BoroughLife Podcast takes you behind the scenes of Wigan Council's residents' magazine, Borough Life.Hosts James and Rosie introduce you to some of their great ...
A bike ride through Pennington, and the Great British Spring Clean
In this episode, Rosie catches up with Be Well's Joy, and keen cyclist Ron, who completed Sofa to Saddle and is back on two wheels once again after three decades.And James joins the team as they get stuck into a litter pick as part of the borough's Great British Spring Clean efforts, which you can find out all about here: wigan.gov.uk/SpringCleanAs always, find all of our latest news over at wigan.gov.uk/BoroughLife or follow us on social media at Wigan Council. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sporting Special: Brian Carney, Betti Worth, Junior Nsemba
In this month’s sporting special, Rosie and James attend the Progress with Unity sporting summit, where sporting legends gathered to share their inspiring stories and advice with over 400 young people! They catch up with Rugby League icon Brian Carney, Gladiators superstar Betti Worth, and Wigan Warriors’ own Junior Nsemba to get their insights on the event and hear what they thought of the day!For all Borough Life content, visit: Borough Life See you next month! 😊 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Colin's life changing story and Down to Earth
We’re back for 2025! In our first episode of the new year Rosie and James share some amazing news about our Here For You campaign. Wigan Borough resident Colin calls into the studio to share his story about how Here For You has changed his life. And Gabe from the council’s welfare team provides all the important background. For all the information about Here For You and income maximisation, visit: www.wigan.gov.uk/helptoclaim To watch Colin’s star turn, click here: Here for you - Colin and Linda's story 💛 In the second-half, we catch up with Tom and Hannah from Down to Earth to share some exciting updates about upcoming arts and culture projects across the borough. The TREES art-installation exhibitions arrive on February 7 and 8. Visit Wigan - We're thrilled to announce that TREES, an enchanting... | Facebook For more information about Down to Earth, visit: Home - Down to Earth For all Borough Life content, visit: Borough Life See you next month! 😊 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Christmas special: James and Rosie look back at their best bits from 2024
Can you believe it's the end of 2024? Join us for an extra-special episode as hosts James & Rosie roll back the clock and share their best bits from 2024!Read the new Borough Life magazine edition here: https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Council/Borough-Life/BoroughLife.aspx As always, you can catch up on our latest news via our social media channels and Borough Life Plus: www.wigan.gov.uk/boroughlifeplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Community SOS and TechMates
Rosie and James are back with another exciting episode! This time, they catch up with Lucy from Wigan Council's Communities teams to talk all about their new Communities SOS project. Then, they speak to Alex about digital inclusion with the team behind the council’s TechMates scheme.As always, you can catch up on our latest news via our social media channels and Borough Life Plus: www.wigan.gov.uk/boroughlifeplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BoroughLife Podcast takes you behind the scenes of Wigan Council's residents' magazine, Borough Life.Hosts James and Rosie introduce you to some of their great guests - the people who help to make Wigan Borough so brilliant! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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