5a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f72f5a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b60b5f9\" data-id=\"b60b5f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67cc769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67cc769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>W<\/strong><b>elcome to the March blog 2024.<\/b><\/p><p>As we approach our 15th anniversary, I thought I would give an insight as\u00a0to\u00a0how\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio\u00a0was\u00a0conceived\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a02009.<\/p><p>Back in 2009, Soul Groove Radio was conceived while searching the internet\u00a0and\u00a0listening\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0music\u00a0we\u00a0all\u00a0love\u00a0to\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0today.<\/p><p>The idea was: how could I bring all this great music to the world in one place?\u00a0The\u00a0simple\u00a0answer\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0create\u00a0and\u00a0build\u00a0an\u00a0internet\u00a0radio<br \/>station where people could tune in 24 hours a day and listen to their favourite\u00a0tracks\u00a0from\u00a0years\u00a0gone\u00a0by.<\/p><p>Soul Groove Radio went live in August 2009, streaming 24 hours a day using\u00a0my\u00a0vast\u00a0collection\u00a0of\u00a0vinyl\u00a0and\u00a0playing\u00a0Soul\u00a0Funk\u00a0and\u00a0Disco\u00a0all<br \/>day every day. As the listeners started to tune into Soul Groove Radio, I\u00a0started\u00a0my\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0night\u00a0show\u00a0called\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Soul\u00a0Experience,\u201d<br \/>which aired between 6 and 8 p.m. every Wednesday evening via our stream and\u00a0our\u00a0chat\u00a0room.<\/p><p>As the station started to grow, a recruitment package was put together, which\u00a0was\u00a0sent\u00a0to\u00a0various\u00a0websites\u00a0and\u00a0forums\u00a0in\u00a0search\u00a0of\u00a0DJs\u00a0to\u00a0join<br \/>the\u00a0station.<\/p><p>In 2010, Ray Douglass joined the station with his weekly show called \u201cFunkin\u00a0Towards\u00a0the\u00a0Weekend,\u201d\u00a0as\u00a0more\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0regular\u00a0listeners<br \/>tuned in to the station, such as Jan Readle, Disco Dave, Richard Coulson,\u00a0Bonkers\u00a0Sue,\u00a0Gail\u00a0Peat,\u00a0and\u00a0Nigel\u00a0Perry,\u00a0to\u00a0name\u00a0but\u00a0a\u00a0few.<\/p><p>Soul Groove Radio went on to broadcast four shows a week on Wednesday and\u00a0Friday\u00a0evenings\u00a0with\u00a0Lee\u00a0Lessells\u00a0and\u00a0Ray\u00a0Douglass,\u00a0with the station becoming more popular week after week. We added syndicated shows from Hugh\u00a0Williams,\u00a0James\u00a0Murphy,\u00a0and\u00a0Glyn\u00a0Williams.<\/p><p>In 2011, Ian Kattenhorn (Ian K) joined Soul Groove Radio, where his Simply\u00a0Soul\u00a0Show\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0staple\u00a0of\u00a0Thursday\u00a0evenings\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a013<br \/>years, along with Mark Daniel (Feel Good Soul Show), who joined Soul Groove\u00a0Radio\u00a0in\u00a02012.<\/p><p>In the following years, Neil Simon, Mike Howard, Lee Vincent, Nick Kabay,\u00a0Jason\u00a0Richmond,\u00a0Gary\u00a0Raven,\u00a0and\u00a0Allan\u00a0Singleton\u00a0joined\u00a0Soul<br \/>Groove\u00a0Radio,\u00a0bringing\u00a0their\u00a0unique\u00a0style\u00a0to\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio.<\/p><p>Soul Groove Radio continued to go week on week, attracting new listeners from every part of the globe. It was now time to take Soul Groove Radioto the next level. During one of our many conversations on how we could achieve\u00a0this,\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0Ray\u00a0Douglass\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0would accept the position of co-owner,\u00a0 which\u00a0he\u00a0gladly\u00a0accepted.\u00a0As\u00a0they\u00a0say,\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0is\u00a0history!<\/p><p>Thanks for reading,<\/p><p>Lee Lessells Founder<\/p><p>Kind\u00a0Regards<\/p><p>Lee Lessells Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577901a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"577901a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9afcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac9afcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1st February 2024 &#8211; Hello and welcome to the 1st Blog of 2024<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8220;Wow where did January go seemed to have flown through what is normally the longest month of the year.<br \/>I know it is late but may I wish you all a Happy 2024.<\/p><p>It has been a while since our last blog. so much has been going on in the background at Soul Groove Radio<\/p><p>We would like to say a welcome back to the team Missy M and funky B plus also welcoming our newest member of the team Ronniee C Charles who joined us back in November 2023.<\/p><p>2024 is a special year to Soul Groove Radio as we celebrate our 15th year of broadcasting which is a great milestone and we are growing from strength to strength.<\/p><p>In 2009 when SGR 1st launched, there was only 2 or 3 dj&#8217;s on air and in 2024 we have over 40 presenters on the team which produce great quality shows week in week out and we would like to say a massive thank you to them all for all the hard work and dedication they give to SGR.<\/p><p>In 2024 SGR will be travelling further afield with our events starting off in March in Leicester, April in Westcliff on Sea, June in Chester, July in Swindon and in August we are looking forward to hosting our Crystal Soul Weekender in Flint Cross Cambridgeshire plus returning to The Holroyd Arms in Guildford in October. These are all confirmed events and with have a few still to confirm.<\/p><p>Also in February we will be launching our new 15th year merchandise which is looking good with 4 new designs.<\/p><p>So as you can see lots to look forward too.<\/p><p>Have a good February and see you in March&#8221;<\/p><p>Thanks\u00a0Hazel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b6dfa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03b6dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c374c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c374c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4th September 2023 &#8211; Hello and welcome to the September blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Wow what a busy few months we have had here at Soul Groove radio lots happening.<\/p><p>Firstly we would like to welcome on board the newest members to the SGR team Ali McAlpine, Stuart Craig and the DJ collective and Kim Tavares.<br \/><br \/>On Saturday 29th July we had our big summer all dayer at the Holroyd Arms in Guildford and it was another great success with over 280 party people enjoying the 11 hours of music supplied by 20 SGR dj&#8217;s and what great weather we had too. A massive thank you to Andy, Lisa and all the bar staff at the Holroyd for their hard work on the day and we look forward to returning next year for an evening event.<br \/><br \/>On Saturday 16th September is our 1st groove cruise in Oxford on the more calm and tranquil part of the river Thames and if all goes well we could be doing another boat along that part of the Thames.<br \/><br \/>We have some great events already booked and confirmed and with more in the pipeline. Soul Night out in Leicester in October, bit in between Christmas and NY groove cruise, Leicester again in March, back to Westcliff in April and then one that we are very excited about and that is the big 15th anniversary of SGR weekender up in Cambridgeshire near Duxford. This special event will be over 2 full days with either the option of some hotel rooms and camping available.<br \/><br \/>The SGR on tour 2023 merchandise campaign has been a great success and a massive thank you to everyone that has purchased the SGR merchandise and then taken selfie&#8217;s of them in their merchandise wherever they were in the world. We have had selfie&#8217;s from Dubai, Ireland, Egypt, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, wales, Scotland and lots of various locations of the UK too.