Healthwatch Leicester has hosted its third programme on EAVAFM focusing on emergency services.

David Henson from Healthwatch Leicester alongside of Paul Fitzgerald, Equality and Diversity Manager, and Ian Trafford, Paramedic from the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) took to the waves this month to talk about local ambulance services, and how to look after yourself during the Ramadan season.

Date: 28th June 2016, Venue: EAVA FM Studios, Leicester.

Listeners had a chance to learn about EMAS, which provides emergency 999 and urgent care for the 4.8 million people within Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire (including North and North East Lincolnshire), North... read more

Added: Wednesday 29th June 2016 03:07:21 AM

Act4Change: A Creative Approach to Social Action with EAVA FM

Act4Change is a social action project to be creatively imaginative, inventive, original and visionary for young people to make a change in the community.

Using a creative approach the young people created opportunities engaging with other young people to undertake social action. This created young change makers and young leaders for a better future for tomorrow. Funded by The Mighty Creatives.

The first stage for the young change makers wa... read more

Added: Monday 13th June 2016 08:38:05 AM

Healthwatch Leicester Briefing on Mental Health at EAVA FM

Mental Health matters to us! The second Healthwatch Leicester show on EAVAFM had focused on mental health and the importance of positive wellbeing.

Date: 31st May 2016, Venue: EAVA FM Studios, Leicester.

David Barsby from Healthwatch Leicester alongside of his guests Yasmin Surti, the Lead Commissioner for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at Leicester City Council and Andy Murtha, a service user of local mental health s... read more

Added: Friday 3rd June 2016 04:05:11 AM

Healthwatch Leicester Launch radio slot on EAVA FM with Donna.

Karen Chouhan, Chair of Healthwatch Leicester and David Henson, Healthwatch Leicester Executive Officer have launched today Healthwatch Leicester radio slot of EAVAFM.

Date: 26th April 2016, Venue: EAVA FM Studios, Leicester.

From April Healthwatch Leicester will hold a regular slot on EAVAFM, a multilingual radio station broadcasting to the diverse communities in Leicester. The programme will take place on every last Tuesday of the month, betwee... read more

Added: Thursday 28th April 2016 02:31:39 AM

The Race Equality Centre speaks to EAVA FM 21st October 2015

June Gomes, a Race Equality Officer at The Race Equality Centre (TREC) visited EAVA FM to talk about the TREC’s services and community work. June is the officer responsible for co-ordinating and facilitating Leicester’s Racial Minority VCS Assembly.

The Race Equality Centre has been in existence in Leicester in a number of guises and with a variety of names since 1967. Its work is grounded in legislation, initially with the Race Relations Act 1965 and now by the Equality Act 2010 and European legislation on Human Rights. TREC is a charitable or... read more

Added: Friday 23rd October 2015 05:38:56 AM

EAVA FM & Youth Education Project (YEP) give opportunity to young photographer

Recently qualified young photographer Joshua Errington attended an a-list event for BritAsia TV Music Awards Nomination Party 2014 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground to take photos for EAVA FM.

The opportunity of work experience would help give young Joshua a jump start to his photography career with a great portfolio of celebrity photos.

This would give him a taste of event photography as well as meeting and networking with potential employers for a full time work placement. Jo... read more

Added: Thursday 18th September 2014 06:05:10 AM