Hello You 78: Sewing Sisters and the Band of Brothers

Hello You with Jim Hawkins

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Hello You 78: Sewing Sisters and the Band of Brothers

'I like making things to make people smile'

Jim Hawkins

Dec 20, 2024

Transcript

Visits to two marvellous groups of wonderful people, in the run-up to Christmas.

Includes a knitted chicken, lager shandy, getting the right PVA glue, Mouldy Old Dough, a half-finished Freddie Mercury and plenty of Jingle Bells.

Meet the Castlefields Yarn Bombing Crew

… and the Telford Men’s Breakfast Club run by Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin.

I’ve got lots more amazing people for you to meet on Hello You in 2025! And I’d like your suggestions for places I can go to record conversations or just the sounds on location, for subjects to talk about and for people whose stories you’d like to hear. Message me, or leave a comment?

Getting through Christmas and out the other side

I’ve got some really interesting, helpful and funny articles about Christmas which might help you through it, one way or another. You’ll find them in this week’s Hello You Sunday Supplement, which will drop into your inbox on (unsurprisingly) Sunday morning … as long as you’re subscribed to my Substack:

Thank you for being there

Take care of yourself, and the people around you. This can be a challenging time, and I hope the next couple of weeks go smoothly and are as joyful as they can be.

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Hello You with Jim Hawkins

I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life.

I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say.

It's public-service local journalism that cares about people. Audio that brings you the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise. Interviews conducted with compassion and empathy. Thoughtful, positive, good-humoured conversations, informed local storytelling, and commentary that’s not afraid to get righteously angry on occasion.

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