The Ewe Space Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kiran Batool
The Ewe Space is a community hub in the heart of Matson that is creatively connecting our community. We catalyse positive change through activities and events to support wellbeing, creativity, community training and development opportunities, and we'd love to see you for a cuppa!This is a podcast all about culture, arts and community in the Matson, Robinswood and White City are of Gloucester. Also featuring the Gloscast, an informational series about the amazing work that GL Communities do and the services they provide in the area.The Ewe Space Podcast is supported is funded by GL Communities, The Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Homes.
Welcome to The Ewe Space Podcast November 2023 edition. In this episode we have our local Councilor Brendon O'Donnell hosting the show and sharing some news with us.
We have Darby from Gloucester with us who is an amazing young lady working hard to make this world beautiful for special children, and an interview friendship cafe in which Tina and 2 staff members are sharing their experiences. In the end we have Viva's interview about Music and Food festival Matson.
This episode is presented and edited by Kiran Batool and Hosted By Brendon O'Donnell,
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GL Communities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and and supported by Ewe Space.
This episode is hosted by Hiba Khan and Aisha Khan.
This episode is very special because it's The Ewe Space Podcast second anniversary and this episode is based on interviews conducted over the past two years.
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GL Communities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and and supported by Ewe Space.
This episode is guest-hosted by Hadley Gilbert, a member of the Community Wellbeing Team. Local resident Pat appeals for volunteers to help revamp the Rose Garden, a public space located by the Matson roundabout between Matson Lane and Matson Avenue. Diane and Marion from Wildhogs Hedgehog Rescue in Frampton-on Severn tell us about how to look after our spiky friends. And lastly, hear from the staff at The Phoenix Centre about all the wonderful activities and support they offer, including the ESHO scheme for people who are out of work.
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GLCommunities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Homes and supported by Gas Projects.
This special episode is hosted by local residents Hiba and Aisha Khan, and features Robinswood Primary Academy's exciting trip to see Dick Whittington, featuring the beloved Tweedy, at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham.
Produced and edited by Matson resident by Kiran Batool.
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GLCommunities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Homes and supported by Gas Projects.
In part two, hear about Councillor Brendon O'Donnell's personal struggle with his mental health issues, and find out more about support available through new local initiative Jigsaw Community Co-operative, as well as career and training opportunities.
For more information about Jigsaw call Samantha on 07442997535 or email samantha.m@jigsawco-op.org.uk.
To contact Brendan's Bridge email hello@brendansbridge.org.uk
WARNING: This episode features discussion of suicide and self-harmSamaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the UK. You can call them on 116 123 or visit them online.
For urgent NHS Help please follow this link:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/where-to-get-urgent-help-for-mental-health
This episode was presented by Hiba and Aisha Khan and produced and edited by Kiran Batool.
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GLCommunities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Homes and supported by Gas Projects.
This episode is presented by Matt Crabb and features an inside look into Culture Matson, a collective of local creative and community organisations who make exciting cultural events happen in Matson. Hear from GL4, Matson Library, Robinswood School, Strike A Light and GASP! about what they are working on.
Also, and interview with local resident Liam, who is an active member of the Matson and Robinswood Resident's Group, and has been giving his time to the community for many years. For more information about joining the Resident's group, contact contact Matt Crabb matthew.crabb@glcommunities.org. uk or call or drop into the Ewe Space, Matson Avenue 01452 505001.
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GLCommunities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Homes.
Presenter Dan, Chair of Matson and Robinswood Residents group. Hear the residents group discussing issues such as LGBTQRA+ provision, warm spaces and a new initiative to supply fresh fruit and vegetables to people of Matson. Kiran reports from GL communities fundraising day for the Pakistan flooding crisis, and Dan talks about his journey as a trans man living in Matson.
Have great Christmas and we'll see you in the New Year!
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
Follow us on Instagram @the_ewe_space_podcast and Facebook @EweSpacePodcast and subscribe on Spotify.
This project is funded by GLCommunities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Homes.
This episode features local resident Alan talking about how Matson has changed over the years, listen in to a Baby Bounce and Rhyme session Matson Library, and an in depth interview with social entrepreneur Mark Gale from the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust. Plus more poetry from Brendon O'Donnell.
This episode was presented by Jess Lewis and produced by Kiran Batool.
If you are from the Matson area, and have any ideas, stories, poetry, or music you would like feature on the podcast, or if you would like to get involved as a presenter or community correspondent, please contact us at media-production@glcommunities.org.uk.
This project is funded by GLCommunities, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and Gloucester City Home.
Welcome back to the Ewe Space Podcast. After a little break over the summer, Kiran Batool has taken over as the Lead Producer and Hannah has stepped back into a mentoring role. This is great step for the podcast to be created entirely from within the Matson community!
