Best Sowerby Podcasts (2025)

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S1E8 - A Tooth Floating in a Jar 17:03

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Foraging for lost dreams in the woods, something rather odd in the Moth Hotel Museum, and a giant angel with an important message. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.By Studio Senseless

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S1E7 – Lava Lamp 16:29

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Where is Bernard? Also, Jack has been staring into the void again, and someone has moved Moth Hotel exactly six inches to the left. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.By Studio Senseless

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 86 Mark Wibsey on Walking Football 25:04

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Viv and Dave chat with Mark Wibsey who introduced walking football to Calder Valley. He is part of Calder Valley Strollers, one of several clubs open to new members. There are clubs in Mytholmroyd, Todmorden, Halifax and Burnley, it is available on several days through the week and there are Sunday sessions at Todmorden Sports Centre. It is good ex…

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S1E6 - The Zoo 16:35

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A museum for mistakes, the dangers of salad dressing, and why the animals are behaving strangely at Moth Hotel. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.By Studio Senseless

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 85 Peter Lassey, White Ribbon Campaign 25:15

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Dave and Viv speak to Peter Lassey of the White Ribbon Campaign UK which started in Mytholmroyd and aims to prevent violence against women and girls. It does this by addressing the root causes of men’s violence against women: harmful attitudes, behaviours around gender and harmful expressions of masculinity that perpetuate gender inequality and gen…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 84: Gledhill Street Community Project 23:53

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Viv and Dave talk to Madeleine Brooks and other members of the Gledhill Community Project about their plans to create a safe play and community space with seating, planters and sensory garden on a piece of land used for many years for illegal tipping. The area in Gledhill Street, Todmorden – between Adelaide Street and Victoria Road – needs clearin…

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S1E5 – The Library 15:40

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Wrestling with crocodiles, a chair that refuses to be sat on, and a big room full of books with no endings. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.By Studio Senseless

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S1E4 – The Time Machine 15:45

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A strange new object in the Moth Hotel museum, something strange in the linen cupboard, and an innovative new drug for treating “restless interior monologue syndrome”. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.By Studio Senseless

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 83 Protecting Walshaw Peat Moor from the wind farm project 27:31

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Dave & Viv chat with Jenny Shepherd of Ban the Burn and Sarah Crane of For Peat’s Sake about the proposed Wind Farm on Walshaw Moor. They believe this would damage the peat moors which are essential for the environment to slow the flow of water down the hillsides and cause further flood problems for the area. They have had to learn a lot about the …

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S1E3 – Genesis of Moth Hotel 15:27

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An underwater production of Hamlet, romance in a graveyard, and more fascinating insights into the dark history of Moth Hotel. Written & produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff Production for Studio SenselessBy Studio Senseless

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S1E2 - Biscuit Dreams 17:15

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More non-linear nonsense, featuring a very sarcastic satnav and an extremely surreal horoscope. Written & produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff Production for Studio SenselessBy Studio Senseless

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S1E1 – Welcome to Moth Hotel 16:53

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A voicemail from the void, a very dubious wine tasting, and news of three pianos washed up on the rocks. Written & produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff Production for Studio SenselessBy Studio Senseless

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Moth Hotel - Official Trailer 1:28

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New from Sowerby & Luff. Moth Hotel is not a podcast in the usual sense. It’s a weekly transmission from an unidentified audio source: a collage of lost interviews, voicemails, overheard stories, abandoned monologues, forgotten broadcasts, and fractured conversations stitched together like audio driftwood. Every episode sounds like it’s falling apa…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 82 Satnam Singh goes to Everest Base Camp 20:40

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Satnam Singh, post master at Hebden Bridge, Banking Hub manager in Todmorden and charity activist. Satnam does not merely donate, he acts, whether it is jumping out of an airplane or trekking to Everest Base Camp. Satnam puts in a lot of effort for charities, partly because it is a part of his Sikh culture, partly because he’s just a decent man. Li…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 81 Satnam Singh on the Banking Hub 23:50

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Satnam Singh is a well known face in Hebden Bridge after running the Post Office for 15 years. He is now getting known in Todmorden as he manages the Banking Hub at Tod College, bringing bank services back to the town. Satnam airs his views on the importance of banking to the community, new technology and his own experiences of the post office scan…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 80 Issy Pollard, Football Lioness 31:48

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We are proud to chat with Issy Pollard, Calder Valley's own Lioness, one of the players praised as ground breakers by the current crop of Women's Football Euro Champions, and thanked by them. Issy grew up in Old Town with supportive parents and teachers, was first picked for England at 16, a member of the Euro 97 squad, she now scouts and supports …

