Episode 66: Bowie, Jim Brown, and Orpington Wellbeing Cafe

Bromley Buzz

Zeenat Noorani and Darren Weale present the latest Buzz about Bromley. It begins with an introduction by Jim Brown at the launch of Bromley Football Club's new club shop, which is named after him. Interviews with Jim and club Chairman Robin Stanton-Gleaves follow. More here.

This episode was recorded at Orpington Methodist Church, on the day of the launch of the Orpington Wellbeing Cafe, which offers fortnightly entertainment, social interaction and a hub to access health advice and services for people in Orpington and beyond. Interviews from the event will be released as a separate episode. It was great to see regular Bromley Buzz podcast guest Gareth Bacon MP opening the Cafe.

We have a brief interview with comedian Sara Barron after she performed at Three Hounds Beer in Beckenham, part of the Bromley Arts Festival, and ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe. We talk with two (!) David Bowie's from the Ziggy Stardust Family Funday in Beckenham, plus the man behind the Bromley Bowie Facebook page. There is lots of What's On this week including a Pride Showcase on 26th July at Bromley Picturehouse as part of the South London Film Festival. Plus the Young Poets of London day of poetry readings and workshops (and skateboarding) at Church House Gardens, Bromley Town Centre, 11:30am-9pm on Saturday 30th July.

We reflect on the recent Orpington Children's Business Fair and talk about the 'curry in a hurry' offered by the Copper Ceylon restaurant, We share a sponsorship appeal by the lovely Chelsfield Village Voice magazine which needs funds for its print copies to continue to be published.

We cover all this and much more, plus Zeenat provides her regular empowering question.

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