A rocking donkey was top prize in a
toy raffle in May this year, raising £250.
A regular occurrence for the station
was the breakdown of the main lOO volt line amps for the stethoscope
headsets. The power transistors, would only last about 9 months.
In February the first magazine of
the work of the League of Friends radio service was produced. A quantity
of booklets were printed along with a cheque of £100 for Radio Heatherwood
was received. In fact two versions of the booklet were published this year
with the second edition being released in September.
Over the years this magazine was
produced by a professional publishing company with, the costs taken from
advertising revenue. The magazine was produced until 1988.
The radio service raised funds this
year to repair the nurses swimming pool.
Every night of the week was by now
being sponsored by a shop who gave some kind of prize to give away. All of
the sponsors were local businesses from Ascot High Street.
In the front entrance of the studio
was a white board on the wall for celebrities to sign by 1980 the board
had been signed by Rick Westwood (Tremeloes), Phi1 Parkes (QPR), Peter
Osgood (Chelsea), and Jimmy Saville -.Jimmy ' s comment was "CALLED BUT
LEFT, NO CRUMPET AT ALL".
The station investigated the
possibility of carrying advertising as away to generate income. The option
was shelved after it was decided it would be an administrative nightmare.
The present secretary/engineer
joined the presenting staff this year. PJ was producing Jingles for the
Saturday Team, by August this year he was a permanent member of the
Saturday team (Instrumental in putting Radio Heatherwood on the Medium
Wave). P.J.Davidson-Smith.