This month's podcast is hosted by guest presenters Matt Crabb, Neighbourhood Connector for The Ewe Space, and Councillor Brendan O'Donnell. This episode features Roxy from Infobuzz talking about their fabulous, free Nail Art Courses; news from Matson Library about their green screen workshops, as well as other tech equipment and software that can be accessed through Gloucestershire Libraries; and a Q&A with PCSO Lianne James and Claire Long from GCH about antisocial behaviour around the Matson shop area and how this is being resolved. Plus some beautiful autumn poetry from Kiran and Brendan.
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Welcome to episode 7!
This month we have the wonderfully talented young people for Matson Theatre Group, Keasha Kellam, founder of Honour Thy Woman Group, talking about the support they can give to survivors of domestic abuse, Linda Cohen from Read with Me, and you can also hear from long time Matson resident Don about his experience of Matson over the decades.
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Welcome to episode 6!
This month we have poetry from local writer Kiran Batool, 3D pens at Matson Library, Margaret and Linda from Matson Baptist Church talking about the fantastic groups they run, plus Jubilee celebrations from Robinswood Primary School. Enjoy!
This latest special episode was produced and presented by Remaar Martin who has been working with us as a creative assistant.
You will hear from: Liam McMullen who leads GL4's Beats youth music group at The Venture Playground in White City, as well as some of the members of the group; Emma Wilson talking about The Long Table in Matson, what it is and how it came about; plus an in-depth interview with Mikel Medley (aka Dread MC) from Music Works about growing up in Matson and how he achieved his successful career in music.
Podsmead, in Gloucester, is getting a multi-million pounds facelift. The regneneration project has started and will revitalise the area over the next few years. Podsmead has suffered from years of under-investment and social problems. But that's already changing.
IIn this episode: Hear more about new arts organisation GASP! and the young creatives they are working with, and how to enter an upcoming photography exhibtion at the Ewe Space. An interview with Alex Madigan from NewGenZen about his growing project 'Loyal to the Soil', plus poetry from the talented Morgan Kate Webster.
GL Communities is launching a project to empower women and help overcome isolation. For many women it's been a tough couple of years if they've been cut off from those around them. She's Ready will offer a range of activities which will bring people together and help them engage with their communities.
As recently as the 1970s there were still some households without a phone. Now, most people have one in their pocket. But in the 21st Century there are still a lot of people without access to the internet and that can be a big handicap. GL Communities is working to help people get connected.
Hear about She's Ready, a new empowerment programme for woman., being piloted by GL Communities and the Redwell Centre. Listen to the first episode of Robinswood School Radio, plus an excerpt from an exclusive interview with Councillor Brendan O'Donnell about his inspiring journey. To the listen to the full interview, go to mixcloud.com/radiomatson.
GL Communities runs a unique project at the Gloucester motorway service station on the M5. Our growing project is a collaboration between the charity and Westmoreland, which operates the services; Westmoreland is committed to supporting the area in which it is based by employing local people, sourcing produce from within a thirty mile radius and donating part of its profits to the community.
The Growing Project gives volunteers an opportunity to work outdoors and to nurture plants and food.
Happy New Year and welcome to the second episode of the Ewe Space Podcast! Have a listen to hear about the amazing Globoscope installation on Robinswood Hill, the Matson Christmas Lantern Parade, and an exclusive interview with local community artists and activists Anna Buckland and Ropert McKenzie.
We are a social animal and we need spaces to meet and share experiences. The Phoenix Community Centre, in Gloucester's Matson Lane, is a vital resource. The Phoenix is home to a whole range of projects; digital inclusion, wellbeing, knit and natter, Looking Out for Others' Potential, a community shed and many more.
In this epsiode of the Gloscast, we take a tour of the Phoenix and meet some of the people who make the pace what it is.
GL Communites is committed to helping people make the most of their potential. Sometimes life gets in the way and we find our ambitions frustrated. We are partnered with a great organisation called GEM - which stands for Going the Extra Mile.
GEM helps people back into work, education or training. Where GEM is different is that the route back is shaped by you; it is not a one-size-fits-all project.
You can contact GEM through GL Communities and work with one of our team to get back on track.
The Matson Gateway Hub has a brand new name: The Ewe Space!
In our first podcast you can hear from pop-up classical quartet The GL Collective, as well as the latest from resident artist Soozy Roberts and all the exciting things she's doing, including the upcoming lantern parades. Plus some opinions from Matson residents on where they live.
One of the main services offered by GL Communities is debt and benefit advice. Changes to the benefit system and the pandemic have put a lot of strain on people on low incomes. We are here to help. In this episode of the Gloscast we look at some of the issues facing the people who come to us for support.
Working in large social housing estates in Gloucestershire to develop the social and economic wellbeing of individuals and the community. We are seen as an anchor organisation by those who want to create a better future for themselves and their community. The Gloscast showcases the work we do and how we help people. The podcasts visit the projects run by GL Communities and asks what makes a community?
This first episode is a taster of some of the issues we will cover in the series.