Hilary Entwhistle joins John Smeeton and Frances Afternoon Delight between 1 and 3pm Tuesday 26th November
Silver Line operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK that’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year. They also offer telephone friendship where they match volunteers with older people based on their interests, facilitated group calls, and help to connect people with local services in their area.
The Silver Line Helpline – 0800 4 70 80 90
The Silver Line is the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK open every day and night of the year.
Who can use The Silver Line?
The Silver Line is a helpline and friendship service for people aged 55 and over. The Silver Line Helpline is free to callers. All costs of calls are covered by The Silver Line. They rely entirely on donations from organisations and people who care about the welfare and safety of older people. Silver Line is a confidential helpline. Callers are free to express their feelings, and describe their lives honestly, and can trust us to respect their privacy. In cases of abuse or neglect, with the callers’ permission, we will involve specialist safeguarding organisations such as Action on Elder Abuse or the appropriate social services team.

Sandra is an action photographer with an incredible eye to capture sports, movement and form. With a professional background in sports therapy she has the vision and knowledge to see pictures that other photographers don’t.  from the very top Premier league footballers to olympic divers she produces compelling athletic images that have a unique quality and energy to them – and always with a sense of fun!

Her work has been published in leading british and international newspapers and media

Chris joins John Smeeton and Frances on Afternoon Delight 1 to 3 pm to talk about The Totteridge Academy who pride themselves on the quality, challenge and rigour of their teaching. The Totteridge Academy was nominated for ‘Maths Team of the Year’ at the TES Awards in 2018 and Tom Knott, one of our maths teachers, is a silver-award-winner of the ‘Pearson Teacher of the Year’. They were also nominated for two further teaching awards locally in the borough.

Tune in to afternoon Delight this coming Wednesday Jonny Steingold  will be joined in the studio by Carolyn Taylor a solicitor who specialises in mental health law. An interesting insite to how
Carolyn advises patients detained in hospital under mental health,sections, civil and criminal at hospital managers hearings. She also sits as a judge on mental health tribunals and will give an insight into their conduct join them between 1 and 3pm

Joe Studman of Jay Walks joins Afternoon Delight this Tuesday Joe was born in Clerkenwell and spent his youth wandering the streets of the Capital. For the past 40 years he has lived in Enfield and has discovered the borough’s rich history. He now shares his knowledge and enthusiasm for both areas on his walks, talks and courses. As well as his public walks Joe leads groups for many local societies. His speaking engagements include Townswomen Guilds, Gardening Groups various retirement associations and local societies. He is a qualified City of London Guide and has guided for The National Trust and English Heritage.Joe believes that guiding is an entertainment and his tours will make you smile as well as inform and educate.

Rob is the Principal Curator (Keats House) and will tell us about John Keats Life

Keats House is a writer’s house museum in a house once occupied by the Romantic poet John Keats. It is in Keats Grove, Hampstead, toward the edge of inner north London. Maps before about 1915 show the road with one of its earlier names, John Street; the road has also been known as Albion Grove. The building was originally a pair of semi-detached houses known as “Wentworth Place”. John Keats lodged in one of them with his friend Charles Brown from December 1818 to September 1820. These were perhaps Keats’s most productive years. According to Brown, “Ode to a Nightingale” was written under a plum tree in the garden. While living in the house, Keats fell in love with and became engaged to Fanny Brawne, who lived with her family in the adjacent house. Keats became increasingly ill with tuberculosis and was advised to move to a warmer climate. He left London in 1820 and died, unmarried, in Italy the following year.

Join John Smeeton on Afternoon Delight Tuesday talking to Shauna Teevan from the Royal Volunteer Service, and Enfield Libraries home service, for the housebound. We will be talking about delivering not only books but CDs DVDs to peoples homes so join us between 1 and 3 pm. Plus the birthday file and your requests 020 8363 6000 or the web site royalfreeradio.co.uk then click on the request tab

Join John and Frances this coming Tuesday the 17th September between 1 and 3pm when they welcome Chris Georgiou a Master Chef finalist who now is the Head Chef and owner of a pop-up restaurant Gastronomical Burgers for four nights a week, at Ferny Hill Farm, which he opened last autumn. Join us to find out more, plus the birthday file and your requests 020 8363 6000 or royalfreeradio.co.uk then click on the request tab

Saffron Dent joins John this Tuesday 13th August to talk about Yoga and Mindfulness they will talk about meditation practice the healing power of sound and balancing the systems of the body be interesting to hear if John gets out of his chair

Jonny Steingold has a special guest this week is Fred Adams who is the Legacy Manager of the Royal Free Charity and they will be talking about the free will writing service and wills generally.