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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Founders | Matt Blank Keith Chilvers Ben Hart |
| Type | Charitable incorporated organisation |
| Registration no. | England & Wales (1161203) |
| Location |
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| Origins | Harrow, England (UK) |
Area served | London Boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing |
Volunteers | 150 |
Radio Harrow is a local charity radio station for Harrow, London, England, promoting health and wellbeing within the local community through its broadcasting and NHS befriending service. Registered charity number 1161203. [1]
The charity launched in April 2015 after two local broadcasters; Radio Northwick Park and Harrow Community Radio came together. The two organisations had previously worked in partnership over a number of years in the lead up to the creation of Radio Harrow, sharing broadcasts, volunteers, as well as Trustees and Directors. Now combined, the new organisation has 150 volunteers, two state of the art studios, a production area, equipment to enable it to broadcast via the Internet and FM waveband and the ability to produce outside broadcasts from anywhere within the London Boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing.
The radio station engages with the general public by broadcasting a mix of local and regional information, which relates to the health and wellbeing of the local community and helps people shape their local area. It also provides a voice for local residents and organisation groups to make a positive difference to the community they serve and help make it a friendly and enjoyable place to live.
The objectives of the charity are: [2]
As well as the new charitable objectives, there are several areas the charity focuses on, which centre around health and wellbeing within the community. These are:
The befriending service is provided to the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. Currently concentrating on Northwick Park Hospital, the service is set to grow to the other hospitals the Trust covers, Ealing and Central Middlesex. The radio station is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association and Community Media Association.
Radio Harrow is the coming together of two organisations in Harrow. Radio Northwick Park and Harrow Community Radio.
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