Recap of 2024
The Chris Allen Podcast
Tuesday, 31 December 2024 - 1 hour 17 minutes
In this recap of 2024, I've chosen parts of 10 conversations. The full conversation for each guest can be found elsewhere in this series.
Community chefs Simon Clark and Prince Robinson are inspiring people from the city to cook healthy food on a budget.
Mark Brindley speaks movingly about the loss of his son, James, seven years ago, to knife crime.
Joe Jackson has been at the heart of New Park Village for over 26 years - honoured as a community captain by the Premier League.
In 2024, Beacon Vision launched a new toolkit to make domestic abuse refuges more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. Chief Executive Lisa Cowley explains why.
2024 saw the 180th anniversary of the YMCA. Black Country Chief Executive Steve Bavington explains how the YMCA seeks to humanise all stigmatised and vulnerable people.
The Office of Mayor is the highest honour the local authority can give bestow as he is recognised as being second only to Royalty and Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant. Dr Michael Hardacre reflects on his year in office of the 164th Mayor of the City of Wolverhampton.
- Give us a Break (https://guab.uk)
- Wings and Paws Rescue (https://www.wingsandpawsrescue.com)
- Haven Refuge (https://www.havenrefuge.org.uk)
Lucy Rook (Managing Director, BlackRook Academy) and Sian Roberts (Sales and Marketing Director at the Black Country Chamber Of Commerce) joined me to talk about their respective organisations and the part they play in supporting women in leadership in business.
The City of Wolverhampton marks 16 days of action each year to coincide with the United Nations combatting violence against women and girls via Orange Wolverhampton. Cllr Leigh New, who is a councillor in our city and bravely told me her experience of violence and domestic abuse.
Danny Rice talks about Andy's Man Club - supporting men around their mental health. Andy's Man Club takes its name from Andrew Roberts, a man who sadly took his own life aged 23 in early 2016.
- Here’s the Wolverhampton Group’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567699597829
- https://andysmanclub.co.uk/
Through the WayYouth Zone’s huge variety of youth-led activities - especially its music room and support of dedicated youth workers, Chloe Ogborne began to rediscover her confidence and sense of self. Today, she stands as a part of her own rock band, Dying Addiction, where she leads on guitar, adds vocals, and writes the band’s original songs.
- https://www.thewayyouthzone.org/
- https://www.dontfollowthecrowd.co.uk/
- Chloe's social media: https://www.instagram.com/chloe_ogborne/ - Tik Tok @chloeoggy
