PRIMARY – Extended & Improved
We have some great news about our PRIMARY phonography exhibition (find out all the details here) that we can now announce:
- The deadline for submissions has now been extended to Sunday 4th March. We have had some incredible submissions but want to set aside more time to make the exhibition something really special.
- The competition is now open to up to 10 submissions from each individual. With the ability to capture many photos on your phone over the next two months we we want you to not feel restricted to just three. The same rules apply about the photos conforming to compositions using the primary colours though. If you have already submitted feel free to send more photos over as and when you please.
- The exhibition will be hosted by Albert Road’s own Bonzo Studio who are also partnering up with us in the creation of the exhibition space. More news on this soon!
- Finally, we will be running a competition as part of the exhibition where the best three photos submitted will win some incredible prizes. We will be announcing the prizes available very soon but got to say, these will be the best prize haul we have ever offered.
- We will be putting together a poster for the exhibition that will be on sale on the opening night. The poster will feature some of the best submissions and all profits from the sales will go to a local charity (details to follow soon). Due to this we need to say that any photos submitted to PRIMARY will involve you giving us permission to use them for commercial purposes, if you do not want your photo used in this way simply let us know via email.
Well, that is it for now! We really hope to drum up as much coverage locally for PRIMARY in the next couple of months so if you could Facebook/Tweet/+1 about the exhibition we would really appreciate it. We would love this exhibition to be a real reflection of the whole population of Portsmouth with everyone taking part and feeling involved.
Face for Radio.
Tristan on September 2nd, 2010Classic. That was well good. Next week TV.
Tristan on September 2nd, 2010Nice one guys! That was a great interview!
Adam Wintle on September 2nd, 2010Did anyone record so we can hear?
Sam Hill on September 2nd, 2010Jon Cuthill to leave BBC Radio Solent for TV role Bring Back Richard Cartridge To Radio Solent
We are campaigning to get the BBC to bring Richard Cartridge back to BBC Radio Solent which is based in Southampton. Richard was one of the long serving presenters axed by the previous Managing Editor Mia Costello at the time when she sent a memo containing the comment that she “didn’t want to hear old voices on the radio.”
Richard was and still is very popular with the listeners and has had some of the station’s highest listener figures so why has he not been re-engaged to help revive the station and also to help regain the massive loss of listeners that happened after his show was axed in favour of younger presenters. Are the BBC and Radio Solent still operating an ageism policy? I have added the article from the Southampton Echo which covers the main details.
Also it would now appear that Jon Cuthill is leaving Solent to join the BBC South’s Inside Out TV series. Surely this would be the perfect opportunity to slot Richard back onto Radio Solent.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards The Petition Team
Hampshire fans urge BBC Radio Solent to bring back Richard Cartridge
HIS silky smooth delivery made him a housewives favourite and one of the most popular voices on Hampshire’s airwaves.
Now his loyal fanbase are demanding he is put back on air at BBC Radio Solent to save the station from a slide in listeners.
A growing petition is urging station bosses to bring back chocolate voiced presenter Richard Cartridge before its too late.
Mr Cartridge was a victim of a cull of presenters by former station boss Mia Costello which coincided with a dramatic slump in listener figures.
John Christopher, one of those behind the petition which now has over 350 signatures, said: “When Richard left the station management said they didn’t want to hear older presenters on air.
“Ever since then they’ve continued to lose listeners. Local radio is very important but If they don’t do something to rescue the station we could lose it.”
The petition has been backed by Member of Parliament Caroline Nokes New Forest councillor Les Puttock, PR chief Gill Gould of Carswell Gould and West End councillor Tony Noyce who says he switched off listening to Radio Solent after Mr Cartridge’s departure. He called him the “best presenter Radio Solent has had.”
Mr Cartridge, who has described Radio Solent as his “spiritual home,” briefly returned to the airwaves for a week-long stint over Christmas.
He said he was aware of the petition and would jump at the chance to return full-time.
“It would be wonderful to be able to consider going back to Solent full time. We’re on friendly terms but there doesn’t seem to be a position there for me at the moment,” he said.
A BBC spokeswoman said: “We are delighted to be able to call Richard a friend of BBC Solent, and we know listeners loved his shows during last Christmas.
“We remain in touch with Richard but there are no immediate plans for him to take on a more permanent role.”
Latest quarterly figures show the station slumped to its lowest-ever share of the listening audience despite Nick Girdler returning to Solent after a three-year absence, Katie Martin replacing Charlie Crocker on the weekday early afternoon slot, and former Meridian newsreader Debbie Thrower being drafted in for a temporary role. New figures are due out next week.
To sign the Cartridge petition visit: http://www.petitiononline.com/rd3d1267/petition.html
Eric Lake on September 4th, 2010