By Wendy Swinton-Eagle

Mid Downs Radio has continued to broadcast 24/7 throughout the pandemic from studios on the first floor of the Princess Royal Hospital. The station is a registered charity and provides music, entertainment and regularly updated information on health, hospital, social care and community matters to patients, staff and visitors to the hospital complex as well as to the wider local community.

All our presenters are volunteers who host a wide variety of shows. Local Lindfield Rural councillor and veteran vinyl DJ, Sol Mead, presents a weekly Soul, Blues & Rock Show on Wednesdays from 5-7pm. You may also have heard him compering at Lindfield Village Day and Lindfield Christmas Festival Night. He is preceded on Wednesday by more Lindfield residents, Linda Wishart, with her kaleidescope of music and lively chat and Simply Redhead duo Wendy Swinton-Eagle and Mopsy Whitworth who host a guest interview and live performance show. All have been active in supporting the wonderful Lindfield Arts Festival since its inception.

Since launching our Listen Live service through the website and TuneIn app there has been an increase in listeners and MDR continues to support other charities and organisations by publicising their work and events through interviews and in some cases providing promotional fillers that go out regularly on air and reciprocal website links. If you would like to know more about promoting your charity through MDR, contact Wendy Swinton-Eagle at: wendy@mdr.org.uk.

MDR funds itself through grants and membership fees but mainly through hiring out our distinctive Outside Events Unit and now the new fully equipped Mobile Disco complete with professional DJ Lee Gillett all at very competitive rates.

To find out more about Mid Downs Radio, to read our latest magazine or to Listen Live please visit our website www.mdr.org.uk . For membership enquiries contact Dave Hammond at membership@mdr.org.uk. To book the OEU or Mobile Disco contact Cathy Barnett at cathybarnett@sky.com.