Grampian Hospital Radio

GHR Recognised with National Awards 15 April 2010 Two of our volunteers have been recognised at the Hospital Radio Associations gala dinner and awards ceremony which was held at the Normandy Hotel in Renfrew, Glasgow on the 27th March. Recipients of these awards are decided by a panel of media professionals from television and radio, many of whom began their careers in hospital radio. Grampian Hospital Radio Was commended in the Station of the Year category as was Brenda Massie in the ‘Female Presenter of the Year’ category. Brenda regularly presents “The Pleasuremix” every Saturday evening between 7 and 8.30pm. Jim Simpson won the Bronze award for his Vintage Years programme which is a mix of music and history covering the 20’s, 30’s 40’s and 50’s which is broadcast every Saturday evening between 5.30 and 7.00pm; The judges said they felt Jim’s entry had a very strong presentation style by an excellent story teller. They thought it was friendly, informative and one judge said he definitely felt we were learning things without it being patronising. Another judge said that Jim delivers the programme with clear enthusiasm. Our Chairman, John Graham, said, “Jim and Brenda are to be congratulated on their awards” and he went on to say “GHR has a proud tradition of success at the HBA awards, which is testimony to the superb standard of our presenters and the high-quality programmes available to the patients who listen to us”.

18 March 2010

A quiz night to raise money for Grampian Hospital Radio will be held on Saturday 3rd April at the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel and Restaurant in Dyce, and will start at 7.30pm.

A range of prizes are up for grabs, as well as a raffle and, thanks to the generous support of the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel and Restaurant, a free buffet for participants.

Teams are welcome to come along on the night and at only £20 for a team of four people, the evening in the congenial surroundings of the Pinehurst Lodge will be full of fun and laughter and as well as the chance to win a prize or two.

GHR Members Recognised With National Awards 9 April 2009 Two of our members have been recognised at the Hospital Radio Associations gala dinner and awards ceremony, which was held at Blackpool's Hilton Hotel on the 28th March. Recipients of these prestigious awards, hospital radio's equivalent of the Oscars, are decided by a panel of media professionals, many of whom began their careers in hospital radio. Brenda Massie, who presents the "Pleasuremix" show every Saturday evening, was commended in the 'Female Presenter of the Year' category. Jim Simpson was also commended in the "Male Presenter of the Year" category. In addition to presenting the Friday night Request Show, Jim also presents the 'The Vintage Years' every Saturday.

Pound to Work 28 March 2009 Grampian Hospital Radio and Radio Rainbow are looking for help to celebrate Hospital Broadcasting Week at the end of this month. We are looking for work places across the North East to take part in a Pound to Work Day on 3rd April 2009. Hospital Broadcasting Week is organised by the Hospital Broadcasting Association and champions the role of everyone involved at the UK's hospital radio stations. This year it runs between 28th March and 5th April 2009 and coincides with the national hospital radio awards which will be held in Blackpool this year on Saturday 28th March. Two of our members are short listed for female and male presenter of the year awards this year. They are Brenda Massie, who presents the Saturday evening "Pleasuremix" show on GHR and Jim Simpson who presents "The Vintage Years", also on a Saturday. Grampian Hospital Radio hopes raise in excess of £7,500 during 2009 to continue the modernisation of the broadcasting systems at the GHR studios in Ashgrove House and the installation of the computer server system and the digitalisation programme started last year at Radio Rainbow's studio in The Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. If any individual, business or organisation would like to take part in Grampian Hospital Radio's Pound To Work Day, further information can be obtained from calling 01224 552964 or emailing secretary@ghr.org.uk.

Quiz Night Raises Funds For GHR 28 March 2009 The congenial surroundings of the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel in Dyce was the venue for Grampian Hospital Radio’s recent Quiz Night. The Pinehurst Lodge Hotel, who are already sponsors of our award winning Vintage Years programme, kindly offered the use of their Hotel in order to help us raise funds.

26 February 2009

Two of our volunteers have been shortlisted for National Hospital Radio Awards.

Brenda Massie has been nominated in the 'Female Presenter of the Year' category. She presents the 'Pleasuremix', a programme broadcast on Saturday evenings between 7 and 8.30pm. As Brenda says, her programme has a mixture of music and fact plus a few stories which she hopes brings enjoyment and pleasure to her listeners.