<br \/><br \/>I wish you all well and have a great September.<\/p><p>Hazel Dunmow SGR company secretary.<br \/><br \/>Thanks\u00a0Hazel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df359c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5df359c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b36471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b36471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1st June 2023 &#8211; Hello and welcome to the June blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>In\u00a0May\u00a0We\u00a0welcomed\u00a02\u00a0new\u00a0presenters\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0station<br \/>Debra\u00a0Barnes,\u00a0Soul\u00a0Sister\u00a0Show\u00a0Every\u00a03rd\u00a0Thursday\u00a022.00\u00a0&#8211;\u00a000.00.<br \/>Ian\u00a0Boxall,\u00a0Classic\u00a0Jazz\u00a0Funk\u00a0and\u00a0Soul\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Mondays\u00a018.00\u00a0&#8211;\u00a020.00.<\/p><p>Great news is we have now launched our brand new App for Android and IOS devices.<br \/>So download via the App Store. It&#8217;s taken a while, but it\u2019s all running smoothly with no hidden ads and is exclusive to SGR.<\/p><p>On Saturday 29th July we will \u00a0be returning to the Holroyd Arms in Guildford for our &#8220;Big Summer All Dayer&#8221; which is always a great day<br \/>with\u00a022\u00a0DJ&#8217;s\u00a0entertaining\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0over\u00a011\u00a0hours.<br \/>Tickets\u00a0available\u00a0from\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">Events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio\u00a0are\u00a0proudly\u00a0supporting;<br \/>&#8220;Check Out The Groove Summer Soul Vibe&#8221; event on Saturday 8th July, Venue 16 in Ipswich from 3pm to late and tickets available via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.eventbrite.co.uk<\/a><br \/>With\u00a08\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0Soul\u00a0Groove\u00a0Radio\u00a0DJs\u00a0playing\u00a0.<br \/>Rossi\u00a0P<br \/>Gary\u00a0Makepeace<br \/>Ivor\u00a0Anderson<br \/>Lee\u00a0King<br \/>Bob\u00a0Powell<br \/>Jack\u00a0Rickwood<br \/>Tesh\u00a0Parmar<br \/>Stevie\u00a0D<\/p><p>2024 events are in the planning stages and some of these are a bit different to the norm and hoping to have events further afield than in the London area, but will be as good as all our events on Soul Groove Radio.<\/p><p>Thank you all for your continued support and stay tuned in.<\/p><p>Kind\u00a0Regards<br \/>DJ\u00a0Debra\u00a0Barnes,\u00a0Soul\u00a0Sister.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f71ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9f71ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94201cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94201cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4th May 2023 Welcome to the May blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>April has flow by and saw the first of this year\u2019s events starting at The Craftsman Pub (Westcliff on Sea) in the afternoon for a gentle warm up &amp; meet &amp; greet protest to the main event at the Moonraker Nightclub. Thank you to everyone who cone along and supported the event. A special thanks to the event sponsors Talis Projects &amp; T4 telecommunications.<\/p><p>April\u00a0has\u00a0seen\u00a03\u00a0new\u00a0presenters\u00a0join\u00a0our\u00a0expanding\u00a0team<\/p><p>Jay\u00a0Wesley\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0afternoons\u00a01400\u00a0&#8211;\u00a01600<br \/>Moochie\u00a0Alfonso\u00a0\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0afternoons\u00a01400\u00a0&#8211;\u00a01600<br \/>DJ\u00a0Emeson\u00a0Thursday\u00a0afternoons\u00a01400\u00a0&#8211;\u00a01600<\/p><p>This month sees the return of The Soul Groove Radio Picnic on Saturday 27 May @ The Field of Dreams Bassingbourn. Tickets are just \u00a35.00 and children under 15 are free.<br \/>There is also a limited amount of camping available at \u00a310 for Saturday but you must be self sufficient as there are no facilities except toilets.<br \/>Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>June will see the Groove Boat return on Saturday 3 June which sails from Temple Pier at 1300 &#8211; 1800<br \/>Tickets\u00a0are\u00a0priced\u00a0at\u00a0\u00a325.00<br \/>There is only a limited number of tickets left \u00a0available for this event.<br \/>Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>The Soul Groove Radio App is almost ready for release for both Android &amp; iOS. Keep an eye out via our socials for updates.<\/p><p>Thank you all for your continued support.<\/p><p>Kind Regards,<\/p><p>Ray\u00a0Douglass<br \/>Managing Director.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8b0cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fc8b0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1043a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe1043a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>11th April 2023 Welcome to the April Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8216;Greetings\u00a0and\u00a0welcome\u00a0to\u00a0April\u00a0I\u00a0hope\u00a0you\u00a0all\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0nice\u00a0Easter<br \/>I\u00a0can\u00a0not\u00a0believe\u00a0how\u00a0quick\u00a0this\u00a0year\u00a0is\u00a0going<\/p><p>Last month we had great success on Wednesday 8th March for International Women&#8217;s Day where we have a whole day of female presenters from 7am right through to midnight. A massive thank you to Jan Penny, Helen Arnold, Deborah Driscoll, Missy M, Suzanne Yiannakou, Surrey Soul Sister (Tracy &amp; Allison Peck and Debra Barnes), Diane Marsh, Angela DN Crowe and Kim Tavares. We are planning on making IWD 2024 even bigger (more details to following in the coming months)<\/p><p>This month we have of Westcliff with Soul part 2 at the Moonraker bar on Saturday 22nd April and keeping fingers crossed the weather picks up especially as we are at the seaside (buckets and spades at the ready)<\/p><p>We now have announced some other of our events starting with Saturday 27th May for the SGR family picnic in the field of dreams in Bassinbourn, Saturday 3rd June for the Summer Groove boat along the Thames (both these events are on the website if you fancy joining us and what to purchase tickets) then Saturday 29th July for the big SGR all dayer held at the Holroyd Arms in Guildford with more details to follow soon<\/p><p>Also we are pleased to announce that we have been asked to be part of the Summer Vibes event at Venue 19 in Ipswich on Saturday 8th July. With acts there on the day are Odyssey, Jaki Graham, Loose Ends, Tony Momrelle, Brit funk Association and Craig Charles. Tickets are \u00a325 each for early birds up to end of May and can be purchased via eventbrite.co.uk<\/p><p>We also have have 3 new dj&#8217;s to the team who joined us in March\/April and they are Mike Howard (Sundays midday to 2pm), Moochie Alfronso (Wednesday afternoons from 2-4pm) and DJ Emeson (Thursday afternoons)<\/p><p>May\u00a0thanks\u00a0and\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0month<br \/>Hazel\u00a0Dunmow\u00a0(company\u00a0secretary)&#8217;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3734f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d3734f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5dd8c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5dd8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>8th March 2023 Welcome to the March Blog<\/strong><\/p><p>Another month has flown by as we continue to work hard behind the scenes to provide the best music &amp; service to our listeners.<\/p><p>First lets start with the Westcliff event which takes place on 22 April 2023 at the Moonrakers Bar from 8pm -1am. There is also a Pre Party warm up at The Craftsman between 3pm &amp; 7pm.