Bodcast 2

You thought it was safe to get back in the ocean?
Don't you know there are sharks out there?

Anyway, we've done it (again).
LIDS HQ has been buzzing to the sound of comments and critiques, tapes shredding and sharp repostes, and now the CD has been issued and the bodcast has been launched.
As before, you can access it at the web site. Try this link here. (Yes, yes, tap it with your mouse, fellah.) You might learn something about stopping smoking - oh, didn't we mention that? That's the topic of Bodcast 2.

Meanwhile, LIDS'ers are off down the pub. No, nothing to celebrate. We've simply heard today that Salford CVS have turned down our new grant application. We wanted some small amount of money to do a small something about the run-down Inner City area of Ordsall. Silly us. We saw that it isn't all bad, and some residents have done a bang-up job of improving their gardens, planting their own flowers and fruit and growing their own food. We thought we could learn from them. How foolish! We imagined that other people might be interested to see what they were doing and might even decide to copy them. Foolish, indeed!

Of course, maybe if we had called it 'Ordsall in Bloom' we would have got the loot straightaway. (Everyone else has tried that catchphrase and done very well, up to now.) Trying to be a bit innovative is obviously a complete waste of time.

Back, I tells ya. Back - to the future!

It's a Lottery

Good news from Lottery HQ, (which happens to be in Newcastle, don't ask why).

They've said that Salford LIDS can have a small grant to carry on with its work on podcasting, starting now, and continuing until March 2008.

Wow, that's fair enough.
It gives us quite a lot to do, but it's all good. The first few bodcasts are all about health and are coming to an end soon. Meanwhile, plenty of local people have expressed an interest in getting involved in making more recordings and putting them up on our site.

Looking forward to it, and keep an eye on the Blog. We'll keep you up to date with news and developments.
And when the 'casts are ready, you'll be able to follow the links.
Cheers.
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Cafe culture

Yep, we don't get our work done without a few cups of tea and hours in front of computer monitors.
Luckily it's easy to do, given the resources in the area we live in.
Ordsall.
Salford.

Ordsall has the benefit of the greatest little corner shop in the city.
Ordsall Community Cafe.
Get on down to Tatton Street and make use of the facilities.
Or -
Check out the link on the left.
And yes, they call it the 'OCC'.
Yep, one more sea than the OC.

How cool is that?

LIDS goes vocal

Wow, it's been a hectic few months, but yes, we've done it.
The first podcast has been put together.

You can access it at our download site.
Click here.

Hope you enjoy the latest news and views from Salford, the heart of the 3rd Industrial Revolution.
Keep in touch and come back for more.

Bodcast

The latest news is that LIDS has received a grant from the Health and Well-being Fund to make some podcasts on the themes of diet, exercise and stopping smoking.

We have started interviewing people in the area, including a doctor, people who 'Walk for Health' in Buille Hill Park (photos to follow) and people at the Tai Chi class.

The podcasts (or Bodcasts as they are now known) are being based on previous programmes we made for Salford Community Radio and which were broadcast all over Salford on weekends, occasionally over the last few years.

The new bodcasts will use humour as a way of getting the message across and will, hopefully, be very witty - and entertaining. There will also be a few songs, specially written for the occasion.

We're hoping to put the bodcasts on our web site (see Link in our Profile) and also distribute copies on CD.

Logging and blogging

Hello, everybody!
(Hi, Doctor Nick)

Greetings from the heart of Salford, jewel of the North.

This is Salford LIDS sending you all the best from us to you.

Keep in touch and we'll let you know what's happening.