Jim Simpson has been nominated in the 'Male Presenter of the Year' category. Jim presents the 'The Vintage Years' a mix of music and history covering the 20's, 30's 40's and 50's "the golden years of radio" The programme is broadcast every Saturday evening between 5.30 and 7.00pm. Jim also presents the regular Friday night request programme between 8.30 and 10.00pm.

Our Chairman, John Graham, said, "Jim and Brenda are to be congratulated on their nominations, to reach this stage is a fantastic achievement" adding "GHR has a proud tradition of success at the HBA awards, which is testimony to the superb standard of our presenters and the high-quality programmes available to the patients who listen to us".

The nominations are judged by a panel of media professionals. The winners will be announced at the annual awards dinner and presentation which this year is being held in Blackpool at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday 29th March.

26 February 2009

A quiz night to raise money for Grampian Hospital Radio will be held on Saturday 7th March at the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel in Dyce, and will start at 7.30pm.

A range of prizes are up for grabs, as well as a raffle and, thanks to the generous support of the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel, a free buffet for participants.

Teams are welcome to come along on the night and at only £20 for a team of four people, the evening in the congenial surroundings of the Pinehurst Lodge will be full of fun and laughter and as well as the chance to win a prize or two.

We hope to raise £7,500 during 2009 to continue the modernisation of the broadcasting systems at both GHR and Radio Rainbow, as well as the completion of the installation of the computer server system at Radio Rainbow.

GHR Chairman Has Lunch With The Queen 21 July 2008 Grampian Hospital Radio's Chairman, John Graham, had a lunch he will never forget earlier this month when he ended up sitting right next to Her Majesty the Queen. John who has over 30 years service in the National Health Service (NHS) was nominated to attend the luncheon at Beardsmore Hotel in Glasgow as part of the NHS 60th birthday celebrations. Not only was this in recognition of his 30 plus years service in the NHS but also to recognise the volunteer work he does as Chairman of Grampian Hospital Radio. There were about 200 guests who comprised of Health Care Workers from all over Scotland including former patients and there were about 14 in total from NHS Grampian at the lunch in the Beardsmore Hotel in Clydebank in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Philip, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon. John said "It was an incredible experience I knew the day before I would be at the same table as the Queen and we had all met her and Price Philip before lunch it was when we were ushered in to the dining room I realised I would be sitting next to Her Majesty. I thought someone had switched place names! It was a great honour, not just in recognising my time in the NHS, but also for Grampian Hospital Radio as well." John summed up his experience by saying that The Queen was delightful and charming as they ate their lunch, and time passed all too quickly as she was off on her next engagement.

Quiz Night Raises Funds For GHR 18 June 2008 The congenial surroundings of the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel in Dyce was the venue for Grampian Hospital Radio’s recent Quiz Night. The Pinehurst Lodge Hotel, who are already sponsors of our award winning Vintage Years programme, kindly offered the use of their Hotel in order to help raise funds to enable both Grampian Hospital Radio’s and Radio Rainbow’s vast music library and pre-recorded programmes to be stored on a centralised server. The proceedings got underway a little after 7.30pm with quiz master Jim Simpson welcoming the eighteen teams before tackling the first round of questions. Having got into the swing of the things, Films was the subject under scrutiny for round two. The break between rounds two and three provided an opportunity for the selling of raffle tickets. GHR members went round the tables and found that the assembled company were very willing to take their chance to win various bottles of alcohol and a number of prizes donated by local businesses ranging from meals to beauty treatments. Round three was for the history buffs, many of whom need to improve their Scottish history knowledge – how embarrassing!

Angus the Bull, mascot for Aberdeen Football Club and our celebrity guest for the evening popped in at half-time. Patrons of the Pinehurst have been donating their loose change to a charity bottle on the bar, the bottle had been filled and Angus accepted it on behalf of GHR from Drew Crawford, owner of the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel. Angus was good enough to hang around for photographs, which pleased a number of Aberdeen fans. In addition to providing the venue the Pinehurst very kindly supplied a excellent buffet, allowing the quiz participants to replenish their appetites, gather their thoughts and rethink their strategies before settling down to the second half of the quiz. The remaining rounds were Pop Music, Sport and Pot Luck. While the scores were being added to the score sheet between rounds the raffle was held. The Quiz was followed by an auction for a bottle of 12 year old Glenfiddich donated by Asda Dyce, £100 voucher donated by Slater Menswear and a 10 year old signed Aberdeen FC football donated by the Pinehurst. The football was the surprise of the evening – it went for £101! The Quiz Night winners were presented with two bottles of whisky and two bottles of vodka, while the lowest scoring team earned themselves the obligatory wooden spoons. Including the contents of the bottle, which is back on the bar at the Pinehurst a total of £942.60 was raised on the night. None of which would have been possible without the support of Drew and Lorna Crawford and their team at the Pinehurst Lodge Hotel.

