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Bromley Buzz

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The Bromley Buzz is an entertaining, informative weekly show with stories, interviews, news and chat about the London borough of Bromley and what a great place it is to live and work. We cover the arts, sport, entertainment, leisure, events, the diverse people here, business, charities, and more. We talk about anything, anywhere that‘s relevant to Bromley. We want to inspire people and to provide a voice for Bromley. We are sharing the Buzz!

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The Bromley Buzz is an entertaining, informative weekly show with stories, interviews, news and chat about the London borough of Bromley and what a great place it is to live and work. We cover the arts, sport, entertainment, leisure, events, the diverse people here, business, charities, and more. We talk about anything, anywhere that‘s relevant to Bromley. We want to inspire people and to provide a voice for Bromley. We are sharing the Buzz!

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English


Episodes
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Episode 168: Bromley BuzzUp networking events begin

5/5/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about the debut Bromley BuzzUp event held recently, and the next one on 14 May at Westcombe Park RFC with the Mayor of Bromley and special guest Janet Lewis OBE, Founder of English Youth Ballet. Tickets here. Cinema, theatre, ladies rugby, and much more including a Start Up Bromley workshop on 17 May are all covered, and a Spa facelift! We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and the Shampan Group of restaurants. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:25:13

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Episode 167: Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner of Bromley Reform Synagogue

4/26/2024
Darren Weale interviews Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner of Bromley Reform Synagogue. We cover matters such as what a Rabbi is, feminism, equality, the synagogue, and being a peoplehood. Laura talks about the importance of 'being a real Rabbi' and what the role means to her, recounts some of her life so far, and describes her love of the musician Lady Ga Ga. We close on a clip of the late Holocaust survivor Ziggi Shipper, who we had the honour of speaking to previously. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan Restaurant Group, Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:21:10

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Episode 166: BuzzUps, Shampan restaurants, and local events

4/20/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about the upcoming local events, including our own new Bromley BuzzUps, our new sponsor the Shampan Group of restaurants, and many more goings on in Bromley. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:21:25

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Episode 165: London Landmarks Half Marathon with added Buzz

4/13/2024
Bromley Buzz team member Sarah Marsh-Collings and friend Lorraine talk from a noisy Leicester Square Bar after completing the London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise money the the RSPCA. If you'd like to add to the £864 Sarah raised when this episode is published, please use this link. Apologies for the sound quality, due to the background and absence of our usual full recording equipment. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:08:26

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Episode 164: Cllr Mike Botting, Mayor of Bromley

4/6/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani interview Cllr Mike Botting, Mayor of Bromley, in the Mayor's Parlour. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:01:17:32

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Episode 163: Time Travel: Jo Johnson MP at Newstead Wood School in 2018

3/28/2024
Darren Weale presents students from Newstead Wood School interviewing Jo Johnson, then Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington, in 2018. This interview was a debut podcast for the then Bromley Radio, which later closed down. Now there is a new Bromley Radio, which carries our shows. Several Prime Minsters after that 2018 interview, it can be shared again as an insight into the past, and into the value of politics and why people should vote and stand for elected office. You can find interviews with all of Bromley's current MP's in earlier episodes of the Bromley Buzz podcast. Our latest interview with Orpington's current MP, Gareth Bacon, is here. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:13:53

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Episode 162: Theatre and more with Metamorphoses and Not Such Stuff

3/22/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about the latest Bromley Buzz column in County Chronicle magazine, and many more goings on in Bromley. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:44:19

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Episode 161: Books In The Park

3/19/2024
Darren Weale interviews Frances Fuller, a Director of the Arts in the Park Community Interest Company, who present Books In The Park at Beckenham Place Park on 13th April. Plenty will be going on, including for children, in this nature-themed event, also featuring local author Annie Lyons and several other celebrated authors. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:09:52

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Episode 160: Not Such Stuff - play in West Wickham 16 March

3/12/2024
Darren Weale interviews Lorraine Spenceley of the Creative Curve Theatre Company ahead of the performance of the play NOT SUCH STUFF at the Wickham Theatre Trust, West Wickham (aka Theatre 62) on 16th March. Tickets here for the show and the Question and Answer session afterwards. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:17:57