<\/p><p>Your DJ\u2019s for the day and details of this event can be found on our website and tickets can be obtained by emailing <a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>We have re-launched our car sticker campaign with a brand new design. These can be obtained free of charge by emailing <a href=\"mailto:Lee@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">Lee@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:gary@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">gary@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>We are still in the process of testing the Soul Groove Radio app so please keep an eye out for further updates, as this will be launched very soon.<\/p><p>There is a brand new text service now available for listeners to send in their messages direct to the studio &#8211; Text 07735 35 23 59 with your message and Name.<\/p><p>This month we welcome the following new presenters to our station:<\/p><p>Jack Rickwood \u2013 Feel Good Friday &#8211; Friday 12.00 \u2013 14:00<\/p><p>Hugh Williams \u2013 The Souled Out Show \u2013 Sunday 12:00 -14:00<\/p><p>Simon Robertson \u2013 It\u2019s a Groove Thing \u2013 Tuesday 20:00 \u2013 22:00<\/p><p>Finally, thank you for continuing to support Soul Groove Radio and watch out for our Celebration of International Ladies Day on Wednesday 8 March where all shows for the day will be presented by female presenters.<\/p><p>Ivor Anderson (SGR Management)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f3a52 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b4f3a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa6b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aa6b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>1st February 2023 Welcome to February\u2019s blog<\/strong><\/p><p><b><\/b>January has been extremely busy behind the scenes planning the events for 2023, the first of which will see us returning to Westcliff-on-Sea on Saturday 22 April. Tickets will be on sale Mid February from\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>We\u00a0would\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0welcome\u00a0new\u00a0presenters\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0station:\u00a0&#8211;<\/p><p>Colin\u00a0Quilliam\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Soul\u00a0Anthems\u00a0Thursdays\u00a0from\u00a04-6pm<\/p><p>Funky\u00a0B\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0Groove\u00a04-6pm<\/p><p>Gary\u00a0Dean\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Gary\u00a0will\u00a0initially\u00a0covering\u00a0shows.<\/p><p>There has been some changes schedules which will see Ray Douglass returning to his old Friday night slot 8 &#8211; 10pm for Funkin\u2019 Towards the Weekend.<\/p><p>Adi\u00a0B\u00a0has\u00a0moved\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0Monday\u00a06\u00a0&#8211;\u00a08pm\u00a0with\u00a0Let\u00a0There\u00a0be\u00a0Soul.<\/p><p>The\u00a0Soul\u00a0Emperor\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Soul\u00a0Vibes\u00a0hasmoved\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0from\u00a06\u00a0&#8211;\u00a08pm<\/p><p>Jamie\u00a0Stocker\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Funk\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Soul\u00a0Show\u00a0Tuesday\u00a010\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Midnight<\/p><p>We are currently testing the Official Soul Groove Radio App which we hope to launch for both iOS &amp; Android users early March providing there are no hold ups.<\/p><p>Lastly a thank you to all of you that listen to our shows &amp; take part on the Facebook chat, email etc<\/p><p>Ray\u00a0Douglass<br \/>Managing\u00a0Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358184 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7358184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d316297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d316297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">7th December 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the December Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Wow December already where has 2022 gone?.<br \/>SGR has had a great year with 3 groove boats, Cambridge, Guildford all dayers plus Westcliff with soul event and this month we have our sell out Christmas soul night out in Hemel which should be a great way to finish the year with. A massive thank you to everyone that has attended one of the events and we hope that you enjoyed them and we look forward to seeing you at one of the SGR events in 2023. Even with train strikes going on it sure didn&#8217;t stop people coming along to join in the fun that we had.<\/p><p>Also in 2022 we have had some new presenters that have joined the station and they are fitting in nicely and great to have them part of the team.<\/p><p>In 2022 we have also introduced to the Ladies take over Thursday&#8217;s female listeners to do their own radio show which has been a great success and we will be doing more of this in 2023. In 2022 we had Shellie Bone do a show in June, Angela DN Crowe do a show in September and she is also doing another one on the 8th December and then the last Thursday in December will be hosted by Deborah Driscoll so a huge thank you to you ladies for taking part.<\/p><p>So as we come to the close of 2022 on behalf of the Soul Groove Radio management team we would just like to wish all the stations sponsors, presenters and listeners a very happy Christmas and all the very best wishes for 2023 and thank you for your on going support to the station that is growing bigger and better everyday.<\/p><p>Kindest\u00a0regards\u00a0Hazel\u00a0Dunmow\u00a0(Company\u00a0secretary)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6be73 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4f6be73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaeadf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaeadf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>22nd September 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the September Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Wow what a sad and surreal month this has been with the loss of HM Queen Elizabeth II. I think not only the United Kingdom but the world were shocked with this news.<\/p><p>On behalf of the SGR management team we would like to thank all the dj&#8217;s for the pre recorded or live shows they did as we had to change the protocol of the music content that we used with immediate effect after the news of her death. Plus also a massive thank you to all the SGR listeners\/family for your support and co-operation through the period of mourning. It seems very strange listening to shows where there so no normal show features or shout outs<\/p><p>We have 3 more events taking place in 2022 and which we are looking forward. these are Saturday 15th October Westcliff with Soul at the Moonraker bar, Saturday 26th November for the next Groove Cruise along the Thames and then on Friday 16th December we are holding our Christmas Soul night at Orange Buffalo Hemel. Tickets are available for all 3 events and can be purchased through the website<\/p><p>Best\u00a0Regards\u00a0Hazel\u00a0Dunmow\u00a0(Company\u00a0Secretary)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1966aa5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1966aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e9113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2e9113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4th August 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the August Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Welcome everyone I would like to start by saying thank you to all the Soul Groove Radio Management for appointing me as a manager on the station and making me feel welcome and part of the management team. It certainly is an honour to have this position and look forward to the challenge.<\/p><p>My role will be primarily to assist Ray Douglass with financial matters and also providing input in the management of the station on the general day-to-day basis. July brought a few technical broadcasting issues, which were out of our hands, these have now been fixed and we apologise for any interruption to your listening pleasure.