A podcast for Warwickshire small businesses to showcase themselves to a network of over 10,000 small businesses.
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Welcome to Warwickshire Cricket Board (WCB), where amazing things happen.
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Welcome to From the Midlands, a series of podcasts with the extraordinary people who are making a difference to the lives of people who live and work here. From giving a helping hand to people in need to achievements in the fields of technology, sport, business, film and much, much more, we celebrate the men and women from the Midlands. The podcasts are the creation of journalist and broadcaster Gail Downey who wanted a place to share the good news stories and the great work of people in our ...
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The official Yorkshire County Cricket Club Audioboo channel bringing you all the news, views and interviews from the LV County Championship
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The Rest is Noise is a podcast on a mission to assign songs to every concept, person, people, place or thing in the universe...
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Clifton Chilli Club presents a look into the spicy world of chillies with episodes covering the pepper itself to the food and drink it appears in and everything in between. We hope you will come a long with us on this journey and enjoy our stories and the ones of our guests and hopefully learn more about the world of chillies and that it's not to be feared. https://linktr.ee/cliftonchilliclub
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Cycling advocacy and everyday utility and recreational cycling in the UK, with a focus on the Midlands, Warwickshire, and Nuneaton. Knowing how easy it is to cycle just a few hundred miles away in the Netherlands, it’s frustrating that riding is not yet properly catered for in Britain. We need the infrastructure and we need it fast! Let’s cycle like the Dutch! Hosted by BicycleBen (Twitter: @BicycleBenUK)
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Podcasts about the joy of walking an official long distance path (LDP) in the UK. From the planning and scheduling to the discovery of some hidden treats and secrets about the British countryside. I'm planning to walk a self-contained LDP in each of the 38 English Counties. Oxfordshire, Essex and Bucks have already been walked. The first series of this podcast covers the Warwickshire (Centenary) Way walked in 2021 and series 2 covers the Worcestershire Way. So 'walk this way' as you discover ...
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How a Midlands bicycle company is heading for the fast track with two wheeled deliveries.
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Why a Black Country lawyer wants domestic abuse to be a talking point.
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How Midlands based research is helping provide tasty and sustainable food.
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How a Warwickshire teacher is using Lego like blocks to help children and young people build emotional well-being alongside engineering skills.
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How a Coventry charity is making friends in the city to help tackle loneliness
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How the work of a specialist team and a former patient are making a difference in the lives of brain injury sufferers.
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We go serious for this one and talk about different parts of the chilli world and how it affects people's mental health, from YouTube to being a producer.
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We have a chat about the festivals we have done over the year and some of the highlights and lowlights. We also say about some of the ones we have lined up already for next year.
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There's Charcuterie Made in Warwickshire???
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We head back to Warwickshire to visit Cureight which is a rare thing to find in the area. We got to talk to Michael the owner about charcuterie, and we even got to try some of their amazing products.https://www.cureights.com/
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On a Sunday morning at Waddesdon Manor Chilli Festival, we caught up with Russ from Grim Reaper and chatted about the origins of the company and the products. We even chatted abit about his newer company, the Chilli Alchemist. https://www.grimreaperfoods.com/https://www.chillialchemist.co.uk/
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[012] Another Delay to the Long Shoot Cycle Route (08 September 2023)
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Welcome back to the Fiets Podcast. This time, an audio edition of an associated website article looking at the latest update on the Long Shoot Cycle Scheme in Nuneaton, and putting its development time in context with schemes in neighbouring Coventry. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!…
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We travelled to Warwickshire to visit Prices Spices, where we chatted with Michael about the company and the products they do, with a couple of tangents as well. https://www.pricesspices.com/
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[011] Warwickshire’s reactive approach to road safety (23 August 2023)
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Welcome back to the Fiets Podcast. This time, in a change in format, this edition provides an audio version of an article published on the Fiets Website, looking at the reactive position that Warwickshire County Council takes to road safety.By Bicycle Ben
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How Music has Sparked Confidence for Young People in Warwickshire
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Andy Turnbull and Nigel Perry-Ogden join Alex to talk through the WCB's All Stars and Dynamos programmes in 2023.
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In the UK, hot sauce shops are few and far between, but Bristol has the Hot Sauce Emporium a go-to for all chilli heads. We chatted to John the owner about the shop, the products they do, and trends.
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When we first came across the festival Rock & Ribs in th UK is was due to them using some of our fotage on a promo video, two years on we are about to do our third festival with them. We invited owner Tim on to talk about borrowing our footage, the festival and his Youtub Channel.
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We headed down to Devon to visit the South Devon Chilli Farm and chat with the owner Amrit. We talk about the farm, future plans, and, of course chillies. https://southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/
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In this episode we talk about some of the hottest things we have tried, regrated and other spicy chilli related incidents. What challenges we would design or do again
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How a Birmingham entrepreneur’s boot camps are getting more black women into the tech industry.
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We have a chat about the Eastnor Chilli Festival, our first festival of the year. Saying about what we did our highs and if there was any lows.
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We talk about the festivals we love from both past and present, including some of our highs and lows of the events.
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S4, Ep 2: "The Wild Boys" - Day 2 of walking the Gloucestershire Way long distance path in England. Day 2 in search of wild boars in the Forest of Dean via sculptures, pike fishing and famous pie pubs
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For series 4 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Gloucestershire Way in the Spring/Summer of 2022. A 100 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode covers day 2 of the walk from Parkend in the Forest of Dean. to Boxbush, a 13 mile stretch of the walk. I'm joined by Andy as we search for…
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With all the years we have been involved in the world of chillies for, we have tried a reasonable amount. We talk about our thoughts on the chilli products we have tried and also say what our favourite ones are at the moment and if any that has shocked us.
