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VESPR : Voice of East Salford People's Radio

Vespr radioVESPR : Voice of East Salford People's Radio is a volunteer run radio station which covers mostly spoken word reporting of events, local issues, creativity, musicians and what is of interest to the people of East Salford. We use low cost recording equipment and Internet radio to transmit independently. 

Some of the shows that we have recorded in our short life are to do with the Interaction of Salford University Students and local residents, on the musical scene of Salford, crazy humour, and interviews with local health worker and carer support worker Sue Hinder - check  part one & part two

This month's special feature is on 'Magpies Friends of Foe?'

There are also a lot of tales of Old Salford that have been uploaded as part of the Retrancing Salford project by Mike and Jane. They're take on local history is to bring the stories that might be lost to you directly. These include

So if you have any stories, news of Community Empowerment, creativity of humour then please get in touch with us. vespr5@gmail.com

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Christmas and Sharing by Jane and Mike

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Let's learn about Christmas and sharing from the visitors to the 'Street of 1,000 kids' exhibition.


12:00 minutes (21.98 MB)

Community Round-up by Jane and Mike

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Jane and Mike, from Salford LIDS, talk about all the different groups they have made contact with in Salford.


22:55 minutes (21 MB)

Forget Me Not by Albert Thompson

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Albert Thompson sings his songs of Salford and talks about his life on the ocean wave.


50:50 minutes (46.56 MB)

Salfords reaction to Michael Jacksons death.

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The people of Salford react to the sad news of Michael Jacksons death.


1:38 minutes (1.49 MB)

Life in Iran in 1978 by Salford LIDS

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Jane lived in Iran in 1978 and saw the revolution happening then.


16:53 minutes (15.46 MB)

Angela and Heather from the Great Residents Asc talk about Druken noise

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Angela and Heather from the Great Residents Asc talk about Druken noise- This is just one part of a huge debate about the issue of Students in Salford, druken noise, the appropriacy of where student Halls are located and many other topics - the full debase is in the pipeline.


2:22 minutes (2.18 MB)

magpies friends or foe

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a feature with poems music interviews and real magpies

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5:23 minutes (4.93 MB)

Interview with Sue Hinder - Carers support worker part 2 (short edit)

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This interview edited by Tony T and Kevin E is with Sue Hinder who talks about some of the work she does as  a carers support worker.


2:28 minutes (2.27 MB)

Sue Hinder interviewed by Tony on being a Carer's support worker - Part Three

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Sue Hinder interviewed by Tony T on being a Carer's support worker. This was episode was edited by Jane and Mike. 


4:52 minutes (4.46 MB)

Spoof Interview with Professor Clever Cloggs on the Credit Crunch

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As part of the Community reporters programme we took a copy of the Manchester Evening News and used it to see if there were any articles that we could follow up with a telephone interview. We found an article about laughter and the Credit Crunch and how it was affecting us all. There were some very 'interesting' facts in there as well as a quote from a Professor. The real Professor in the Story was naturally far to busy to give us an interview even though we found his phone number on his website. So we had to phone up someone to do a fake one instead.


4:42 minutes (4.31 MB)

St Joseph’s West Craven St Salford 1930

??Joan Fildes Florrie Thompson, Faith Nicholls. Joyce Morrissey, Winnie Doyle. Eileen Gill. Margaret Dunne. John Murray. ?? George Berisford. John Heathcoat, ?Cosgrove, Kathleen Doherty. Freda Maloney.

East Salford Community Directory


In this directory you will discover over 60 groups that run activities for themselves and others in East Salford. Within this directory which has been created by local volunteers with help from East Salford's Health Improvement team you will discover a variety of groups. Some groups just for women, some just for teenagers. Groups for people who want exercise, groups for people who want to learn new skills,groups for older residents of East Salford.

All these groups have shared information on what they do because they believe that if you join them, whether it be in making pots, learning yoga or sharing stories you will make new friends, learn new things and have fun.

Look at the Directory here

Lower Kersal Young Peoples Group (Allotments)

Gardening at the LKYPG. About 10 local teenagers aged between 113-19 meet to enjoy some shared
activties. On a thursday it is maintaning their garden on Littleton
Road Allotments. The group meets at 3:30pm - 6:00pm at St Aidens Church.

Literacy course at the resource centre

Literary course at Broughton resource centre. The course has usually 8-10 attendees and is led by an experienced tutor from Pendleton college. The group is often made up of newer residents to broughton and meet every wednesday and thursday at 10.00 at the Broughton resource centre on the corner of bury new road and great cheetam street opposite McDonalds.

Arts and craft at the angel.

New group open to anyone regardless of ability.

Life in Iran in 1978 by Salford LIDS

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Jane lived in Iran in 1978 and saw the revolution happening then.


16:53 minutes (15.46 MB)