<\/p><p>So now we have the formal bits out of the way let&#8217;s get down to the fun side.<\/p><p>Saturday 30<sup>th<\/sup> July saw the long anticipated arrival of the Soul Groove Radio all dayer held at the Holroyd Arms Guildford.<\/p><p>The event was sold out about a month prior to the date and there was a waiting list for the people who unfortunately did not to get hold of a ticket in time. It\u2019s important that I mention this now as later on I shall be giving you information of forthcoming events so you can purchase your ticket without further delay.<\/p><p>Entertainment was provided by 18 of our finest dj\u2019s. During the day there was a silent disco in the beer garden until 9pm also music in the main arena all day from 2pm until midnight.<\/p><p>We were lucky enough to have a warm day of sunshine and an excellent friendly party vibe throughout the day. Photos of the day can be viewed on our Facebook page and website. I take the opportunity to thank everyone who attended the event and made it such a successful day.<\/p><p>Also thank you to the organisers especially Hazel Dunmow and Gary Makepeace for making sure everything ran smoothly on the day.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you have any photos of the day, then please do let us have them <a href=\"mailto:hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>We have had a bit of a shuffle with our daily schedule in July so please just check to ensure you don\u2019t miss out on your favourite Presenters shows.<\/p><p>I mentioned earlier about forthcoming events and we have several in the pipeline but here\u2019s a couple for you to be getting on with. Please grab your tickets early so not to be disappointed as they are selling fast!<\/p><p>Saturday 20<sup>th<\/sup> August 2022, Soul Groove Radio Summer Groove Boat. Tickets are \u00a323.50 available from <a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a> This departs from Temple Pier London and the music on the day will be supplied by DJ Lenny, Harvey Stillman, Ian Dee, Mark Daniel &amp; Ivor Anderson.<\/p><p>Have a great August.<\/p><p>All the best Ivor Anderson (SGR management)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4615eba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4615eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec61f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec61f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>8th July 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the July Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Wow I can not believe we are over half way through 2022 time sure is flying by.<\/p><p>Massive thanks to Ray Douglass, Leigh McGlone, Penny B and Graham Towers for holding the Bassingbourn Summer Mayhem on Friday 3rd June. this was a charity event for the village of Bassingbourn and a good time had by all.<\/p><p>A warm welcome and congratulations to Ivor Anderson who has now joined the SGR management team and will be helping Ray with all the financial side of the business and also good to have Lee Lessells back working with the team although taking things still a bit easy after suffering another heart attack that took him out of action for over 6 weeks. Also please welcome new to the SGR DJ team Jonny Layton who joins and his shows will be on every Saturday evening 10pm to midnight.<\/p><p>So in July we are on the final countdown to Saturday 30th July when we hold out summer alldayer at the Holroyd Arms in Guildford. This event is now sold out but we have a waiting list going. With over 20 DJ&#8217;s entertaining everyone on the day plus in the garden there will be a silent disco which should be fun.<\/p><p>Tickets are also on sale for the Summer Groove boat which is on Saturday 20th from midday to 5pm leaving Temple pier plus Westcliff with Soul night out held at the Moonraker night club in Westcliff yes SGR is coming to Essex<\/p><p>We are also planning events for 2023 and if anyone knows of any venues that would be happy to put on an event please can you email myself (<a href=\"mailto:hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a>) of the place, contact name and number and we can get in touch and who knows SGR could be coming to your town<\/p><p>A huge thank you to all our DJ&#8217;s and listeners for your ongoing support to the station and in making it one of the popular stations out there.<\/p><p>Best\u00a0Regards\u00a0Hazel\u00a0Dunmow\u00a0(SGR\u00a0admin\u00a0and\u00a0company\u00a0secretary).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee68f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ee68f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f936d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f936d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>10th May 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the May Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Wow May already 2022 sure is flying by.<br \/>Firstly a massive warm welcome to the newest members to the SGR team Ian Basezone Smith, Penny Blake and Patrick Brogan<br \/>Ian will be doing alternate Saturday evenings to Tesh Parmar, Patrick Brogan doing alternate Sunday&#8217;s to Mike Russo and Penny now part of the ladies take over Thursday&#8217;s and will be the 2nd Thursday of the month. Watch this space for special female guest dj&#8217;s in the months that has a 5th Thursday (June, September and December 2022).<\/p><p>A massive thank you to Graham Towers for stepping up on the day to day running of the station and especially since the founder of SGR Lee Lessells suffered another heart attack and has now got to have complete rest. Lee we all wish you well and a speedy recovery.<\/p><p>We still have tickets available for the Guildford All dayer at the Holroyd Arms on Saturday 30th July so if you would like to join us please see the events page on the website click on the link to get your tickets it will be great to see you there. Also in the next few weeks our August Groove boat tickets will go on sale. The price is \u00a323.50 each and leaving from Temple Pier but at the earlier time of midday until 5pm.<\/p><p>On sale now is Westcliff with Love our soul night out to be held on Saturday 15th October 2022 from 8pm to 1am at Moonraker night club 272 &#8211; 274 station road Westcliff on Sea Essex. The tickets are \u00a310 each and available by the events page.<\/p><p>We are starting to think of events for 2023 and hopefully be travelling further afield. If you know of a venue that you think would be a great place for us to come to please email Gary Makepeace (<a href=\"mailto:gary@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">gary@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a>) or Hazel Dunmow (<a href=\"mailto:hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">hazel@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a>) with contact details of the venue and we will get in touch.<\/p><p>We would also like to give a massive thank you to all the dj&#8217;s for their great team work to the station and for producing great shows week in week out and a massive thank you to all the listeners for your continued support to SGR and for making it bigger and better everyday we definitely are one big happy soul family.<\/p><p>Have a great May and look forward to seeing you soon at an event.<br \/>Best Regards.<\/p><p>Hazel Dunmow (SGR Admin and Company Secretary).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7794b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bb7794b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f67a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f67a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>12th April 2022 -Welcome to the April Blog<\/b><\/p><p>Welcome to April everyone, I\u2019m GT and I would love to take this opportunity to thank the management team for inviting me to join them. I shall be in the background helping out with the day to day running of the station and here for technical support to all our fantastic DJs. Oh and still causing complete chaos on the airwaves!!