Lymington Hospital's first radio broadcast was from a shed near the old hospital. From there it moved into a large cupboard inside the building and from there into a small room in the old Infirmary on East Hill. Now it occupies a splendid purpose-built studio complete with barred windows in the new Lymington Hospital. (The bars are not there to prevent contributors with stage fright from escaping!) Cathy has been one of the presenters of the Sunday religious slot for many years. The format is simple - a cheery greeting, a hymn, a reading from the Gospels and a short talk on a Christian theme. If you've a friend or a relative in the New Forest hospital, tell them to listen in on Sunday evenings soon after eight o'clock.
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For one glorious moment I thought this was a post about Cathy singin' the blues. She'd be fantastic. My Mum was very poorly in Lymington Hospital almost eaxctly a year before she died. Her hearing wasn't great then and she never really got the hang of headphone thingies, but she really appreciated that people came round to ask if she wanted a mention or a request. Over the month she was there, you could see the comfort in the faces of those without visitors who had mastered the headphones. I'm on a long waiting list of volunteers for the brilliant Coastway Radio, serving the Royal Sussex Hospitals; the good thing is, it shows how many local people want to be involved. Where does Cathy find enough hours in the week for all her Loveliness??
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