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Episode 159: The Primrose Centre

3/7/2024
Darren Weale interviews Denise Spencer at the Primrose Centre, which supports people with breast cancer and their families. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:20:39

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Episode 158: Bromley is Quite Happy, really

2/29/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about the latest Bromley Buzz column in County Chronicle magazine , the recent Let's Talk Better event, the Chelsfield Players show Steaming in our What's On, the South London Film Festival, and much more. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:28:28

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Episode 157:Little Big Birthday Buzz

2/22/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about the latest Bromley Buzz column in County Chronicle magazine , Life In magazines editor Lauretta Wright's Little Big Show on Bromley Radio, Dominic King's show on BBC Radio Kent, Chislehurst Caves, and much more. We close with a Happy Birthday Buzz for Zeenat. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:31:04

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Episode 156: Ian Wood Property - Orpington meets Bromley and the UK

2/15/2024
Darren Weale interviews Ian Wood of Ian Wood Property, an Orpington-based estate agent who sponsors the Bromley Buzz podcast. We interviewed Ian at Westcombe Park Rugby Club, which he also sponsors. Ian's company works across residential property and commercial property, including helping franchises and businesses equip, fit out, and launch new commercial, retail, or warehouse premises. We met rather early on a Thursday after Ian attended a local networking group, BNI Lightning, also based at the rugby club. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:08:34

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Episode 155: Carnival Coffee Roasters and a Roving Rainbow

2/8/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley, and are joined by Jacqui Weale. The episode is rather coffee-dominated, with an interview with Jane from Carnival Coffee Roasters in Penge, talks about Roving Rainbow, a new emblem of positivity, and the upcoming Let's Talk Better event on 22nd February, theme 'Celebrating Positivity', and sponsored by Radfield Home Care. We cover lots more Bromley goodness, including Penge's lovely magazine, Tales From The Glass Asylum. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:35:37

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Episode 154: Mercedes Yearley and Mindful Theatre for the Soul

2/1/2024
Jacqui Weale interviews Mercedes Yearley, whose Quest Soul Theatre has celebrated its first anniversary, providing a special outlet for people in Bromley to meet and express themselves through the medium of theatre. She also co-runs the inclusive, dementia-friendly Connections Cafe monthly in Bromley in partnership with Radfield Home Care. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:20:49

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Episode 153: Bromley Buzz does Mindset Matters and #iweigh!

1/25/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about health, mental health and wellbeing at length following Darren's attending a terrific debut UK iweigh 'Move for your mind' event. Plus local news and events, including Bromley Little Theatre's fundraising campaign, and the Let's Talk Better event on 22nd February, theme 'Celebrating Positivity', and sponsored by Radfield Home Care. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:30:59

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Episode 152: Wellness, coffee, and the return of the Emperor

1/18/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about aspects of wellness including iweigh, and Owen O'Kane's new book on self-therapy, how to get bonus coffee, local events, and briefly reprise panto roles from 2023. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:30:07

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Episode 151: Calendar Girls, Carnival Coffee Roasters, and Custard Fish

1/11/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We review Calendar Girls, now on at the Churchill Theatre until 13 January, tickets here, and as ever talk about local positive news and events, and upcoming interviews, such as canine expert, broadcaster and celebrity Anna Webb, Carnival Coffee Roasters, and actor Zoe Tapper. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:37:27

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Episode 150: Happy New 2024: Keston Collectables and Girls Rugby

1/4/2024
Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We welcome 2024 and reflect on recent Bromley events and upcoming ones, added to our website What's On page, from Keston's Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Fairs to Bromley Rugby Club's girls taster sessions and more, including Zeenat's new 30-day Mindfulness Challenge. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Ian Wood Property and Terra Firma Landscapes. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:32:18

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Episode 149: Joëlle’s of Chislehurst, panettone and people

12/21/2023
Zeenat Noorani interviews Joelle, owner of Joelle's in Chislehurst, an independent delicatessen and coffee house. As the interview reveals, the establishment is a favourite of Zeenat's and co-Bromley Buzz presenter, Darren Weale. Take a listen, and find out why, We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. #bromleybuzz #ProudOfBromley

Duration:00:13:37