<\/p><p>A massive thank you must be said to all the listeners who attended the Cambridge All Dayer at the Clayton Hotel and for making it a huge success. A massive thank you must also go out to all the DJs for their sets. Everyone of them on point. We were blessed with some beautiful weather which added a bit more magic to what was such a fun day full of laughter and dancing.<\/p><p>Thank\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0Gary\u00a0Makepeace\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0supply\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0equipment.<\/p><p>Wristbands are now on sale for the next event which is the Guildford All Dayer at The Holroyd Arms, 36 Aldershot Rd, Guilford, GU2 8AF on Saturday 30th July 2022, starting at 1pm through till midnight.<br \/>Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0to get your wristband, they are priced at \u00a310 each.<\/p><p>We are still having a few issues with merchandise due to a shortage of stock coming in from Europe, I can assure you that we are working hard with Artystar to fulfil any pending orders. We are hoping in the next few weeks that everything will be back in stock so please get your orders in ready for the beautiful British summertime!!<\/p><p>We have advertising slots available at very reasonable rates, give your business more exposure and contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:advertising@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">advertising@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p><p>Thank you to all the SGR DJs, everything they do is on a voluntary basis and we really have struck gold with the talent and experience of the team. You the best you lot.<\/p><p>Lastly, I want to thank all you lovely listeners for taking the time to get involved with SGR, for all the contact on social media, all the emails, buying merchandise and attending events, our aim is to bring everyone together through soul music. From experience I have made friends for life that I wouldn\u2019t have met if it wasn\u2019t for the station.<\/p><p>Big\u00a0love\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0all.<br \/>Graham\u00a0Towers<br \/>(SGR\u00a0Management\u00a0Team)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc47f1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8cc47f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f9545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f9545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5th March 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the March Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>We have seen some changes with the management structure and would like to Welcome Graham Towers &amp; Rossi P to the team.<br \/>We have also 2 new presenters joining the line up &amp; a warm welcome to the Soul Groove Family.<\/p><p>Kevin O\u2019Brien &#8211; The Soulcial @ 4\u00a0 Monday &#8211; Thursday from 4pm<\/p><p>Harvey Stillman &#8211; Naked Disco 9-10.00 am Monday &#8211; Wednesday.<\/p><p>It\u2019s been a busy time again and it was lovely to meet some of you on the Groove Boat on 19 February.<\/p><p>There are still some tickets left for the first alldayer in Cambridge on 26 March which are available from <a href=\"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/index.php\/sgr-cambridge-alldayer-march-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>We are looking into venues in the Midlands \/ North for next year for an event, if you know of a venue for consideration please email Hazel.<\/p><p>The station is growing and developing with some of the changes causing some technical difficulties. I would like to thank you for bearing with us during the change overs.<\/p><p>We currently have a space left for a Station Sponsorship if you would like more information please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:advertising@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advertising@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Gmail users:- Google has introduced new anti spam measures and blocks some emails being delivered to us, please could you add the email addresses to your contacts this will ensure we get your emails.<\/p><p>Merchandise- we are currently seeing outages of certain products due to suppliers not having stock. Chris will advise you and issue a refund if the wait is too long or no dates for stock arrival.<\/p><p>Thank you all for your continued support and I hope to see some of you at the Cambridge alldayer.<\/p><p>Ray Douglass \u2013 Managing Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a2033 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0a2033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f9dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8f9dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1st February 2022 &#8211; Welcome to the February blog.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Firstly I&#8217;d like to thank everyone that made it on our December groove boat , what a great afternoon it was with lots laughing and smiles everywhere, defiantly looking forward to our next groove boat on the 19th February.<\/p><p>Being apart of SGR has been an great adventure, since being invited to join the team nearly 3 years ago the station has grown from strength to strength. During lockdown and doing the mid morning shows Monday to Friday kept me sane with the fun and banter with listeners on the Facebook threads while locked in at home made life a bit easier. Soon after starting the shows we recognized that some listeners where home alone too and their only contact with the outside world was via the show threads. This has now created friendships far and wide , so when we&#8217;ve had an SGR event new friends finally got to meet each other that had only had contact through the threads. This is still the <span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">case on our events now,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">friends meeting Facebook friends for the first time, even us DJs get to meet each other for the first time too which is great.<\/span><\/p><p>As you may know our DJs come from all walks of life and each one brings a different style of soul music to the station , hopefully we have something for everyone.<\/p><p>We have more events lined up for this year which we are all looking forward too , plus events for 2023 are in the planning stages.<\/p><p>A big thank you to all that have purchased our merchandise via our online shop.<\/p><p>It was great to see at the Back 2 love weekend in Southport last September, so many SGR t-shirts being worn which again made us stand out from other stations. We are looking forward to returning to the Back 2 love Weekender in July this year and it will\u00a0 be lovely to see more SGR listeners there.<\/p><p>Lastly I&#8217;d like to thank you all for being a big part of soul groove radio family as with out you none of this would be possible .<\/p><p>Regards<br \/>Gary Makepeace<br \/>Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7b352 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea7b352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1144d8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1144d8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f87acdc\" data-id=\"f87acdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824102d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"824102d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>11th January\u00a0 2022- Welcome to our first blog of 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>We would like to welcome, to the presenters line up &#8211; Ian Dee<\/p><p>Ian has taken over Saturday mornings from 10.00am &#8211; Midday with his &#8216;Soulful\u00a0Saturday&#8221;\u00a0Show<\/p><p>On Wednesday 29th December 2021 we had our Festive Groove boat along the river Thames and what a great afternoon we had grooving up and down the Thames. A massive thank you to all the SGR family that joined us. A huge thank you to Gary Makepeace &amp; Hazel Dunmow for their great sets.