Vix B Riverside Radio Replay

This week we celebrate exciting new opportunities in Wimbledon!Vix B’s guests are Ash, Natalie and Alex of the new Wimbledon Citizen Hub. They want to design it for locals with locals. This will mean job and volunteering opportunities and, above all, finding and building community. So get in touch and see what this could mean for you!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the history of finding the right employment across our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

This week we celebrate the music & bands of SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero & Expert is Kev Westbury, previously the founder and managing director of the brilliant Basement Door charity which builds confidence and skills in young people through live music events. He’s now launched his own music label, KS Music, and we’re along for the ride!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the musical communities to join across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

This week we celebrate the joy of singing together across SW London! Vix B’s guest this week is Richard Knight, a proud member of the London Gay Men’s Chorus. Richard shares his passion for this brilliant charity choir, reflecting on the joy of singing together, the power of collective voices and the community he’s found both on and off the stage. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of free-to-join choirs across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

Local Icon this week is the wonderful Aled Jones MBE, our special festive guest as we celebrate 40 years of The Snowman. Four decades on from recording the iconic song We’re Walking in the Air - which catapulted him to household-name status as a young boy - Aled remains as much a part of British Christmas culture as mince pies and crackers!The ‘Local Lowdown’ has ideas of how to really enjoy life in SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

This week we celebrate Italy across SW London! Our Local Expert, Italian cook Vittoria, hails from Calabria in the toe of Italy and now lives in Putney. She talks us through how to find the taste of Italy across SW London and gives us excellent foodie advice for how to inject a bit of southern Italian taste and style into our Christmas! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of Italian culture across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

This week we celebrate natural autumnal beauty across SW London!Our Local Expert is Anna Wardrop - the garden designer extraordinaire behind some of South West London’s most beautiful green spaces. Anna shares her top tips on making the most of autumn’s beauty across our local parks and gardens, and how to prepare your own green patch for the winter months and the spring beyond.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the history of gardens across our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!