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SMHR exists to provide an entertainment and information service for the benefit of the patients, staff and visitors to Stoke Mandeville Hospital - our listeners. We welcome people from all walks of life so that our listeners are well represented. Whilst experience in Radio is always useful, it is not essential, it is your enthusiasm to make a positive contribution to the patients experience at Stoke Mandeville Hospital that is important.

One of the most important and rewarding activities for our volunteers is to visit our listeners in the wards and at other locations on site, to gather requests and to play their choice of music during our regular request shows

Other activities include, vital fundraising events, presenting, producing, and outside broadcasts, and of course we need administrators too. It is a great way to meet new people from the station and among our listeners

Membership subscriptions are currently £30 per year, references will be required and a CRB (Criminal record check) will be made which can take a few weeks.Please take this into account when you apply to join. The Hospital's Volunteer Services Office will be in contact with you in this regard

For more info about different types of membership please click here

If you would like to apply for membership please complete the enquiry form as set out below. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: that we do not offer work experience placements as all the members volunteer during their spare time. A minimum of 3 hours per week of volunteering is requested of each member although you are very welcome to put in more time!

Unfortunately, due to insurance restrictions, applications from people under the age of 18 years cannot be accepted.

Name *
Address *
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We are unable to accept mobile numbers as means of contact.
Email address *
If you decide to become a full member of SMHR you will be required to visit Hospital wards,to talk to the patients and collect requests.You will also be required to take part in fund raising events for the station. Please tell us about any other activities in which you would be interested. This could include Programme presenting or production, Administration,Studio maintenance,Engineering, Outside broadcasts and Discos. Please give details of any experience you have in the above areas
On which weekday evenings or weekend daytime would you be available to help at Hospital Radio
How did you hear about us and why would you like to become a member
Contact (for use in an emergency) * (Name, address and phone number please) Relationship with applicant
Membership of SMHR involves certain obligations to the station and the Hospital, and we need to explain these to you before you join. Having received your application we will invite you to the studio when we will explain all these facts to you. If you still wish to join we shall then put in motion the sequence requesting your admission as a volunteer to the radio station. Previous experience is not necessary Enthusiasm and commitment are ! Thank you for applying to join us. Our membership officer will make contact with you shortly. * Mandatory Fields By clicking ‘submit’ on this form, I hereby declare that the information I have provided is accurate and complete, and I authorise Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio (SMHR) to make whatever enquiries they feel are necessary to validate the information. I also authorise SMHR to pass my details on to the Voluntary Services Office at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, who I understand will require me to complete additional application forms, including sufficient information to complete a Criminal Records Bureau report, in order to further my application