Grampian Hospital Radio Wins Awards 15 April 2008 Two of our volunteers have won awards at the Hospital Broadcasting Association's annual awards ceremony. "The Vintage Years", presented by Jim Simpson every Saturday, received a silver award in the "Best Specialist Music" category. Brenda Massie, who presents the "Pleasuremix" every Saturday, was commended in the "Female Presenter of the Year" category. A panel of media professionals selected the winners of the hospital radio awards, and the prizes were presented at a ceremony held in the Ballroom of the Queens Hotel in Leeds. Jim and Brenda's work with GHR was also recognised by the Hospital Broadcasting Association at last year's awards ceremony, which was held in Nottingham.

24 March 2008

Two of our members have been shortlisted for the National Hospital Radio Awards.

Brenda Massie, who presents the "Pleasuremix" every Saturday between 7:00pm and 8:30pm, has been nominated in the "Best Specialist Music" category.

The "Vintage Years", a show broadcast every Saturday between 5:30pm and 7:00pm, has been nominated in the "Best Specialist Music" category. The show is presented by Jim Simpson.

John Graham, GHR Chairman, said, "Jim and Brenda are to be congratulated on their nominations, to reach this stage is a fantastic achievement" adding "GHR has a proud tradition of success at the HBA awards, which is testimony to the superb standard of our presenters and the high-quality programmes available to the patients who listen to us".

The awards are judged by a panel of media professionals, many of whom began their careers in hospital radio.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Queen's Hotel in Leeds, on Saturday 29th March.

24 March 2008

Eleven of our members have been rewarded for their long-term commitment to Grampian Hospital Radio.

They were presented with certificates at our Annual General Meeting, which was held in February.

Brian Whyte received a certificate acknowledging 25 years at the station.

Hamish Wilkinson, Neil Fraser and Jim Irving were presented with certificates for 20 years service.

For 15 years service, certificates were awarded to Arlene Moir and Ray Adam.

Kathleen Duguid, John Graham, Graham Rose and John Thomson received certificates for ten years.

Neil MacKenzie was presented with a certificate for 5 years service.

26 February 2008

We have launched "Friends of GHR", a new scheme to boost our fundraising efforts.

With no paid employees and no regular income, we exist solely on the generosity of sponsors and donors.

Noting that "Friends of GHR" will become a major tool in raising funds, our Treasurer, Jim Simpson, said, "It is a difficult fundraising environment, because opportunities like advertising, available to other media organisations, are off limits. We needed to develop a scheme that allows people and organisations to donate more easily, possibly even on a regular basis, and, most importantly, that shows donors how their contribution has helped us carry on working."

By making a donation under the scheme, "Friends of GHR" will receive a copy of our LiveWire magazine, a certificate acknowledging their support, and an opportunity to visit our studios.

"Special Friends", who agree to donate regularly, will receive these benefits annually.

The names of "Friends" and "Special Friends" will also appear on rolls of honour in the studios at Ashgrove House and Radio Rainbow (based in and serving the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital) as well as our website.

The scheme is available to individuals, companies and other organisations.

Further information about "Friends of GHR" can be found on our Friends of GHR page.

18 February 2008

There's now a new and easy way for you to help us raise funds for Grampian Hospital Radio - simply by shopping online!

EasyFundraising is a shopping directory that features some of your favourite online stores, including Amazon, NEXT, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys'R'Us, HMV and over 500 others. All you have to do is use the links on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online and, at no extra cost to you, we'll receive a free donation of up to 15% from every purchase you make. It really is that simple!

It's completely free to register and use and you still shop with each retailer in exactly the same way. Many retailers even offer additional discounts and money saving e-Vouchers when you shop using easyfundraising.

If you shop online anyway then why not raise valuable extra funds for us by using this fantastic scheme. All you need to do is visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ghr and when you register, select Grampian Hospital Radio as the organisation you wish to support.

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