Mix Sport on Hertfordshire's Mix 92.6: Recent Episodes
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National Treasure Henry Blofeld may no longer be in the cricket commentary box but he is really busy with his brand new theatre show ‘My Dear Old Things’ which is coming to Hertfordshire at the Radlett Centre on Wednesday 25th January. Listen to him chatting to Jonny Seabrook about the show, England Cricket and his ... Read more
Part 3 of series with Verulam Club as our golf Correspondent Zak Khan chats to the club’s commercial manager Paul Keen about the current going ons at the club
Catch part 2 of our Golf Correspondent Zak Khan in conversation with Paul Keen, the Commercial Manager of Verulam Golf Club
Verulam Sport golf Correspondent Zak Khan chats to Verulam Golf Club Commercial Manager Paul Keen in a series of podcasts. In part 1 they discuss how the club coped with COVID Lockdown.
On the latest Verulam Sport podcast Chris Tillin catches up with Lucy Briscoe from St Hockey Club and rising young star Dominique.
Nigel Strofton is a real local sporting legend. In January of this year he turned 80 and continues to play for St Albans Hockey club and has served them for 63 years! In September 1959 Nigel attended ‘Trials Day’ at the St Albans club because, although he played rugby at school, he didn’t have the ... Read more
Podcast creator and producer John Cushing explains to Local Life the production services that he and his colleague Michael Weadock are providing to a multitude of different sports after a working lifetime in broadcast radio with a focus on news and sport. It is indeed anythingbutfooty.com.
Sadly we had some technical issues at Radio Verulam HQ this evening. Please find a copy of this week’s show here. Featuring St Albans Manager Ian Allinson, London Colney Manager Jack Metcalfe, Sandridge Rovers Manager Matt Day, Belstone Manager Aaron Lincoln and Ryan O’Donnell the cycling researcher.
In the latest edition of the OA Rugby Podcast Chris Tillin chats to Women’s Captain Steph Plunkett
Chris Tillin chats to the St Albans Hockey Club women’s captain Becky Burton on how the first half of the season has gone so far.
Verulam Sport’s Cricket Correspondent Jay Sharma caught up with local author Mark Slattery to discuss his new book Cricket’s Craziest Teams. Listen in to their full conversation here.
Verulam Sport’s Chris Tillin catches up with Mike Prevot, the St Albans Men’s Captain, to find up how their season is going.
Jay Sharma, from the Local Football Show, caught up with the Harpenden Town manager, Mickie Nathan, to hear about the exciting new signings and the next few games in what is an excellent season for his team.
Ben is the head of youth development at Clarence Park with The Saints. He talks to Clair Graham about their inclusive approach to football, the 50th anniversary of the club and the excitement building for the first round of the FA Cup on Sunday 7th November.
Chris Tillan catches up with Brian Quinn from the OAs Rugby club to find out how the season is going as we enter mid October and the good win against Clifton.
Chris Tillin catches up with Brian Quinn for reaction to the games against Worthing Raiders and Redruth.
This week St Albans Manager Ian Allinson reflects the past week and Devante Stanley’s injury. Colney Heath Assistant Manager, Ant Burns discusses the Magpies start to the season. We chat with Herts Senior League leaders Belstone manager Aaron Lincoln. Plus we learn from Nick Light about Fighting Fit for Football, community football for people with ... Read more
Verulam Sport’s Chris Tillin chats to the OA media man Brian Quinn about the OAs start to the season and their game away at Henley Hawks.
Ian Allison’s reaction to St Albans’ 5—0 victory over Welling. Jack Metcalfe reflects on a London Colney home defeat. Steve Neville from St Albans City Youth discusses the club’s 50th anniversary small sided tournament taking place this coming weekend in Highfield Park.
Huma Abbasi is getting our communities to 'dip their toe' into the pool (literally) many for the very first time.
Producer of 'Blacks can't Swim' and Blacks can't swim-The sequel' Ed Accura speaks passionately about breaking down societally imposed myths and how it is the case that of course WE all can swim.
Involved in sport in St Albans, need some kind of financial support to enhance your service or achieve fantastic goals? Listen in to this great conversation with Sandy Bell Chairman of the 948 Sports Foundation.
Listen to the match highlights from St Albans City v Dartford. Dean Bradford, Leverstock Green Secretary. Tracy Light, the Inclusion Co-ordinator at St Albans City Youth FC
Ride 25 and 1 more child instilling hope and inspiring us all with the power of cycling
St Colmcilles Gaelic Football one of the jewels in the sporting crown here in St Albans
Hugh Brasher Event Director of London Marathon Events is the bearer of fantastic news which all you runners, could be, would be runners will not want to miss.
