Harrow Community Radio

Free Comic Book Day 2012 @ Calamity Comics Harrow

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:49:47 +0000

It’s that time of year again… Worldwide Free Comic Book day comes to Harrow with free comic for all ages!
Calamity Comics in Springfield Road Harrow is one of the thousands of comic book shops around the world celebrating Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 5th 2012. On Free Comic Book Day, over 2.7 million comic books will be given away by participating stores, introducing as many people as possible to the wonders of reading and comic books!

Plus, CALAMITY COMICS HARROW 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT. Established in 1987, Calamity Comics started life based in the Centre Crafts Marketplace in Harrow. Over the last 25 year the store has grown from those humble beginnings to become one of London’s Premier Comic Book Stores.
Based in Springfield Road for the last 10 years this store is one of Harrow’s hidden gems, with its large range of products like T-Shirts, Action Figures, Toys, Games, Manga, Posters, Yu-Gi-Oh! and other Collectible Card Games… not forgetting the large range of American comics.
This year 2012 is also Calamity Comics’ 25th anniversary and to mark this event we will be holding a Free Comic Book Day like no other! There will be the usual free comics for visitors to the store on the day (selected types) PLUS… also attending this event we have the sole preferred Star Wars costume clubs of Lucasfilms Ltd., THE REBEL LIGION UK, THE 501st UK GARRISON & MANDALORIAN MERCS.
On the day there will be characters like Jedi Knights, classic Storm Troopers and Jango and Boba Fett who will entertain and be available for photos.
There will also be an 18ft inflatable Spider-Man and lots more. This will be an event not to miss.

Listen to HCRfm anywhere

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:50:15 +0000

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With TuneIn, you can pause and rewind what you're listening to. If you missed something, you can quickly skip back to hear it again. TuneIn Radio Pro is a premium mobile version of the service that lets you record any station to your phone or tablet.

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New Text Number for the Studio

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:24:40 +0000

We have set up a new text number for the studio. From now on please text to: 07950 081 296

New Saturday Line Up

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:20:12 +0000

Starting on the 10th March we have a brand new line for Saturdays. A new hip/hop, RnB, Rap show from 5pm with Princess Chet plus Katherine Romero will be joining Keith Chilvers on the Community Sequence from 11am with all the national and local entertainment news. Plus new on the hour from 11am to 5pm.

Check out the schedule below:

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - The Community Sequence

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - TRS - The Rob Show

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - The 80's Show with Dave Gawn

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Bling Royale - with PC (Princess Chet)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - The Indian Cocktail

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - There's a Prog in my throat show

Niresh – Street Magician

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:10:42 +0000

Niresh is an 18 year old street Magician from South Harrow. The first party is the audio clip of the interview we did with him and then look at the You Tube video of him performing on Harrow Community Radio 87.7 FM on the 29th December 2011

Now prepare to be amazed

Interview with Poulomi Desai (Usurp gallery)

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:13:34 +0000

As Part of the Tuesday Club on the 13th December Julie Vee spoke to Poulomi Desai, director of the Usurp Gallery. You can here the full interview below. If you want to find out more about the Usurp Gallery then please follow the link below.

http://www.usurp.org.uk/

Wealdstone FC v Harrow Borough FC

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:30:39 +0000

Kids go Free at Boxing Day Derby match!

In a special festive offer, all under 16s will be able to gain free entry to the Wealdstone v Harrow Borough Derby clash at The Vale on
Boxing Day.

The very eagerly anticipated clash between the local rivals will this year take place at The Vale and a big holiday crowd is expected for
this very important Ryman League Premier Division fixture. Kick-off is 3pm and the club house will be fully open to welcome all before,
during and after the game.

So why not bring the whole family to watch the big match on Boxing day!

For more information visit: www.wealdstone-fc.com

Live from the childrens wards

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:19:04 +0000

Radio Northwick Park and HCRfm 87.7 have teamed up again to do another live show, this its the big one! On Christmas day morning we will be live from the children's ward, Jacks Place and the Chaucer unit between the 9am -12 noon.

We'll be handing out presents as well as visiting the children, parents and staff of both wards.

Kieran McKenna’s 48 hour Radio Challenege

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:08:33 +0000

I'm Kieran and I'm going to be on the radio for 48 hours. Starting at 7am on the 21st December and finishing on the 23rd December at 7am, I'll be on Harrow Community Radio HCRfm 87.7 and online at www.hcrfm.org

I'm only allowed 5 minutes of sleep every hour which I can "bank" and take a bit of a nap when I choose, this mean I can only take 4 hours sleep in 48 hours.

All the money rasied will be shared with both HCRfm 87.7 and Teenage Cancer Trust

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

www.justgiving.com/Kieran-McKennas-48-hour-Radio-Challenge

http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/

HCRfm 87.7 Lauch Party 5th December

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:18:18 +0000

Harrow Community Radio (HCR) launched this week on the evening of the 5th December in front of the Mayor of Harrow Cllr Mrinal Choudhury and the Mayoress is Mrs Rama Choudhury as well our volunteers presenters and invited guests.

The opening speech was given by HCR Director Keith Chilvers about HCR's aim and oblectives and its furture plans to be come a full Ofcom licenced community radio station

Fellow Director Jean Lammiman spoke about HCR role in the community and how it will support local community groups and local business through its 28 day FM licence up until the 31st December 2011.

There was also live music from two of the music tutors from the Wealdstone Youth Centre, Louis Green and Kathy Edgar as well as one of their students Aiesha who showcased her new single. HCRfm 87.7 runs 24 hours a day with love shows from 7am - 9pm daily from the 4th - 31st December 2011