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Recently, we have seen an increase in fermented sauces and other fermented products in the UK, and we wanted to find out more. We met up with Muti owner Matt and chatted fermenting, and why he chose to do fermented products. https://www.mutihotsauce.com/
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We talk to Harry from Gingerbeard's Preserves about his products, barrel ageing, insperation for his products and his work with local breweries as well as a bit about his younger days.https://gingerbeardspreserves.co.uk/
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Why a local community turned to the big screen to save its town.
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[010] Silos in Warwickshire (10 March 2023)
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Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: a minor works project ignores the impact on cycling and helps highlight the silos present in Warwickshire County Council that hold back active travel. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you! For show notes and transcript, see fiets.uk/podcast.…
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S4, Ep 1: "Birdsong" - first part of walking the Gloucestershire Way long distance path in England. Day 1 full of bluebells, views, hills and birdsong
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For series 4 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Gloucestershire Way in the Spring/Summer of 2022. A 100 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features details of the logistics for the walk, arriving at Chepstow (including a fine cooked breakfast and a castle) then the 13 mile walk…
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Back in 2019, we visited The National Firey Foods and Bbq Show in Albuquerque. Whilst there we interviewed Dave Dewitt, a man who some people refer to as the pope of peppers.
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For over ten years, Eastnor Castle has hosted the first major UK chilli festival of the calendar year. Often a sell-out event with so much on offer, we chat with organiser Sarah Littlewood and ask the important question: Why hold a chilli festival? https://eastnorcastle.com/whats-on/eastnor-chillifest/…
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How personal despair led to the setting up of a homeless charity with a difference.
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We chat about television shows we've been on, have helped with, and even what shows we would love to appear on or make in the future. Some of the t.v. shows mentioned are We are Champions, Secrets of your food, Paul Hollywoods Pies and Puds, Science of Stupid.
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We pay a visit to Simpsons seeds to chat with owner and author Matt Simpson about growing chillies and his new book. With over 25 years of experience, Matt shares some interesting facts about the fiery fruit! https://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk/
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S3, Ep 2: "When the Sun Goes Down" - Final part of walking the Lambourn Valley Way (UK) in Berkshire. From Lambourn to Uffington White Horse plus top 15 Berkshire facts
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For series 3 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Lambourn Valley Way in Berkshire along with three friends in the summer of 2021. A 20 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features the second and final part of the walk from Lambourn to Uffington White Horse and beyond. Lambourn is…
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Why counting sheep is good for a Staffordshire business and the environment
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We took a trip to see The Beefy Boys, an American style burger resturant in Hereford set up by the most unlikely guys! We got to stuff our faces & chat about the amazing burgers they make (including one devilishly hot one called The Hell Boy) and how it all began...
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[009] What’s in store for 2023? (21 December 2022)
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Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: a quiet end to the year for my own cycling activities, and looking forward to 2023. Will we see the Longshoot cycle scheme break ground? Will other local schemes continue to develop? And planning to explore new infrastructure in Coventry. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank…
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The OG of online hot sauce retail, Hot Headz possibly have the widest range of chilli products in the UK and have seen the meteoric rise of hot sauce first hand. We chat with owner Stu McAllister about all things hot sauce. https://hot-headz.com
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3...2...1...EAT! (Clifton Chilli Club intro)
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A introduction to the Clifton Chilli Club and our thoughts on the highs and lows
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S3, Ep 1: "Wild Horses" - Part one of walking the Lambourn Valley Way (UK) long distance path in Berkshire. From Newbury to Lambourn plus interview with the Jockey Club about the impact of horseracing ...
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For series 3 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Lambourn Valley Way in Berkshire along with three friends. A 20 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features the first part of the walk from Donnington Castle to Lambourn. The aim was to complete the walk in one day. Lambourn is ca…
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Getting the backers on board to help smaller businesses in the Midlands
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Warwickshire’s pandemic response leads to national award for CEO
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[008] Riding ’Round Rotterdam (26 September 2022)
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Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: Experiencing cycling in Rotterdam including some less than perfect Dutch infrastructure; mechanical woes with my own bicycle; a rant about slow progress developing planned cycle schemes in Warwickshire. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you! For shownotes and transcript, …
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[007] Insurance, Speed Limits and Registrations (18 August 2022)
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Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: A lack of personal cycling with bike problems; Warwickshire's LCWIP consultation closes; Grant Shapps' comments on mandatory insurance, speed limits, and registrations; off to the Netherlands. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!…
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How an Insider is keeping Midlands’ businesses ahead of the game
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Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: Amazon e-cycle deliveries; free cycle hire in the West Midlands; Warwickshire LCWIP update; Nuneaton cycle/scooter thefts; poor evening train services hinder multi-modal travel. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!By Bicycle Ben
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Coventry teacher's 130 year legacy still making a difference for city children in need
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[005] Any cyclist is a proper cyclist (21 June 2022)
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Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: Hexa Consulting's poor Framework Travel Plan; elitist views of "proper cyclists" and whether imperfect infrastructure is better than no infrastructure at all; and WCC's draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) is out for consultation. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/Bic…
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Welcome Back! This time: a motor advert contrbutes to road hostility; Axel Blake and Amanda Holden show-off their anti-cycling views in Britain's Got Talent; and Utrecht vs Nuneaton in ring-road designs. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!By Bicycle Ben
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