Debbie Hay CEO of Take the Reins discusses the great work this not for profit organisation do.
Mental health matters can effect everyone. If this applies to you or someone you know this Podcast is a must.
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome to you, the Quarter Back for our local American Football Team Hertfordshire Cheetahs; Jacques Vitri. This cool cat, gives us the insight scoop into what promises to be a remarkable opening game on June 25th in honour of all the heroic work done by our Armed Forces. Cheetahs are ... Read more
Good Morning St Albans Kerry Cobb doubles up as Verulam Sports resident Motor Sport guru. You will not want to miss all her insight into the tense F1 season, plus Le Mans thoughts and some British Super Bike chat.
It was great to welcome back, ‘friend of the show’ Gary Tait. He is of course our local European Tour Golf referee and is on hand to review the epic US PGA Championship in which Phil Mickleson claimed his 6th Major title and in so doing became the oldest winner of a golfing Major aged ... Read more
Once again Verlam Sport Podcasting is very proud to bring to you Radlett resident Cliff Crown who is the Chairman of Brentford Football Club. He builds up to the Final of the EFL Championship in which the Bee’s collide with Swansea with a place in the promised land of the Premier League up for grabs. ... Read more
Verulam Sport is proud to introduce to you Paul Brewster, one of the 8 Trustees for the fantastic 948 Sports Foundation. Since 2001 this awesome local charity has given to worthy individuals, clubs and organisation in excess of £300,000. If you are involved in sport here in St Albans you could well benefit like so ... Read more
It was a pleasure to speak with a true Master, not of the Universe but of all things Centurions Rugby League Mick O’Shea @biggusmickus He provides all the early season news from across the Centurions teams and of course we chat Super League. If you are looking longingly at those boots and are aged 35 ... Read more
It was a pleasure to speak with Ed Accura, Head of Corporate Affairs for the Black Swimming Association (BSA). He explains that their raison d’etre is not to be as they are working to break down all barriers to ethnic participation in swimming. A man who lives his values Ed also discusses his fantastic documentary, ... Read more
Andy Rice, namesake of our very own Tony, joins Verulam Sport Podcasting. The pair discuss Andy’s role as Club Secretary for the Verulam Cycle Club. It’s exciting times as I am sure you can barely wait for SustFest 2021 from Clarence Park May 23rd-6th June Verulam Cycle Club have four great events for you to ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome back Raissa Vickery, this uniquely talented young lady is already an elite level shooter, has claimed medals a plenty for GB at biathlon and pentathlon and is expecting big things from her new horse Lily. Plus, she and a cohort of 6 other girls from St Albans High School ... Read more
In a fascinating conversation we hear from Stevenage resident Dr Simon Rofe. He is truly pioneering the way through his unique course in Sports Diplomacy at the University of London. This is not to be missed.
Cliff Crown, who of course if a Radlett resident and the Chairman of Brentford FC talks with Tony Rice and provides all the build up towards the Championship Playoffs semi final with the Bees taking on Bournemouth. Can Brentford go one stage further than last year and claim their place in the promised land of ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome to you Helen Gray Director of Hertfordshire Community Foundation. She tells us all about a fantastic Holiday Activity Programme ; appropriately referred to as a HAPpy Grant. Indeed, this programme can help some of the in excess of 25,000 young people in Hertfordshire living in poverty enjoy as we ... Read more
Andy Gray joins Verulam Sport and inspires us through his fantastic work. From a football context his Booters project simply encourages our youngsters to rediscover the joy of a kick around in the park with no pressure whatsoever. Taking this fantastic model and refining it towards musical expression Andy informs us about the Junior Open ... Read more
With 5 Sarries selected for the British Lions Tour this week it is fantastic to welcome back our ‘Voice of the Saracens’ John Lewis. John puts the Men in Blacks season into context and looks ahead for an instantaneous return to English Domestic Rugby’s top tier next season.
