The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 43: June/July 2019 | Page 12

BUSINESS NEWS
BBC Radio Wiltshire
celebrates 30 years
Wiltshire found itself stuck in a time warp recently,
thanks to the BBC Wiltshire Breakfast Show.
To celebrate its 30th birthday, the station invited
more than 100 people to Swindon College for a
birthday breakfast and special live broadcast.
GET READY FOR THE
SOUTH WEST EXPO
The region’s longest running business show
is returning to Steam Museum, Swindon for its
7th year this July.
The South West Expo 2019 is taking place on Thursday 4th July from 10am-3pm.
The one-day event is free to attend and is perfect for anyone looking to develop
their business and make new connections. The day is set to be packed with industry
leaders, top quality exhibitors from multiple sectors and some of the UK’s leading
entrepreneurs will be sharing their insightful business experiences.
As a visitor you will have the opportunity to network, be inspired by the keynote
speakers, be informed at industry-leading workshops and generally be empowered to
take your business to the next level.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Dragons’ Den Star Edward Hollands –
Founder of DrivenMedia.
Ed is an award-winning young entrepreneur
who is disrupting the UK’s traditional
advertisement space after securing
investment from Jenny Campbell (BBC’s
Dragons’ Den) - See our special Ed
Hollands: In Profile feature on the opposite
page. John Davies – Internationally renowned
entrepreneur and pioneer within the UK
finance industry.
John has been involved in multiple
businesses and is now the founder of Just
Cash Flow PLC, which is currently lending
£1M a week to UK based SMEs.
Show director, Alec Jones-Hall, said,
“Don’t miss this next expo as it really could
define your company’s future. Last year,
one business owner visited, networked and
made a significant connection that resulted
in a £50,0000 contract. It is unquestionable
that the business opportunities at this year’s
South West Expo are extensive.
“Our passion is supporting regional
business growth and this show is designed around ensuring that both exhibitors and
delegates have a platform to network, be
inspired and empowered to grow their
business.”
To book your FREE ticket and find out
more about the show visit the website
detailed below.
Themed on 1989 – the year BBC Wiltshire
started broadcasting – the event saw choirs
sing Happy Birthday live on air.
Speaking at the breakfast, Station Editor
Mary Sanders said, “The most important
people at BBC Wiltshire are, of course, our
listeners – the people who send us their
amazing stories. They celebrate with us,
they cry with us, they tell us things they’ve
never told anyone else, we work with them
to make change happen, to improve things
for people living here. So the biggest thank
you of all has to go to our brilliant and
inspiring listeners.”
Swindon College students helped out
at the event, doing hair and make up for
guests, serving food and creating ‘80s
themed art for the walls, as well as cooking
a 30ft lardy cake.
Guests included Wiltshire Police Chief
Constable Kier Pritchard, Swindon Council
leader David Renard and Swindon Advertiser
editor Pete Gavan.
The week-long celebrations also saw
four Wiltshire celebrities guest editing
the breakfast show: Time Team favourite
Phil Harding, Apprentice star Nick Hewer,
Olympian Sharron Davies and Salisbury’s
own Christopher Biggins.
Steph Marshall, Head of the BBC in the
West, said, “I believe being a voice and a
companion to Wiltshire people is more
important than ever today – especially with
the sad news that our colleagues in Capital,
Heart and Smooth will be closing their local
breakfast shows.
“Since Mary became editor of BBC
Wiltshire last year, I’ve been really pleased
by how far she’s taken the station, bringing
in many more women presenters, reaching
out to younger audiences and trying out new
and exciting things.
“Bringing together the amazing
all-Wiltshire choir to commemorate the
centenary of the First World War and putting
on a series of fascinating conversations
with expert panellists at Salisbury
Cathedral are just two examples. So a huge
congratulations to BBC Wiltshire for 30
fantastic years.”
For more info:
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcwiltshire
For more info:
www.southwestexpo.co.uk
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