<\/p><p>Why not check out our Official Facebook Page for some great pictures of a great afternoon.<\/p><p>We are looking forward to see you all again on board our next Groove\u00a0 Boat\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday\u00a019th\u00a0February\u00a0departing\u00a0Temple\u00a0Pier\u00a0at\u00a01pm\u00a0tickets\u00a0can<br \/>be\u00a0purchased\u00a0by\u00a0emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a> priced at \u00a325.00 each, or see our SGR website Events page.<\/p><p>Tickets are now on sale for our Cambridge Alldayer taking place at The Clayton\u00a0Hotel\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0which\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0purchased\u00a0by\u00a0emailing<br \/><a href=\"mailto:events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a> priced\u00a0at\u00a0\u00a310.00\u00a0each or see our SGR website Events page.<\/p><p>We certainly have a very busy few months ahead with some great events to look forward to.<\/p><p>On behalf of everyone here at Soul Groove Radio we wish a Happy and Prosperous New Year.<\/p><p>Lee\u00a0Lessells\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Founder<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcd7579 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcd7579\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a986b6e\" data-id=\"a986b6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2531364 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2531364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5380385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5380385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08th December 2021 -Welcome to November \/ Decembers blog<\/strong><\/p><p>Firstly, a warm welcome to 2 new presenters to the Soul Groove Radio team.<br \/>Mark Stuart &amp; Nigel Waymark<br \/>Mark is taking over Saturday evenings from 10.00 \u2013 Midnight<br \/>Nigel is doing the Network Soul Chart Show on a Thursday morning from 5.00 \u2013 7.00am<\/p><p>We have had a very busy few weeks finalising the events for 2022 which details will be released during December &amp; getting the shop up &amp; running.<br \/>We are pleased to announce that our first all dayer will be in Cambridge on 26 March, this event will be held at a prestigious 4* hotel situated minutes from the city centre &amp; could be combined to make a weekend stay to enable you to take in some of the historic sights and dining Cambridge can offer. More details will follow as they are finalised.<\/p><p>This year has been by far one of the busiest we have seen, with the all dayer at the Holroyd, Bastonbury and of course our first Groove Boat. We hope to see some of you on the Groove Boat in December where the management team will entertain you. (I wanted to call it the revenge of the turkey).<\/p><p>The shop is now up &amp; running with much more official merchandise and limited edition T-Shirts and gift cards, pop over to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soulgrooveradioshop.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.soulgrooveradioshop.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the team for their continued input &amp; ideas, with a special mention to an unsung hero Hazel Dunmow who has managed to keep everyone on an even keel.<\/p><p>Thank you from all the team to you the listeners for your continued support over the last 12 months.<br \/>May we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy &amp; Prosperous 2022.<\/p><p>Ray Douglass \u2013 Managing Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b34685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b34685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d98f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d98f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>28th October 2021 &#8211; Welcome to our October Blog<\/strong><\/p><p>I can not believe we are nearly to the end of October and now starting to get into the festive season just where has 2021 gone?.<\/p><p>On Saturday 16th October we had our 1st Groove boat along the river Thames and what a great day everyone had. It was fab to see so many of the SGR family there and a massive thank you to you all that joined us on the day. From 1pm to 6pm everywhere you looked there was smiling faces, laughter and lots of dancing so a great success and now looking forward to the Festive boat on Wednesday 29th December 2021. A huge thank you to Leigh McGlone, Groove Genie, Ray Penny and Rossi P for great sets they did on the boat. It was also lovely to finally meet Luc Willemsens who travelled from Belgium to join us on the Groove boat and he certainly a Soul brother and has become a big part of the SGR family.<\/p><p>The SGR management meet in Cambridge on Sunday 24th October for a meeting to debrief just on how well the Groove boat was and to see what we can change to make future boats more of a success. We are looking into on board catering as we know some people do like the chose to have something to eat while on board.<\/p><p>We was also planning events for 2022 and it&#8217;s going to be a busy year with the return to Guildford and Bassingbourn and maybe some other towns\/cities around the country as well as up to 4 Groove boats and we will of course keep you updated.<\/p><p>We are also keeping our fingers crossed that the new online merchandise shop will be going live mid November just in time for Christmas with additional items added as well as the new gift cards.<\/p><p>Thank you so much for your continued support to SGR.<\/p><p>Best Regards.\u00a0<\/p><p>Hazel Dunmow.<\/p><p>Company Secretary and SGR Admin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60567f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60567f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8927d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8927d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>21st September 2021 &#8211; Welcome to our September Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Wow what a crazy couple of months we have has since our last blog.<\/p><p>Firstly a warm welcome to our new DJ&#8217;s that have joined the team in July, August and September.<br \/>Missy\u00a0M<br \/>Kool\u00a0Keith<br \/>Adi\u00a0Brown<br \/>Steven McMorrine<\/p><p>Secondly a great return to the airwaves of Graham Towers, Paul Fitzgerald and Toni Belfield after over 7 weeks absences due to serious health issues but we are pleased to say they are all now well and back to entertaining us.<\/p><p>The SGR all dayer on 31st July at the Holroyd Arms in Guildford was a great success with over 300 people enjoying the day and what great sets all the dj&#8217;s performed. A massive thank you to Andy, Lisa and all the staff at the Holroyd Arms for all the hard work the did on the day.<br \/>We are going back to the Holroyd Arms on Saturday 30th July 2022 for another all dayer and hope you can join us<\/p><p>The SGR picnic on Saturday 28th August in Bassingbourn was also a great success and was fun as a majority of the SGR listeners took the advantage of camping over night which was a laugh.<br \/>Here&#8217;s\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0one\u00a0which\u00a0hopefully\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0May\u00a02022<\/p><p>The start of September some of the SGR DJ&#8217;s and listeners took a trip up to Southport to the 1st Back to Love weekender at the Bliss Hotel. What a great event and by the end of the weekend I think all at the Bliss Hotel knew who Soul Groove Radio were. It was great that 2 of the SGR DJ&#8217;s were part of the DJ line up for the weekender and a big thank you to Tesh Parmar and Steve Aggasild for flying the SGR flag among all the other great DJ&#8217;s<\/p><p>We are really looking forward to our 1st Groove boat which is to take place on Saturday 16th October from Temple pier of 5 hours cruising up the Thames seeing the London sights.