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Teshuvah Journey 17:58

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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People of The Way Repented and Partnered with Christ 10:48

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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People of The Way Called Christians in Antioch 13:15

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 79 Roger King, Dancing for Life 15:48

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Viv and Dave meet Roger King in Calder Holmes Park Hebden Bridge, just after a Dancing for Life session. The group meet every Wednesday morning to dance outdoors, in all weathers, because it is refreshment the mind and body. Roger is also a DJ and counsellor, very Calder Valley.By Dave Boardman

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On Becoming A Hebrew 12:18

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 78 Lhamo Kunsang of Taste of The East 21:37

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By Dave Boardman

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 77 Mary Clear on Kindness and the Power of Small Actions 26:46

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Listen to Dave talking to Mary Clear, community activist on the importance of kindness and the power of small actions in improving life and environment in the Calder valley and beyondBy Dave Boardman

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 76 Paul Weatherhead on Weird Calderdale 31:40

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We’re back! After a break for a couple of months Real Voices of Happy Valley returns as Viv and Dave chat with author and musician Paul Weatherhead, author of several books including ‘Weird Calderdale’, member of The Ukrainians and writer of comedy horror songs. He also has a podcast ‘Monsters, Myths and Maniacs’. Find out more and hear Paul’s podc…

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Teshuvah - The Way More Perfectly 16:11

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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The Heroic Penitents and Their Fulfillment of Jesus' Great Commission 14:37

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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Jesus' Great Commission 8:18

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 75 The Great Get Together 29:02

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The Great Cornholme and Portsmouth Get Together stretches a mile or so along the villages taking in a variety of activities and community groups. Viv and Dave talk to the organisers Rebecca Slaven, Emma Carter and Jim Haughey. Local resident Rebecca is involved in Inspire, Motivate, Transform – feel good movement and dance – and leads a keep fit gr…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 74 Matt Taylor plants trees 21:24

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Viv and Dave chat to Matt Taylor, on a bench next to a pond he created on land he owns above Colden. Matt explains how he creates woodland management plants and loves to 'dig holes and hit things', especially when this ends up with trees getting plantedBy Dave Boardman

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 73 Josie McNamara Northern Powerhouse Boxing Academy 25:38

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Viv and Dave talk to Josie McNamara, General Manager at Northern Powerhouse Boxing Academy, the first women-led boxing club in the UK. Its mission is to make positive contributions to the physical and mental well-being of the local community by providing a safe, inclusive space where everyone is welcomed and empowered through boxing, exercise, and …

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Real Voices of Happy valley 72 Scott van der Zanden 32:12

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Viv and Dave chat with Todmorden based photographer and videographer Scott van der Zanden. Scott is the photographer for the West Holts stage and Glastonbury and has wide experience of work at events, gigs and festivals, weddings especially. Hear how he got into photography, his approach and style, the skill of capturing and the importance of ‘mome…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 71 Viv's Bookends Radio Show with Kath Reade 25:26

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This is an extended interview with Kath Reade for Viv’s Bookends Radio Show. From taking the hippy trail to Greece as a teenager to being a council leader then having her first book published in her 70s, Kath remains a fascinating character. Hear about her discovery of meditation, retreats she runs and her singer-songwriting. More at www.kathreade.…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 70: David Insua-cao Calderdale Fantasy Orchestra 29:13

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David Insua-cao is the leader of Calderdale Fantasy Orchestra, a community orchestra and choir of 40 or so which performs a massive variety of material by the likes of Sun Ra, Ennio Morricone, David Bowie, Beatles, Leonard Cohen and many more all written out on sheet music by a team of maestros. They have over 200 tunes ready to play with parts for…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 69: Guy Parry 25:44

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Guy Parry is a radio presenter at Calder Valley Radio on the internet. His shows are the Tuesday Magazine and Sunday Spotlight, which features songs from musical theatre. He is also an actor - Coronation Street, Brookside, Emmerdale, Cold Feet and more in TV and on stage he as appeared on the West End and Northern Broadsides. Most recently he was a…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 68: Daz Jones 31:05

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Daz Jones is well known in the Calder Valley as a Practice Nurse and musician primarily. He has also been part of Daz n Dave’s Disco, at Cabaret Heaven among others, and is popular on stages locally and at festivals/venues far and wide. Here Daz chats about his life, attitude to life and how he thoroughly enjoys the life he’s had so far. Splendid c…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 67: Angie and Andrew Mossman, Daisy Bank Camp 33:56

