Upcoming Projects at Reform Radio - including Wellbeing support and Work Clubs

Coming Up At Reform Radio

Please note: All of our workshops and projects are currently being completed online via ZOOM. If you are working with young people who face any digital barriers, please get in touch and we help to overcome them, where possible.

BuddyLine - BuddyLine is a series of intergenerational telephone conversations between people from the Sonder Radio Community, (our sister station that uses radio to overcome isolation and loneliness in the over 60s) and the Reform Radio Community of young adults under 30. Taking advantage of the technology available to us, the conversations will be recorded from each of their homes during isolation. Through these honest conversations, our listeners enter into an intimate and genuine meeting between two people who would not otherwise interact in everyday society. We will match people, who will share their stories enlightening both the listeners and each other. They will demonstrate that isolation does not have to be isolating and that they can create long-lasting friendships. Participants will be committed to a week-long training learning different transferable communication skills such as storytelling, active listening, and radio presenting. As well as the technology side of radio with the responsibility of recording, producing, and editing these calls into radio shows that will get played weekly on sonderradio.com. This project starts on 23rd February with a taster session on Friday 19th February 12:30 - 2:30. Please refer to the flyer ‘Buddyline’ for more contact information.

Work Club - Work Club runs on the last Thursday of every month with a full session based on opportunities for the future. It includes a number of speakers who discuss various opportunities available, as well as 1-1s and pastoral sessions, are also available. Our pastoral team also runs a clinic every Wednesday to support young people in their next steps to getting their job. This includes CVs, applications, interviews, etc, and will help you whilst you’re looking for a new role. The next session is on Thursday, 25th February from 15:30 - 17:30. If you want to get involved, please send an email to projects@reformradio.co.uk.

Well-being - Online well-being sessions run weekly, hosted by Dan, our wellbeing manager. The aims of the sessions are to provide you with the skills needed to maintain and improve your wellbeing, especially while being online. The topics vary week-by-week and it is about how to make the best of time by improving focus, motivation, coping / organisational skills, and general well-being. The sessions are highly interactive but there is no pressure to share or speak if you prefer not to. The sessions are 1-3pm every Tuesday and the next one is Tuesday 23rd February.

International Women's Day - IWD Round Table Discussion: 'Wombspace, Love, Healing & Revealing'.

Hosted by Jenna G and Queen Tamika on Zoom.

We will be recording this online discussion on Friday 26th February from 1-3pm where we will be discussing Endometriosis, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, IVF, Menopause and everything in between. We are calling out for all cis and trans women, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres on the experiences of women, to take part in this open conversation. This will broadcast on Reform Radio 8th March for International Women's Day. Please see the flyer for further details and get in touch if you would like to contribute to our radio show.