One 2 Three
Patrick Sherring
Marie and Clare are both members of the Chalkwell Redcaps. Claire works for the Essex & Herts Air ambulance. This charity costs over a £1,000,000 a month to maintain. The service receives no money apart from donations from members of the public. There are two aircraft. in 2023 there were 2705 call outs, each costing £2,800. Marie has swum all her life. They like to swim in ‘skins’, that is no wetsuit, even in freezing temperatures! It can be very cold swimming off the Essex coast. They decided to “follow the dream” and take part
in Swim the Arctic. It is an annual event, this year on July 13th. Starting at midnight on the Torne River in Finland, it is a two mile swim through time zones, finishing in Sweden. They decided to use participation to raise money for the Air ambulance. They described the event as a personal challenge. Moira stated that swimming in cold water was scientifically proven to be “great for mental and physical well-being”. Their initial sponsorship target was £1,000. Already they have raised £1,700. On air we decided that a good target would be the cost of one call out, £2,800.
To support them, go to https://www.justgiving.com/page/clare-calder-1710937596554
To fund out more about the Essex and Herts air ambulance check out https://ehaat.org
For information about the Swim the Arctic Circle, go to https://swimac.eu/en
They will come back to the studio in the summer tell us how they got on .
Playlist
Lighthouse family – Ocean Drive – 1996 UK no 11, Title track from the album that was a UK no 3. No 13 in best selling albums of 1996. No 11 in the best selling albums of 1997.
Louise Connor – London is lonely – new release and on the PhoenixFM A list’
Rae Khali – Is it worth it? Maire said that people often ask themselves the question about following their dream, “is it worth it?”
Rayne – Worth it – from the album – My 21st Century blues. UK no 2, Poland no 13 and Norway no 16. In the 2024 Brit awards – British album of the year. From the PhoenixFM A list.
Marie chose this track to answer the question raised by the Rae Khali track, it is always worth following your dream.
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – Uptown funk. This 2014 release won the Brit Award for British single award, Grammy record of the year. USA & UK no 1 and in numerous other countries. Marie chose this track simply because “it is a great happy song”.
Birthdays competition
CeeLo Green – Crazy – 2006 UK no 1 for 9 weeks No 1 in 8 more countries. USA no 2. World wide sales of over 6 million copies. CEELO, also known as Thomas Burton, celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday.
Gladys Knight – A licence to kill – No 1 in Sweden, UK no 6, Top 10 in 7 more countries. Theme from 1989 James Bond film. On Tuesday Gladys celebrated her 80th birthday with a party in London. She will be singing at the Royal Albert Hall on June 27th and 28th.
Kylie Minogue – Can’t get you out of my head. – 2001 no 1 in UK and 39 other countries. USA no 7. Global sales of over 7 million. How can Kylie be 56 years old?
Thanks to Maire and Clare in the studio, their friend Joanna listening whilst sitting on the beach in Madeira, Chris and Bob on holiday in Southwold, Chris on holiday in Scotland for taking part. The winner in a high scoring game with 7 points was Joanna.
Leo Sayer – One man band – 1974 UK no 6, Ireland no 5, South Africa no 15. Song written by Roger Daltry. Patrick requested any track by Leo.
Nathaniel Bowden – I don’t know you. New release.
Ed Cosens – Stay with me – from the album – Somewhere between light and dark – released last Friday.
The Chosen – Trouble – from the soundtrack of the internet series.
Chart this week in 1968
No 4 Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world. UK & Austria no 1. Top 10 in 6 more countries. Re-released in 1988 having feature in the film – Good morning Vietnam. No 1 in Australia & Canada. Top 10 in 4 more countries. Did not chart again in UK.
No 9 Dionne Warwick – Do you know the way to San Jose? UK no 8, Top 10 in five more countries. Grammy award for Best Female Vocal Performance. Global sales of over 3.5 million 45 rpm records.
No 10 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity – This wheels on fire – UK no 5, Canada no 13.
Paul Weller – Soul searching – from his new album – 66 released last Friday.
Kate Nash – A million heartbeats – from the album – 9 sad symphonies – released on 21st of June.
Next week my studio guest is Mike Power. A former West End theatre director, he is now the C of E Archdeacon of Southend.