<\/p><p>We have also released the tickets for the Festive Groove Boat (the bit in the middle) which is to take place on Wednesday 29th December 2021 again from Temple pier. Those days between Christmas and New Year can be a bit of a boring time as you have enjoyed Christmas opening your presents eating and drinking too much and don&#8217;t know what to do while you wait to celebrate the New year in so why not come and join us.<\/p><p>Thanks as always for your continued support to this ever growing station.<\/p><p>Best Regards.<\/p><p>Hazel Dunmow.<\/p><p>Company Secretary and SGR Admin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc99bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6bc99bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402ee33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"402ee33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"ltr\"><p><strong>7th July 2021 &#8211; Welcome to our July Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>This year is flying by, not long until the sold out long awaited all dayer at the Holroyd in Guildford.<br \/>We will be releasing the DJ set times on the Official Soul Groove Radio Facebook pages and our website in due course.<\/p><p>June has been a very busy month with the announcement of the Soul Groove Radio Picnic on Saturday 28 August in Bassingbourn.<br \/>We are hoping to offer a limited amount overnight parking for Motorhomes \/ Caravans &amp; Camper Vans that are self sufficient.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>We would like to welcome, to the presenters line up &#8211; Allan Singleton and Toni Belfield.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Allan has taken over Saturday afternoons from 4.00 &#8211; 6.00 with his &#8216;Saturday Dance Party&#8217; show.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Toni B &#8211; Toni has taking over Tuesday afternoons from 2.00 &#8211; 4.00 with her &#8216;Positively Soul&#8217; show.<\/p><p>We have added another event The Soul Groove Radio Picnic taking place on Saturday 28 August from 4.00 &#8211; 11.00 PM in Bassingbourn Cambridgeshire wrist bands are priced at \u00a36.00 with under 15&#8217;s free. For more \/ bookings contact events@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/p><p>See our Events page for mor information.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a6d80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26a6d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2378226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2378226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>16th May 2021 &#8211; Welcome to our May Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>The 1st SGR Groove Boat was sold out within 3 days of announcing tickets being released. The response has been amazing.<\/p><p>We are now planning our next Groove boat and that will hopefully take place on Wednesday 29th December. Same time 1 to 6pm and will be called &#8216;The Revenge of the Turkey&#8217;.<\/p><p>Also in the planning is a major event to take place over a weekend hopefully in March 2022 and in the lovely city of Cambridge.<\/p><p>This week sees the start of new shows for both Graham Towers and Bob Christie.<br \/>Graham will also now be doing Friday afternoons from midday to two, which means now on Fridays there will be no repeat shows. Bob Christie starts his new show on Sunday evenings from 10pm to midnight and is called &#8216;House of Soul&#8217;.<\/p><p>The new online shop has been delayed in the launch date and fingers crossed all up and running start of June. There will be so much more SGR merchandise on sale and we would like to say a massive thank you to Chris and the team at Artystar for helping launch this new on line shop and all the new items being on offer to purchase.<\/p><p>On behalf of the SGR management team and all the DJ&#8217;s we would like to say a huge hearty thank you for all your support and for choosing this growing station.<\/p><p>Thanks Hazel.\u00a0<\/p><p>Company Secretary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecc7a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecc7a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aae6bfb\" data-id=\"aae6bfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837b81c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"837b81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fa581d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fa581d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff78f17\" data-id=\"ff78f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b6c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b6c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15th April 2021 &#8211; Welcome to our April Blog.<\/strong><\/p><p>Soul Groove Radio are just going from strength to strength not only are we growing in presenters numbers but also in listeners as well.<\/p><p>On the 4th April Paul Fitzgerald became our newest member to the SGR DJ team with his new Sunday morning show from 7 &#8211; 9am called Sunday Breakfast and Soul Flavours.<\/p><p>Our very own Diane Marsh also has her latest single out soon and was aired 13th April for the 1st time on Gary Makepeace Soulful Sandwich show. Good luck Diane with the new single which is called &#8216;I&#8217;m taken&#8217; (&#8216;I&#8217;m spoken for&#8217;).<\/p><p>Soul Groove Radio have now registered with companies house to become a limited company and that was all finalised at the end of March.<\/p><p>In the next month we will also be launching our very own online merchandise shop.<\/p><p>On Saturday 16th October we will also be holding our 1st Soul Groove boat which will be leaving Temple Pier in London at 1pm for a 5 hour trip up and down the Thames.<\/p><p>SGR management team are in the planning stages of many more events to take place in 2022 and not just in the London area.<\/p><p>Many Thanks to everyone involved with SGR from the management team DJ&#8217;s and of course the listeners for making this a bigger and better station that just keeps growing.<\/p><p>Best Regards Hazel Dunmow (company 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>9th March 2021 &#8211; Welcome to our March Blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From all the team welcome to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bob Chrisite &#8211; Bob presents The &#8216;Elements Of Soul&#8217; every Monday &amp; Tuesday from Midday &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p>Renee Charles &#8211; &nbsp;Renee will be joining us every second Thursday of the month 10pm \u2013 Midnight<\/p>\n<p>DJ H &#8211; DJ H will be joining the team here at Soul Groove Radio with his \u2018Good Times &amp; Good Vibes Friday\u2019s\u2019- afternoon 2-4pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soul Groove Radio information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will be more announcements during the coming weeks as we add even more shows &amp; presenters for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>We are busy behind the scenes planning our next events for the rest of year and into 2022 you never know there may be one or two 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data-id=\"4aa48d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Soul Groove Radio Saturday Night Specials have been very popular among our presenters and listeners you will find one of The Soul Groove Radio presenters taking over Studio One between 10pm-Midnight to give you an unforgettable Saturday Night experience<\/p><p>On a personal note I would like to thank all of our presenters, admin team, \u00a0the management team and above all, YOU the listener for making Soul Groove Radio the station of choice.<\/p><p>Lee Lessells<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2f9fa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2f9fa5\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c48ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c48ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5th February 2021<\/strong><\/p><p>Welcome\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0latest\u00a0news\u00a0blog.<\/p><p>January has been a really busy time for the management team dealing with the licence renewal and planning for the year ahead.