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Radio Horton calls for Your Horton Memories
On Thursday 5th July, the NHS (National Health Service) is celebrating its seventieth anniversary. With events taking place at hospitals across the country, Banbury’s hospital radio station, Radio Horton is marking the occasion with a series of broadcasts entitled...
Sing Day on June 16th gives young and old a chance to try singing together
A Sing Day on June 16th is bringing together a rare combination of Oxfordshire’s musical talents for a day of singing and performance, which all members of the public with an interest in singing are invited to join. Peter Hunt, one of Oxfordshire’s most popular choral...
Human Story Theatre launches third play within a year
Hot off the heels of becoming a charity Human Story Theatre are launching their latest play DRY in January. After two successful productions earlier this year: Flat 73 (supported by the Samaritans) and The Fourth Dog (supported by Against Breast Cancer and Maggie’s)...
Radio Horton shortlisted for National Hospital Radio Award
Banbury’s hospital radio station kick-started 2018 with exciting news following the announcement of a nomination in the Best Special Event category at the prestigious annual National Hospital Radio Awards for its coverage of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention. The station...
Banbury honours Battle of Britain Heroes
Banbury residents turned out in force on Sunday to honour the country’s Battle of Britain heroes. A military and civic parade marched from Broad Street, along High Street, round The Cross into Horsefair and then to St Mary’s Church for a memorial service. After the...
Meet Radio Horton at Banbury Canal Day
The history of Banbury’s canal will be remembered at a colourful and fun-filled family day out on Sunday October 1. Canal Day this year is ‘on’ again after being cancelled in February because of building work planned for the waterside. Construction work – part of the...
Radio Horton says goodbye to a dear friend
It is with great sadness that Radio Horton has had to say goodbye to one of its loyal members - Andrew Wildman - after he passed away in June. Andrew spent many years volunteering at the station and became one our most popular team members. With the immortal words:...
Radio Horton brings Fairport to patients
With one of the country’s biggest summer festivals in full swing, Banbury’s hospital radio station, Radio Horton was delighted to be able to bring content and exclusive interviews to patients in the Horton General Hospital across the weekend. Now in its 37th year, the...
Radio Horton to broadcast from Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2017
Radio Horton is delighted to be broadcasting from this year's Fairport Cropredy festival - in the group's special 50th year (and the event's 37th)! Tickets have sold out, but don't fear, the station will be there recording and interviewing various artists over the...
Radio Horton celebrates 53 years with a weekend of events
Banbury’s hospital radio station has celebrated its fifty-third birthday by providing public address and entertainment in a weekend of events across the local community. Radio Horton broadcast its first programme to patients of the Horton General Hospital on the 7th...
Royal recognition for former Radio Horton volunteers
Two former volunteers of Banbury's hospital radio station were recently invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace to rub shoulders with members of the Royal Family, together with more than 5000 delegates, in recognition for their contribution to the voluntary...
Over 1,000 turn out at Deer Jam 2017
Radio Horton was once again proud to support this year's Deer Jam event - the most successful once since the live music and real ale & cider festival started in 2015. Over 1,000 people came along during the course of the day to hear local bands and musicians play...
Why hospital radio volunteers still play a crucial role
Volunteers Week (1st-7th June) is an annual celebration organised by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and recognises the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the country. Yet in the current society, with so many...
Warwickshire company launches ‘Social Careline’
A South Warwickshire company launched a new telephone and communication service designed to help busy relatives stay in contact with their loved ones throughout the working day and beyond. Managing Director, Abby Symons joins Radio Horton's Maureen Paterson on Live...
Interview with Andrew Stevens on OCCG Public Consultation
Liz spoke exclusively with Andrew Stevens - Director of Strategy and Planning at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to help explain the ongoing public consultation in connection with the five year Government sustainability and transformation plan and...
Shoppers support Horton General Hospital thanks to Radio Horton
Radio Horton has donated £400 to the Horton General Hospital after another successful festive season of fundraising at two Banbury supermarkets. Banbury's hospital radio station held its twenty-sixth Christmas fundraiser at the Sainsbury's supermarket on Oxford Road,...
MP encourages constituents to take part in John Radcliffe journey times campaign
Victoria Prentis, Member of Parliament for North Oxfordshire, is encouraging her constituents to take part in her campaign, collecting information on journey times to the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) in Oxford. The idea follows a meeting with the Oxfordshire Clinical...
Interview with Angharad Orchard of Katharine House Hospice
Earlier this week, Chief Executive of the Katharine House Hospice, Angharad Orchard popped into Radio Horton's Live at Three programme on Monday to talk to Liz MacLeod about the Katharine House Hospice and care it provides in the local Banbury community. Following a...
Official opening of Horton Endoscopy Unit
On Friday 25 November 2016 Dame Fiona Caldicott, Chairman of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will officially open the newly refurbished Endoscopy Unit at the Horton General Hospital. She will be joined by Trust Chief Executive, Dr Bruno Holthof, and...
Banbury Pub selects Hospital Radio
In 2015, The Easington [public house], Banbury made Radio Horton their charity of the year. In addition to having collection tins on the bar, the Ember Inns-owned pub hosted a family fun weekend, E-Fest which featured live music and entertainment from 3rd-5th July...
DeerJam music festival raises funds for Radio Horton
Radio Horton was one of two nominated charities supported by the annual DeerJam Festival which took place this summer at Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn. A team from Banbury's hospital radio station compèred and recorded performances over the weekend-long festival from local...