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Viv and Dave chat with Angie and Andrew Mossman at their permaculture smallholding in West Yorkshire. They discuss their business and support for a local sustainable economy. Remote but connected: only ten minutes’ drive from Hebden Bridge and Todmorden, 20 minutes from Sowerby Bridge. They have accommodation in former stables and specially designe…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 66: Helen Chuntso on Chinese Medicine 18:05

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Helen Chuntso is one of the Chinese medicine practitioners in the Calder Valley. Her base in the Hebden Bridge Chinese Medicine Clinic in Valley Road. She talks with Viv about how she got into Chinese medicine, some of its basics and how it works alongside western medical practicesBy Dave Boardman

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 65: Kirsty Newton 31:16

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In this episode Viv and Dave chat with Hebden Bridge born Kirsty Newton, a multi-talented entertainer who performs around the world, both solo and with a huge variety of wonderful artists, wearing many different hats and showcasing her versatile musical skills. She’s a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, musical improviser, composer, musical …

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Real Voices of Calder Valley 54: Jill Robinson author of Berringden Brow novels 25:50

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Episode 54 features Jill Robinson talking about her Berringden Brow books and the life and adventures of Jess, a single mother in a Pennine town. It’s not quite autobiographical, but everything in the books has happened to someone, including Jill. Discover the importance of observing people, the things they say and how that turns into believable st…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 64 Lizzie Rowan Full of Joy Sanctuary 23:36

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Lizzie Rowan, with her wife TJ, runs Full of Joy Animal Sanctuary. It offers forever homes to animals in need. It's had pigs, goats, ponies. chickens, turkeys, geese, sheep, ferrets and terrapins. The sanctuary runs on vegan principles and ensures everything is environmentally friendly. Full of Joy is a not for profit organisation run by volunteers…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 63 Les Gillon 33:52

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Les Gillon talks with Dave about his music, his latest band and recording, what inspires him and how lucky we are in the Calder Valley to have such creative talent, venues and an audience for original musicBy Dave Boardman

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 62: Jim Haughey 24:05

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Cornholme is often seen as the ‘forgotten valley end’ of Calderdale. So much so that it seemed to be the ideal spot for the somewhat mystifying TV series ‘Passenger’ (ITVx). Yet there are lots of things going on there with the Old Library and the churches being community hubs and its active community groups and individuals. One such individual is J…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 61 Trina Lucas, Mytholmroyd Community Centre 25:23

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Trina Lucas, former museums conference organiser, music lover, long time Calder Valley resident has taken up the role of Events Manager at Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre. Already recognised as a sports, leisure and function hub of Mytholmroyd and the wider community Trina is adding more gigs and other events to its role. Touring and local b…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 60: John Billingsley on Folklore 31:48

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John Billingsley worked at Hebden Bridge library for three decades, now organises Todmorden Folklore Centre’s library. He developed an interest in the folklore of the valley, its icons, its stories and how it holds the communities together while explaining its local rivalries. He has published books on West Yorkshire and Calderdale Folklore and res…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 59 Natural Endings 28:52

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Viv and Dave chat with Rosie Grant and Lisa van der Zanden at Natural Endings, a funeral service which puts the family/friends at the centre of funeral planning. They are both committed to ensuring the family/friends can be involved as much or as little as they feel they want. Funeral services and gatherings or ‘de-parties’ can be designed for spec…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 58 Todmorden u3a 24:48

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The u3a is an organisation that brings retired people together to share their interests and skills. People can continue to pursue interests and/or develop new ones. There are people in their 80s able to play badminton and cricket in safe environments, there are people studying languages, philosophy and history. There are scrabble and board games gr…

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 57 Keith Crabtree on floods 28:59

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Keith Crabtree, born in Cornholme, lived in Todmorden all his life, worked for Environmental Health at Calderdle council and became a flood warden on his retirement. Now a flood volunteer, Keith has views on the lack of maintenance that contributes to floods up and down Calder Valley through Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Walsden and places…

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The Double Minded Person 4:12

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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Unequal Yoking 3:23

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Find all of our teaching materials at www.wesandesthershaw.com Our Youtube Channel This podcast is hosted on Transistor.fm Recorded at Audiohive PodcastingBy Wesley Shaw

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 47 Nicola Warren 20:50

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Nicola Warren is a popular as a School Crossing Patrol getting children and parents safety across the road to their school. There is so much more to her life than that as people who cross roads every day of term times realise. Listen to Nicola about her role and her views on the strange goings on in the valley…