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  • A "Charity" at work.

    From BrritSki@rtilbury@gmail.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Jun 23 11:21:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/22/climate-change-charities-lobbied-archers/>

    Outside paywall: <https://archive.ph/04fPI>
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  • From john ashby@johnashby20@yahoo.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Jun 23 12:19:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 23/06/2026 11:21, BrritSki wrote:
    <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/22/climate-change-charities- lobbied-archers/>

    Outside paywall:-a <https://archive.ph/04fPI>

    It is very common for charities and interest groups to suggest
    storylines for soap operas. Some years ago my sister lobbied
    (unsuccessfully) The Archers for a story on adult literacy (an
    initiative on which she was running in Dorset).

    john
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Jun 23 17:39:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 2026/6/23 12:19:56, john ashby wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 11:21, BrritSki wrote:
    <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/22/climate-change-charities-
    lobbied-archers/>

    Outside paywall:-a <https://archive.ph/04fPI>

    That one gave me a "Error 503 Service Unavailable" (_after_ I'd ticked
    the I am not a robot). But I used my usual method on the first one, and
    got it. It quoted a BBC person saying more or less

    It is very common for charities and interest groups to suggest
    storylines for soap operas.
    []
    and that they don't generally succeed - though I imagine such input _is_ _used_, just not without checking.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; an American thinks
    a hundred years is a long time.
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  • From Nick Odell@nickodell49@yahoo.ca to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Jun 23 21:00:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:21:42 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/22/climate-change-charities-lobbied-archers/>

    Outside paywall: <https://archive.ph/04fPI>

    I know that, apart from their own advisors, the programme reaches out
    to external experts when thy need to. I was one degree of separation
    from their Non-stipendary Minister Advisor at the time St Stephens was introducing one so I got to see how that went on. I suppose it makes
    sense that companies and other organisations would lobby programmes
    like TA when they hope to get their point of view put across.

    Nick

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  • From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Jun 23 21:16:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 23.6.26 21:00, Nick Odell wrote:
    St Stephens

    Talking of which, first the ceiling had a collapse and then a bell
    cracked (I would have considered the latter somewhat unlucky as it
    cannot be that common), both shortly after the church had passed its quinquennial which strikes me as odd.

    However in the old days the village would be setting to with huge fund
    raising activities to make good the ravages suffered but apart from some discussion of a scavenger hunt (and when did anyone do one of those?)
    nary a mention apart from the stress on the vicar. The foundation of
    this soap apart from the Archers is the village setting but the writing
    is of an urban nature ignoring the village aspect.

    The Borchester show is mentioned at length. If George wants to be
    respected by the village then throwing the weight of his and Amber's
    skills behind the needed fund raising might earn a lot of respect locally.
    --
    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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  • From Nick Odell@nickodell49@yahoo.ca to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Jun 23 23:10:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:16:54 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    On 23.6.26 21:00, Nick Odell wrote:
    St Stephens

    Talking of which, first the ceiling had a collapse and then a bell
    cracked (I would have considered the latter somewhat unlucky as it
    cannot be that common), both shortly after the church had passed its >quinquennial which strikes me as odd.

    However in the old days the village would be setting to with huge fund >raising activities to make good the ravages suffered but apart from some >discussion of a scavenger hunt (and when did anyone do one of those?)
    nary a mention apart from the stress on the vicar. The foundation of
    this soap apart from the Archers is the village setting but the writing
    is of an urban nature ignoring the village aspect.

    The Borchester show is mentioned at length. If George wants to be
    respected by the village then throwing the weight of his and Amber's
    skills behind the needed fund raising might earn a lot of respect locally.

    I think the key words in your second paragraph are "the old days." I
    live in a village setting, walking distance (well, it used to be
    walking distance for me years ago - not so much now) from the town
    centre. I think Covid-19 did for a lot of the community cohesion and fund-raising togetherness. The Baptist Chapel had been closed and
    converted (see what I did there?)for a long while but both the
    Methodist Chapels - the tiny one in the centre of the village and the
    big one on the periphery which used to serve two communities - have
    closed and have planning permission to turn them into apartments. Our
    St Stephen's is called St Hilda's and is just about hanging on and
    it's the only religious building in the village which is. I'm not
    hopeful that Ambridge will fair better than us.

    Nick
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  • From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed Jun 24 00:09:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 23.6.26 23:10, Nick Odell wrote:
    I'm not
    hopeful that Ambridge will fair better than us.

    We have heard nothing of the Ambridge show this year - I suspect it will
    not fare well either.
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    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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