After another glorious sunny day I was joined in the studio by founder of Kids Inspire Sue Bell. She told us how she had been working as a teacher when it became clear to her that children who were victims of distress, abuse or neglect and were manifesting difficult behaviours, needed positive interventions. She undertook counselling training and then For two years worked unpaid to prove how these children could be helped. Eight years later she runs an organisation with over forty paid or voluntary staff and working across most of Essex. She gave us examples of how the work had helped rebuild lives for both traumatised children and their parents. There are many ways that the work can be supported, through professional involvement with children to the very important fundraising needed to support the work. More information is available on www.kidsinspire.org.uk https://m.facebook.com/kidsinspire.org.uk
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We also heard tonight how former Westlife singer Shane Filan said how important his faith had been in getting through his bankruptcy and rebuilding his career. Justin Bieber had also been talking about faith and saying, “I just honestly want to live like Jesus…he created a pretty awesome template on how to love people and how to be gracious and kind…if you believe it, he died for our sins.”

In other news, we learnt that taking selfies has led to more deaths this year, 12, than shark attacks, 8.

Tonight’s playlist
Booker T & MGs – Crazy – show theme
ELO – When I was a boy – a new track from them
Cliff Richard, Brain May & Brian Bennett – Move it
Various Artists – Perfect day – chosen by Sue
Jam – Eton rifles – chosen by Sue
Kinks – Waterloo Sunset – chosen by Sue
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Teach your children well
Terry Jacks – Seasons in the sun – requested by Patrick
Don Henley, Mick Jagger & Miranda Lambert – Bramble Rose
Eric Clapton – Layla – unplugged live recording
Pat Boone – When the swallows come back to Capistrano – requested by Phyl
Billy Joel – My life
Alsion Krauss – Everytime I say goodbye
Michael Jackson – Best of joy
Shane Filan – Me and the moon
Judie Tzuke – Parallel lines – loved by Chris
Brenda Russell – In a perfect world
Mon Amie – Without you – check out the interview with Nikki on tonights That Friday Feeling
Toto – Africa – for Sonny Jay as he loves this track and tonight was to be his last Friday show
Mans Zelmerlow – Heroes

Join me next week when my guest is Robin Fenner, a missionary working in South Africa.

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