Thursday 8th July 2010

• Marketing Team
  Thu 8th July, 7pm
• Community Reporters
  Every other Monday afternoon (4:30pm) at each tour venue – starting Mon 12th July, 4:30pm in Leyland

Not part of a working group? New members are always welcome!

The training room will be unavailable for general use from 1pm tomorrow (Friday 9th July) as we start packing up to move.

If you need to use a computer to prepare or edit your show, you will need to arrange to use one at a tour venue. Give us a call on 01772 880791 to arrange.

There will always be a staff member on duty at each tour venue over the summer, so just ask whoever is there at the time.

The office will be open at least 10am-5pm Monday-Friday on 01772 880791, but won’t be open to visitors.

Thanks to all those who have been working hard to prepare for the summer tour. “12 Weeks of Summer” launched on air last week and opens in Leyland on Monday.

Public information about the tour is on the front page of the website, and there is further information for volunteers available at www.preston.fm/tourfaq

All on-air volunteers should have received the latest details in the post this week – please do read the information we’ve sent you carefully. The following points are worth highlighting:

Publicity materials for the Leyland and Ingol legs of the tour are now available. Please pick some leaflets and posters up when you’re next in the office if you can distribute them in those areas.

The office in Buckingham House will close next Friday, 19th July. During the tour, we’ll be operating from a temporary office in the new building which won’t be open to visitors for safety reasons. If you need to contact us during the tour, please visit the tour venue (where there will always be a member of staff) or call us on 01772 880791.

Pre-recording time will be at a premium whilst we’re on tour. Ideally, your show will be live but, if you need to book a pre-record slot, please do so as far in advance as possible. You can do so in person at the tour venues, or by calling 01772 880791.

Our second birthday in October means it’s time for another schedule review.

Just like last year, we’ll be asking all volunteers who’d like a show for the six months from October 2010 to March 2011 to fill in a short form letting us know what you’d like to do.

This applies to volunteers who are currently broadcasting, as well as volunteers who don’t have a regular show on-air at the moment.

Everyone should receive a letter and a form in the post over the next few days. If you want a show from October, these forms need to be returned by first thing on Monday 9th August 2010.

Forms can be returned to staff at tour venues, or posted to 5A Walton’s Parade, Preston PR1 8QT. Please don’t send your form to Buckingham House – we won’t be there to receive it!

So, please read the information carefully when it arrives – and let us know if you have any questions or worries.

The Community Reporters team will be working hard whilst we’re on tour to produce reports and features about the areas that we’re visiting.

If you’d like to get involved, then everyone is welcome to join in the Community Reporters planning meetings, which will be taking place every fortnight whilst we’re on tour.

The team will meet on the first Monday of each leg of the tour, at 4:30pm at the tour venue. Please do come along and help us create some great local reports about the areas we’re visiting.

Are you a bookworm? Do you have a book you’d love to talk about, that has inspired you or just makes you giggle from one end to the other?

If you’d like to be part of Chat City’s bookworm feature or just want to find out more then contact Kez on kez@prescap.co.uk

Preston FM’s Youth Involvement Officer, Chris Holt, is the proud father of a new baby boy. He arrived last Tuesday evening weighing in at 7lb 6oz.

Congratulations to Chris & his family from all the team here at Preston FM.

Thursday 22nd July, Avenham Park Pavillion, 9am-8:30pm

Lancashire County Council’s Creative Lancashire Team presents a series of workshops, surgeries and networking with current leading music industry practitioners.

The day concludes with a keynote discussion and Q&A session featuring Dave Haslam (Author & DJ), Jayne Compton (Switchflicker), Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve/Finders Keepers), Mr Scruff (Ninja Recordings), Dave Pichilingi (Liverpool Sound City) and Liam Walsh (Ask me PR).

The event will address: the new management model, exploiting multiple revenue streams, social media, graphic design & illustration in music, synchronization & licensing, composition & publishing and music’s role in creating vibrant cities.

The soundbytes: music industry sessions day is free to attend but places are limited. To register for the event click here:

www.soundbytes.eventbrite.com

For full list of speakers, and information about how to apply for a surgery or confirm your place in the Social Media in the Music Industry Workshop visit: www.creativelancashire.org/soundbytes or contact Ed Matthews-Gentle on 01772 536648 / 07969 090838

Find out what we have to offer!!

Courses   Disability Benefits   Advice & Form Filling   Translation   Interpretation   Outreach Facility   and much more…

Drop in anytime on Tuesday 20th July 10.30am – 2.30pm
at Pukar Disability Resource Centre
3/5 Oakham Court
Preston, PR1 3XP
Tel: 01772 822700
Email: enquiries.pukar@hotmail.com