<\/p><p>From\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0team\u00a0welcome\u00a0to:\u00a0&#8211;<\/p><p>Graham Towers \u2013 Graham presents Soul Delicious Tuesdays &amp; Wednesdays from 1000 \u2013 Midday<\/p><p>Paul Mac &#8211; \u00a0Station and will be sharing a Saturday night slot with Tesh. Paul will be doing weeks 1 &amp; 3 on rotation from Saturday 6 February 2021 \u2013 8pm to 10pm<\/p><p>Paul Fitzgerald \u2013 Paul will be the cover Presenter standing in where necessary.<\/p><p>There will be more announcements during the next few weeks as we add more shows &amp; presenters for your entertainment.<\/p><p>Merchandise &#8211; Hopefully the E store will be up and running in February. There will be a greater choice of Official Merchandise including limited editions.<\/p><p>Events \u2013 We are busy trying to plan some events during the course of the year but this is proving somewhat difficult.<br \/>We are looking at something completely different and very special towards the end of the year.<\/p><p>I must say a big thank you to everyone at the station who is so dedicated and passionate about what they do.<br \/>The listeners an even bigger thank you for your continued support both online and offline, the responses to the threads, the constant supply of emails with your request &amp; messages.<\/p><p>Ray Douglass<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-285a768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"285a768\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-949dd49\" data-id=\"949dd49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d778b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"13d778b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dd3c06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dd3c06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5fe1e9\" data-id=\"c5fe1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09807d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a09807d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>6th January 2021 <\/strong><strong>Graham Towers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Graham has two new shows on Wednesday and Thursday mornings 10am to 12 noon the &#8216;Soul Delicious&#8217; show.<strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Graham-Towers-poster-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Graham-Towers-poster-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Graham-Towers-poster.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4febc63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4febc63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6556537\" data-id=\"6556537\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a4696 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74a4696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba7a997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba7a997\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea8ddf7\" data-id=\"ea8ddf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f27ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8f27ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1st January 2021<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Happy New Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Here at Soul Groove Radio, we wish all our listeners and team a very Happy 2021.<\/p><p><strong>New DJ<\/strong><\/p><p>A new DJ will be joining Soul Groove Radio in early January to take up the Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 10am to midday. Watch this space!!!<\/p><p>Stay Safe &amp; Soulful.\u00a0<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>The Soul Groove Team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2131b6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2131b6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4991bff\" data-id=\"4991bff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85f7c9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e85f7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22b886f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22b886f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d33e250\" data-id=\"d33e250\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63091f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63091f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>31st December 2020<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Live music all day<\/strong><\/p><p>Soul Groove Radio presents a New Year Eve all day party. Keep us locked on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b9470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36b9470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SGR-31st-plan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SGR-31st-plan.jpg 626w, https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SGR-31st-plan-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce81829 elementor-button-warning elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce81829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"http:\/\/soulgroove.libretime.hippynet.co.uk\/#tracks\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Listen Live<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b0e084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b0e084\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03b38ea\" data-id=\"03b38ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7e418 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b7e418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7ccc10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7ccc10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a365749\" data-id=\"a365749\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f38ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f38ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>24 October 2020<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Welcome to the new website<\/strong><\/p><p>It\u2019s been a long time in preparation. <br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>Firstly we would like to thank all of the presenters for their continued input into the station &amp; especially you the listeners. <br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>Thank you to everyone that attended the first All Dayer @ The Cricketers Arms, despite the torrential rain in the early evening it didn\u2019t dampen your spirits and we think it made you more determined to have a good time. <br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>We are busy working behind the scenes on other events for 2021.<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>We are hopefully going to be involved with a charity 1 day event which will be festival themed &amp; all monies raised after expenses will be donated to charity.\u00a0<\/p><p>The funds raised will be aimed at the people who really need apparatus or help with improving their day to day lives. More to follow when available.<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>We hope that the blog will help keep you informed on shows, presenters &amp; general news. <br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>Stay Safe &amp; Soulful <br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>The Soul Groove Team<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f151809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f151809\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a417d47\" data-id=\"a417d47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80d359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a80d359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Copyright 2026 Soul Groove Radio Ltd 13253396 | All Rights Reserved | Site by SGR<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Groove Radio logo is a registered Trademark and no reproduction can be made without written permission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News &amp; Updates Welcome to December\u00a0 For some strange reason, the management of Soul Groove Radio, have asked me to write the December blog! 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