Great to welcome back Rob from CHESS, working with homeless people in Chelmsford and the surrounding areas. Rob told us about how people become homeless and that in recent years the problems have become worse that lead to people becoming homeless. Rob said the real aims of the work were to keep people safe to see their lives of people transformed. Thy have a number of properties in the Chelmsford area where people can stay. Here their needs are addressed and help provided. Rob said the word had a 56% success rate. Through links with www.wingspan.works there can be skills development and also employment. CHESS have recently purchased a building in New London Road that will provide housing for nine clients and also administrative space. More funding is needed to renovate the building from both businesses and individuals. More information on www.chesshomeless.org, Facebook chelmsfordchess, Twitter @chelmsfordchess

Tonight’s playlist

La La Land soundtrack – Another day of sun

Walk off the earth – Happy – chosen by Rob

The Choir – Get gone – chosen by Rob

Tears for Fears – Mother’s talk – chosen by Rob

Billy Joel – Uptown girl -requested by Derek

Carpenters – Yesterday once more – requested by Patrick

Eric Clapton – Layla acoustic version

Dynasty theme – with the news an update version of the Carrington family 1980s saga has been commissioned.

Boney  M – Rivers of Babylon – requested by Phyl

Pentantonix – Somewhere over the rainbow

JP Cooper – Passport home

Liza Harman – Everything we are never to be

Abba – The visitors – this had listeners guessing to recognise this track, which comes from the group’s last album.

Buddy Greco – Around the world

Royal Berkshire Fire and Ambulance service – We didn’t start the fire

Billy Joel – We didn’t start the fire

Brian Wahl – With or without you

Beach Boys – Wild Honey – Jonty’s Beach Boys track for tonight. Rene said it sounded a bit like the Doors.

Ward Thomas – Cartwheels

Doors – Hello I love you – We contrasted it with Wild Honey. At least one house in Ingatestone turned up the volume.

Dave Brubeck – Take 5

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