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Local charity Bay Trust Radio has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest accolade given to volunteer groups across the UK. Volunteers from the station were presented with the crystal award by Mrs Susie Bagot MBE DL – Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria – at a celebration evening. The team also […]
We have successfully upgraded and improved our radio studios after receiving over £5,000 in funding and we want to hear from people who are interested in joining our team. Bay Trust Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day for people living across South Cumbria and North Lancashire; as well as patients, staff and visitors of local […]
We are delighted to announce Bay Trust Radio has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, which is the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Our radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day, run entirely by volunteers and the support of local people and businesses. Bay Trust Radio has […]
A team of volunteers have successfully raised £4000 for their charity by broadcasting live for 26 hours over Easter Weekend. Bay Trust Radio, which celebrates 42 years of broadcasting this year, provides a local radio service to North Lancashire and South Cumbria with studios based in Kendal and Blackpool hospitals. The fundraising broadcast was live […]
Bay Trust Radio has been shortlisted for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, which recognises outstanding achievement by groups of volunteers. The charity, which has been broadcasting a local radio service since 1977, is based in Kendal and run completely by volunteers from across the region. The news comes as the station prepares for celebrating […]
Volunteers at a local charity, which has just been shortlisted for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, are getting ready for a weekend which celebrates and highlights all things local at their radio station. Bay Trust Radio, which is based in Kendal, is hosting a fundraising broadcast over Easter weekend which celebrates their 42nd year […]
A small team of volunteers started our radio station 42 years ago today. Originally based inside the Westmorland County Hospital, Kendal Hospital Radio provided a few hours of programming every week to patients. A lot has changed since 1977! We now have a team of brilliant volunteers providing a 24 hour service, with new studios […]
As we get even closer to the festive season, it’s time to announce our festive lineup on Bay Trust Radio! Highlights include a variety of our fantastic volunteers taking on additional shows across Breakfast, Mid Morning and Drive, as well as: Tim Farron picking the music with Michael Barwise, Christmas Eve from 7pm. Christmas Curios – […]
We are excited to announce that our radio service is expanding and will become available in Blackpool for the first time. The move will see Bay Trust Radio broadcast to Blackpool Victoria Hospital, as well as the Westmorland General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary and to the wider community online. Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals […]
A local charity is celebrating a successful fundraising weekend today, after broadcasting for 41 hours uninterrupted over Easter weekend and raising over £2,000. Bay Trust Radio, who broadcast from the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal, celebrated the station’s 41st birthday by planning a marathon broadcast which celebrated all things local – including live performances from […]
