Our new magazine is out now - so look out for it around the hospital (Please call us if you would like a copy (01296 33 1575) the magazine also includes our programme schedule, however there are times when programmes and presenters are subject to change.
A full and up to date programme schedule can always be found on this web site.

April 08

25th. With thanks again to our friends at Tesco's in Broadfields, Aylesbury, we have purchased some more radios to donate to wards in the Hospital that have difficulty hearing us.

If you know anyone in the Hospital that is currently having problems listening to the station, please contact us and we will do our best to help

Our telephone number is (01296) 33 1575 and our email address is studio@smhr.co.uk

21st.We would like to say a big Thank You to The Midcounties co-operative for giving us £500.00 from their community project. We are currently raising funds to help towards our next move when our current temporary studios are knocked down.

We hope to have a picture of the cheque being presented on this page very soon.

March 08

1st.Today we started broadcasting a new programme called Kids Zone.The show was presented by Mark and Stella Withey and special guest presenters James and Olivier.

The show is especially for the Children in the Macarthy Childrens ward at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and features stories,reviews and music requests from the ward.

The photo below shows Mark (back) with James and Olivier in the studio before the show went out live between 2 and 4pm

December 07

22nd.Members of Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio were in Aylesbury town centre today to entertain the Christmas shoppers and also to raise funds for the station.
We would very much like to thank everybody who gave a donation, with your help we raised the grand total of £1033.30 which will go towards the cost of keeping the station on the air.

See pictures here.

20th.A lady called Betty Gannicott has been in touch to tell us about a book she has written about her son Peter who was a patient in the Spinal Unit back in the 80s. (and a regular listener to the Hospital radio station)
Betty thinks the book may be of special interest to spinally injured people trying to return to independent living in the community and also professionals involved in their care.
The book is called "Peter - Against all odds" and you can find more details here

4th.It was 29 years ago today that Stoke Mandeville Hospitlal Radio started broadcasting.
To find out more about the history of the station click here

3rd.Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio has received a payout of £1935.00 from the National Lottery Awards For All Scheme. The scheme awards funds to charities, voluntary and community projects.

The radio station will use the funds to improve and develop the output for the patients and staff at the Hospital.

November 07

3rd.Some of the SMHR Members got together for a game of ten pin bowling at Jardines in Aylesbury

See pictures here.

October 07

11th.As a result of comments from both Patients and Staff who have been finding it difficult to hear our programmes, Mike Hill,one of our new members decided to investigate and asked the SMHR committee if we could spend some money on buying in some radios to distribute around the Hospital.

With thanks to Mike, and our friends at Tesco's in Broadfields, who very kindly donated two Radios, we decided to buy a further 18 which are in the process of being distributed around the hospital

The photo below shows SMHR presenter Alex Trick (right) with Alex Fletcher of Jimmy's Café with one of the new radios which we hope will give them many happy hours of listening to 1575am

Thanks to Joe Robinson for the photo

September 07

11th.Two of our presenters were featured on the BBC3 programme "Outrageous Wasters", which showed Mark & Stella Withey being transformed from an environmentally unfriendly household to the eco warriors of Fairford Leys, Aylesbury.

Mark, Stella & Jak

For full story click here.

9th.We were once again asked to supply the music and P.A for Aylesbury's Charter Day, and here are some of our members with Councillor Mrs Jenny Puddefoot, Mayor of Aylesbury

And this lovely couple were happy to help promote the station

For more pictures click here.

July 07

15th. Hospital radio members were involved with this years "Aylesbury On Sea" event which was organised by Aylesbury Town Council. Coronation Street star Samia Smith who plays hairdresser Maria Sutherland in the soap was the star guest, and here she is with our presenters Mark and Stella Withey

June 07

18th.We started broadcasting live programmes again from our new studio.It was at 6pm that Martin Kinch presented Solid Gold,This was followed by the first request show at 8pm presented by Matthew Nash and Alex Trick.

12th.We are pleased to announce that we are now back on air,the computers were started back up today and the sound of Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio was once again broadcasting to the hospital complex. .

For the news archive, click here