This week we celebrate community volunteering across SW London!

Vix B’s guest this week is Imogen, a dedicated volunteer with Regenerate RISE (Reaching the Isolated Elderly) who work across Wandsworth. Living with physical disabilities, Imogen shares how she channels her remarkable positivity and natural gift for conversation into building warm connections with others. She’s a passionate advocate for using whatever strengths you have to support both yourself and the communities you become part of through volunteering.

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of inclusive volunteering opportunities across our boroughs.

Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week Vix is joined by Gyles Brandreth!

Local Icon Gyles Brandreth is a broadcaster, podcaster, Gogglebox favourite, raconteur, writer, speaker… the list goes on! He is the ultimate multi hyphenate! We chat about his life in Barnes, all he continues to contribute to his community and his love of SW London.

Plus, Vix B loves returns with the inside scoop on the best local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week we celebrate parenting across SW London!

Vix B’s guest this week is Dolly Jones, journalist and author of 'Leaving The Ladder Down', a book exploring how parents navigate - and THRIVE - while juggling family and work.

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of brilliant places in our boroughs allowing parents to combine work and childcare effectively. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week we celebrate the ringing of church bells across SW London!

Vix B’s special guest, Jackie Harrison, is Tower Captain of the bell-ringing team at St Mary Magdalene Church in Richmond. You can see the team in action most Sundays and on special occasions - and enjoy the beautiful sound of their bells ringing out across our boroughs.

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the church bells and towers across our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week we celebrate football across SW London!

Rachel Pavlou, Women’s Football Development Manager at the The Football Association, joins us from Wembley Stadium to talk all things football - and how you can get involved right here in South West London. From the early days of the women’s game to today’s explosion of opportunity, she shares her journey - and why the future of football has never looked brighter.

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of football opportunities across Southwest London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week we celebrate Shakespeare across SW London!

Vix B’s special guest this week is Jude Kelly CBE – award-winning theatre director, founder of Battersea Arts Centre, former creative director of the South Bank Centre and founder of the WOW (Women of the World) Foundation. She’s bringing ‘Shakespeare’s Women’ to Twickenham in aid of Refuge - what a way to mark Women’s History Month!

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of Shakespeare across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week we celebrate all things International Women’s Day!

Vix B’s Local Heroes this week are CEO Carmen and volunteer Brigitta from the WONDER Foundation aka 'Women’s Network for Development & Educational Resources’. Built on a simple belief - that women and girls facing poverty aren’t just beneficiaries, but leaders and change-makers - this Brixton-based organisation is helping amplify their voices and champion their expertise around the world.

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of International Women’s Day across our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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This week we celebrate the musicality of SW London!

Vix B’s special guest this week the renowned composer and local resident Roxanna Panufnik. We chat about the upcoming Barnes Music Festival and the Phenomenal Females Festival AND that time when she composed a piece of music for the King’s coronation and attended the ceremony!

The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of music festivals across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture events to get excited about!

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