Ashley Crowne, The Eternity Tree

Our next guest on 4TheNow is Stuart McAuliffeTransport Manager at Unity a non- profit UK charity funded by Test Valley Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. The Charity works to bring local organisations together to support the vulnerable and isolated in the Test Valley. At the moment they are in need of volunteer drivers and let’s face it their work is more prevalent than ever as we all recover from the days of lockdown and the overall impact of the pandemic.

Our guest this week on 4The now media is Tracey Rawling Church who last year founded the Reading Climate Festival. The festival this year is part of great big green week and kicks off on the 20th September and runs through to Sunday 26th with a great lineup of events at venues and online on how to tackle climate change.

Our guest this week is returning to 4Thenow Paul Hughes an energy broker. Paul chats about wholesale energy prices soaring in the next month affecting millions of households and businesses. And how the only way to keep bills down is by being energy efficient. The soaring wholesale price of gas in the first part of this year recently led the energy regulator Ofgem to increase its price cap, and the 11 million households who pay by direct debit will see prices rise from an average of £1,138 a year to £1,277 from October.

Our guests this week on 4TN are Lorraine Briffit CEO and Annie Willmot Communications consultant from Connect Reading who are reconnecting charities and business after the pandemic. Well doesn’t that sound simple, usually they partner organisations for mutual benefit in the greater Reading area. However, not only are organisations recovering from the pandemic but so are the people behind them. Let’s find out how the reconnection process is going...

How times have changed! Our next guest on 4TN is George McGillivray who has been in sales and Marketing since 1974 and recently published The Book On Local Marketing. Since George started out he has learned how to pivot with the times and keep up with the latest trends which has made him a success in online marketing a job very far removed from his early beginnings.

Our next guest on 4tN is Jeyanthi Nair, a nutritionist who specialises in helping women with perimenopause. Menopause affects every woman but is still not yet widely talked about and there does not seem to be enough information from GP’s on how to navigate this area of life. From mood swings to joint pain and other symptoms it is important to get the help and advice you need.

Our next guest on 4tn is Jonathan Glover from Corporate Tax Rebates who shares how to claim back tax through a GDPR assessment. #podcast #currentaffairs #GDPR

4TN is at the Social Enterprise Success Conference this week on the 24th June and 25th June. The summit highlights how to have social impact and deliver positive change. The two-day event brings together International Keynote Speakers, and those looking to develop social enterprises through talks, networking and workshops.  The conference is the brainchild of Social Entrepreneur and global philanthropist Nyasha Gwatidzo and Korinne LePage  Transformational Coach and Consultant.

Today marks the start of  Refugee week 2021 and the Reading Refugee Support Group are holding the Reading Community Cup World Refugee Day Football Tournament on Sunday 20th June. Our guest this week on 4TN is Tomson Chauke who heads up their own team Sanctuary Strikers FC. The Reading Community Cup is created in partnership with Reading FC Community Trust, University of Reading, Reading City of Sanctuary and Reading Refugee Support Group.

Talking about the death of a loved one is often hard to do. Our next guest on 4TN Ashley Crowne founder and MD of The Eternity Group a memorial funeral service talks about why he started the business and his vision for a UK Grief Network. #podcast #currentaffairs #griefnetwork #theeternitytree