Verulam Sports believe that Community Officer for St Albans City FC Phil Coates should be an MBE. Over the years he has been instrumental in raising in excess of £150,000 for various charities and he is still on a mission. This bank holiday weekend Phil is embarking on a 140+ mile cycle from St Albans to ... Read more
It was great to catch up with Sanjeev Mehta from Krav Maga Defence Tactics. Sanjeev reminds us of the real life applications and confidence boosting skills KMDT instills. He also imparts some fantastic information about how to ware off would be dog nappers. This crime has increased dramatically during lock down and the lessons here ... Read more
Verulam Sports were delighted to catch up with Alex Varran; Sports Project Officer for Herts Sports Partnership. It was inspiring to hear how the Daily mile challenge which encourages our youngsters to walk for 1 mile has grown. Originating from one school in Scotland to now a global event. Here in Hertfordshire we are close ... Read more
JP Smith from Boxing Saves Lives describes his inspiring work using the power of boxing to instil discipline and provide vital outlets for young people in Hertfordshire and indeed across the Country. Boxing truly can save lives and enrich our perspective. For more information check out www.boxingsaveslives.org
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome back our very own guru of Motor Sport Radio Verulam’s legendary Kerry Cobb. She provides her informed opinions on the thrilling opening two races in this seasons F1 calendar. Sir Lewis Hamilton is bidding for an unprecedented 8th F1 Drivers crown but is being severely tested by Red Bulls ... Read more
It’s been a tough time for all of us of late and this has been massively felt by the local sporting community and so it is a pleasure to hear that one of our local Rugby clubs the Verulamians are back in training. We welcome to the show from the Vee’s Joe Breeze and Jack ... Read more
It is a pleasure to welcome to Verulam Sports Podcasting Ellie Males from Age UK Hertfordshire. She recaps the fantastic Feel Good For 30 project we highlighted a few weeks back. Age UK Hertfordshire were one of the charities that were supported through this great initiative. Ellie explains the great work Age UK Hertfordshire do ... Read more
In part two of our Getting Active and Flourishing series it is an honour to welcome to the show Andy Keefe. Andy has over twenty years of experience as a Therapist operating out of Harley Street London. But he is also a trained Person Trainer of physical fitness. He offers his unique insights into the ... Read more
Verulam Sport are pleased to welcome back, St Albans’ own European Tour Golf referee Gary Tait. Gary and Tony Rice review all the action from the historic 2021 US Masters from Augusta. This was won by Hideki Matsuyama who became the first ever male from Japan to win one of the Golfing majors.
Verulam Sports are pleased to welcome to you from Herts Baseball Will Zucker. Will has represented Great Britain in Baseball at U19’s and U23’s and he is taking his experiences and looking to give back. An amazing new Youth Baseball League is inviting youngsters aged 6-14 to get involved and try their hands at Baseball. ... Read more
Friends of the show and co-founders of Kickoff@3 Michael Wallace and Ashley Levein are on hand to remind us of the epic journey for Kickoff@3 and their determination to forge a true sustainable legacy. Talking legacy, Michael and Ashley build up to Unity Live streaming live on Stephen Lawrence Day April 22nd 6pm-7pm. This promises to be a barn ... Read more
Stuart Clark from Be Military Fit joins Verulam Sport for the first of a five part series looking to get us all back into and ready to embrace activity post lockdown. Truly inspiring stuff and even long term armchair pundit, Verulam Sports own Tony Rice is ready to get going.
The ‘Voice of the OA’s’ Brian Quinn returns to Verulam Sport to discuss Scotland’s first victory in Paris since 1999 in the final game of this years thrilling 6 Nations. Plus, he and Tony Rice consider the tournament as a whole.
Verulam Sport were delighted to chat with Mike Lewis, Alan Mercer ad Billy Munroe, three local St Albans entrepreneurs who have set up The Vine Cellar. Theirs is an inspiring tale of the importance of chasing a dream and working in collaboration. What a challenging year it has been for us all but these guys ... Read more
Listen to Graham Griffin and Jonny Seabrook’s commentary of the Herts Senior Premier Divisional Cup Match between Sandridge Rovers and Harefield United Res. Plus an interview with Sandridge manager Neil Doctor.
Our local Vitality Premier League Netball team the Saracens Mavericks are well placed and looking to build on a positive start to the campaign. Their Head Coach and Director of Netball Kat Ratnapala returns to Verulam Sport to discuss the season so far and build to upcoming fixtures. Plus, we learn about exciting opportunities for ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome back Neil Margereson and Isaac Kenyon from Mind in Mid Herts. The team here do tremendous and untiring work to support us with our mental health needs. These needs have become more acutely felt during the pandemic. Isaac and Neil remind us that there is still time to get ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome back ‘The Daddy’ Simba Mupamhanga. Simba is the Head Coach of the St Albans Centurions Rugby League team and he discusses the exciting early season action in Super League and gets us all excited for the return of the Cents very soon.
