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SCHOOLS SONY AWARD
Sony Radio Award for Schools 2012 SCHOOLS SONY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT GATEWAY 97.8 Would like to announce that the programme Canvey floods made by the radio club at Kent’s Hill Junior school Benfleet, has won the Documentary/feature award category of the Schools Sony Awards. Michelle Durant who organized the programme broke the news this morning. The young students will win – £750 OF SONY EQUIPMENT TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN A TRIP TO SONY HQ PICK UP AN AWARD The programme aired on Gateway 97.8 in September 2011 Naturally everyone...
read moreSnow watch News
Snow has hit most of Basildon and East Thurrock- for all the latest information please click on Winter watch on this site and keep listening to Gateway 97.8. Winter watch kicked in on Sunday 5/2/12 – with live updates on the situation. this will continue throughout the day. we will be updating all information throughout Please click on Winter watch on front page of our web site for the latest school closures Share/Bookmark
read moreHomeless Enjoy Platters
Our Friend Esther the Vicar at our local church in Basildon was picked and won the Platter Competition we ran over the Christmas period last year, meaning that the food she won went to her charity that feeds the homeless. Armed with great gifts from the Platter company she held an event in the church hall at St Martins, and the homeless enjoyed the food provided. There was enough food so the event was repeated at The Bell Tower on a cold winters night. Our thanks from all of us to The Platter Company in providing this great prize. Pictures...
read moreGateway wins Prime Minister Award-
http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/gateway-97-8/ Story is still top of the news on the No 10 site over the holiday period Gateway 97.8, the community radio station in Basildon which aims to enrich the lives of young people and to tackle antisocial behaviour, is the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award. Gateway 97.8 was set up some four years ago. It helps young and unemployed people to gain experience in radio and runs clubs and projects with local job centres to help those in hard to reach areas. The station also delivers...
read moreSome great Holiday shows
Please note our schedule has changed over the Holiday period to take into account some of our festive shows that have been aired, coming this week- A special look at the year of sport with the sports team on Sat 31st Dec from 3pm till 5pm. also coming this week Pat Sharp joins us for our New years eve Bash! we also have Ali Stafford over the new year period looking at sport. On top of all that we have our new Day time show from 10am till 1pm week days and your normal favourites the schedule will be back to normal as of Tuesday 3rd...
read moreXmas Schedule
Heres our Xmas schedule XMAS DAY 8 10 Basildon Choral Society Concert from St Martin’s Church 10 11 Josh Dubovie 11 12 Simon Fielding Christmas Special 12 3 Christmas Day with Santa 3 3.05 The Queen 3.05 5 Music of the Musicals -Gonzo 5 6 Christmas Essex Folk – Jo 6 7 12 Days To Christmas – Students take to the air 7 8 Arthur Johnson’s Christmas Cracker 8 10 Digital Blues (Rpt) 10...
read moreBasildon Homeless night
Danny Lawrence joined people of Basildon who spent the night sleeping outside to raise money for the Homeless. Last year they raised £4000. The Trinity Church became the home for the evening with good food and a box! The picture above shows Danny & Esther, and listen to Danny speaking to Esther below. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Share/Bookmark
read morePitsea’s Community Christmas
PITSEA COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS THIS WEEKEND! Christmas is coming early to Pitsea this year with a day of live entertainment, free panto, fairground rides and Christmas stalls this Saturday (26 November). Supported by Basildon Council’s “The Place” (Pitsea Leisure Centre) and organised by the local business community, Pitsea Community Christmas starts at noon at the centre with free taster and drop in sessions, followed by face painting, arts and crafts and a special visit from Father Christmas at 3pm. The free Christmas pantomime...
read moreDale Farm Reoccupation
At least 10 families have moved back on to the Dale Farm travellers’ site in Essex, days after bailiffs and council officials cleared the site. The action to remove caravans and chalets from 51 unauthorised plots finished on Monday. Basildon Council obtained an injunction to prevent reoccupation of the site. However, caravans have returned to the half of the land that was cleared, with travellers saying they have been given nowhere else to go. Basildon Council said it had re-served injunction papers after the families started to...
read moreSunday 13/11/11
Gateway 97.8 Live from London at 1058am On Remembrance Sunday. than at 11am will fall silent for 2 minutes followed by Danny Lawrence live from Basildon with Revd Esther McCafferty Share/Bookmark
read moreDigital TV Switchover
About Gateway 97.8
Gateway 97.8 is the local community radio station for the Basildon and East Thurrock areas of South Essex, providing news, sport and information to the local population. 