I had a lovely weekend and my friend Jo gave birth to her daughter Amy so my congratulations  go out to the Cole and Nicel clan.  Here’s what happened on the show this morning…

GUESTS IN THE STUDIO

Michael and Janet Hewitt of The Choir for all Seasons and John and Sue Cubbin from Potiphar’s Apprentices’ were in the studio talking about: Folk Like Folk which a concert to be performed on Saturday 2 April at Mayflower Hall Chapel Street Billericay, 8pm. Tickets are £6, call 01277 656935 or buy on the door

Played today:

Bushes and Briars, Jacky Robinson – Return to Ingrave by Potiphar’s Apprentices https://potiphar.org.uk/index.html

Divisions on “The Carman’s Whistle.”

ON THE PHONE:

Ed Bowsher from Lovemoney.com told us of some good news with regards to our untaxed earnings, this April it will rise to £7,500 then £8,105, however higher earners will still suffer higher tax rates at least for the next couple of years.  But the predictions are that they will reduce in the future.

LOCAL SPORT

26 Mar 11 | Premier Division
Aveley         1-2    Maidstone United
Billericay Town     1-2    Bury Town
Concord Rangers     1-1    Carshalton Athletic
Margate         2-2    AFC Hornchurch
Sutton United     2-0    Canvey Island

26 Mar 11 | Division One North
Enfield Town     3-0    Waltham Forest
Grays Athletic     2-1    Wingate & Finchley
Great Wakering Rovers     1-3    Redbridge
Harlow Town     4-1    Romford
Ilford         2-0    Brentwood Town
Maldon & Tiptree     1-1    Thamesmead Town
Potters Bar Town     0-2    East Thurrock United
Tilbury         2-1    Waltham Abbey
Ware         0-1    Heybridge Swifts

FIXTURES

28 Mar 11 | Premier Division
Aveley         VS    Lowestoft Town
Hendon         VS    Canvey Island
 
28 Mar 11 | Division One North
Ilford         VS    East Thurrock United

LEAGUE 2

DANNY Rowe’s injury time winner condemned an understrength Southend United to a 2-1 defeat at Stockport County Saturday afternoon.

LEAGUE 1

Colchester United 5 – 1 Exeter City

BASKETBALL

Saturday
Essex Pirates     65 – 97     Plymouth Raiders
London Leopards    90-85    Manchester Magic

Sunday
Essex Pirates    74-86     Worthing Thunder

Pete’s Predictions: 50%  – an improvement

Wales VS England  – 0-2 England to win – YES

F1 Fernando Alonso to win. 2nd Vettel, 3rd Hamilton – NO, Vettel (Redbull) won with Hamilton (McLaren) 2nd, Petrov (Renault) 3rd, Alonso (Ferrari) 4th

Cricket Sri Lanka to beat England – YES, Sri Lanka beat England by 10 wickets

Boat Race  – Cambridge to win – NO, Oxford to the trophy!