Verulam Sport enjoyed catching up with Herts Sports Partnership Community Ambassador Chloe Dolton. Chloe tells us about a fantastic up and coming event in which which we are being encouraged to get active for at least 30 minutes a week. Feel Good for 30 is running from March 29th-11 April, where each week you are ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome you to Martin Whitworth. Martin is a long-term member of the St Albans Striders running club. He has recently represented Great Britain at age level at European Championship competitions and he has even put our very own ‘Voice of the Saints’ GG Graham Griffin through his paces. You are ... Read more
Brentford Bee’s Hall of Famer and ex Wimbledon star striker Marcus Gayle joins Verulam Sport. It is fascinating to hear Marcus discuss his footballing journey which ranged from the highs of Captaincy with Jamaica, through to the agony of relegation with Wimbledon on the final game of the 00-00 season. Marcus is now doing great ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome to the show a talented St Albans 3 piece band Kick Pistol alongside Kickoff@3 Co-Founder and ‘friend of the show’ Michael Wallace. Discover the musical journey of Kick Pistol who are building an impressive following. They are also instrumental in driving what will be an amazing event coming up this Stephen ... Read more
It is always a pleasure to talk Rugby with the ‘Voice of the Old Albanians’ Brian Quinn. He dissects all the action from round 3 of the 6 Nations in which England conceded 40 points against Wales for the first time and Italy went down to a 30th straight 6 Nations defeat. He will be ... Read more
In the run up to International Women’s Day 2021 Verulam Sport is delighted to hear the inspiring story of Georgia Martin. Georgia has swam and rowed at elite levels and has had to battle through many injuries to discover a new passion. Georgia is a passionate Ambassador for Radio Verulam’s Community Partner Kickoff@3 and she gives us ... Read more
It was a delight to welcome back to Verulam Sport Cris Hiche, Head Coach of the Hertfordshire Falcons Baseball team. The global pandemic has grounded the Falcons of late but they are looking to soar back into action soon. They are thinking big and have been ‘pitching’ the London Mayor as they are looking to ... Read more
Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome back ‘friend of the show’ Jon Meredith. He reviews the first Tennis Major of the year, the recent Australian Open. Plus, with the phased ending of Lockdown underway Jon lets us know about all the Batchwood updates.
In the run up to International Women’s Day 2021, Verulam Sport are thrilled to welcome back Kat Ratnapala Head Coach and Director of Netball for the Saracens Mavericks. She describes her own sporting journey and discusses the progress made and the unique challenges women in sport are faced with. Plus of course all the Mav’s ... Read more
In the run up to International Women’s Day 2021 Verulam Sport are delighted to welcome Oakland’s College alumni Rhianna Parris-Smith. Already cycling at an elite level this inspiring young Woman has GB cycling in her sights and she tells us about her own thrilling journey which I am sure will get your cogs whirring.
Tom Horey Degree Apprentice; has been instrumental in designing the Herts Sports Partnership 2021-2025 Strategic Plan. From March 1st-March 10th, the HSP will explain their vision for the next four years outlining 5 key areas of focus. These will be delivered across a series of webinars in which your feedback will be vital. So, if ... Read more
With the National League Season currently declared null and void; Verulam Sport have been delighted to speak to St Albans City Football Clubs Manager Ian Allinson. He reflects on what has been an impressive on field campaign with only one defeat from their 15 games and the long planned for Development system showing signs of ... Read more
The Voice of the OA’s returns to Verulam Sport and dissects and builds up into the next round of 6 Nations action. Tony and Brian discuss through another enthralling weekend of Rugby ahead and try to predict if another upset is on the cards! Who will be walking away with the trophy this time? Let ... Read more
It is a joy to welcome back to Verulam Sport Kat Ratnapala who is the Head Coach and Director of Netball for our own Hertfordshire Saracens Mavericks . Kat discusses a perfect 2 wins from 2 starts to the Vitality Netball Super League and builds up to the next game.
Amran Malik, Senior Development Officer for Wicketz explains about the amazing work the Wicketz program is doing to unite communities and inspire individuals across the Country. Plus, learn how this fantastic work has caught the eye of the United Nations.
The ‘Voice of the OA’s’ Brian Quinn returns to review the second round of action in this years 6 Nations. He will be back later this week to build up to the upcoming games in the third round.
Jason and Tony talk through their dream sporting events in the fantasy of the Winter Wonderland. These are matches, fights or events that have not ever happened and are probably unlikely to, but with the power of the imagination for one night only dreams can come true. Let us know your choices if you could ... Read more
Craig Barnes Defensive Co-Ordinaror for our own Hertfordshire Cheetahs American Football Team reviews last weeks Super Bowl. The amazing Tom Brady claimed his 7th title as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers smashed defending champions Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. Plus, of course Craig lets us know how we can engage with our own Cheetahs.