Last week was Baby Loss Awareness Week. Roxanne Cooper told Tess Lewsey how she and her fiance were devastated when they lost Oliver on March 16 2018. Roxanne says she was helped by Surrey Sands, a charity which provides support for anyone affected by the death of a baby. Surrey Sands relies on funds donated by the public and Roxanne told Tess how they are helping raise money for them.
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Find out more about Surrey Sands at their website surrey-sands.org.uk
As Last Orders are called at The Limes pub in Merstham for the final time this weekend the possibilities of building a new community pub will be discussed at a public meeting next week.
Ahead of the 23rd October meeting at Canada Hall, Merstham, Tess Lewsey spoke to Mike Blacker about the plans for the future.
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For more information visit www.thelimes.pub
It’s the last innings of 2018 for Susy’s Cricket Show with conversation and chat from Tim Bowling and David Jay plus added punditry from Chris Jacobs. There’s also a visit from Phil Ient of Outwood CC who drops in to collect the On The Front Foot Club of the Year award.
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A local, not for profit organisation which supplies reusable drinks containers, has been granted charitable status.
Clare Thomson from Outwood and a former teacher at Reigate College, founded WACUP with the aim to reduce the amount of plastic pollution in our oceans. WACUP bottles are made from aluminium and proceeds from the sale of these go back into funding education projects in Asia. These aim to educate people to make small changes in lifestyle to make a difference to the planet. Bottles will be sent to schools in the most affected areas such as Thailand and Vietnam. Clare visited the Susy Radio studio and spoke with Chrissy Muir.
You can find out more about Clare Thomson’s work at wacup.org.
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year.
This year’s theme is young people and mental health in a changing world.
Lucy Rayner passed away on 5 May 2012 after fighting a silent battle with depression. A little while ago, Susy presenter Annie Whitmore spoke to her father Stuart Rayner about The Lucy Rayner Foundation, a charity he set up with his partner Jenny.
After hearing Annie’s interview with Stuart Rayner, Susy listener Tom Longley was inspired to run the Reigate Half Marathon in memory of Lucy.
He said: “I was very moved by Annie’s interview with Lucy’s father on her Wednesday show. I had heard of the charity before but didn’t know very much about it. The interview revealed how events that took place were both so ordinary and subsequently so traumatic for this family.
Sharing this and bringing it to peoples’ attention has got to be a good thing for other families and sufferers of depression and Annie and Lucy’s father did this in a gentle and compassionate way. I ran unofficially in aid of the foundation and donated the proceeds to the charity.”
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For more information: thelucyraynerfoundation.com
