ELCAP E-Newsletter Issue 34 - Apr 2016

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Tune in to PCR on:

103.1FM

Or Listen via the Web at: www.pendleradio.org

BRINGING THE GOOD OUT OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE

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T H I S

I S S U E :

Marsden School:

Naat Function 2016

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Mother’s Day Special

at Pendle Radio

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In Remembrance of

Abdul Hamid Piracha

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Faz’s Forum:

Family & Caring...

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Health Awareness on

Pendle Radio

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ELC P NEWS

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Over the last 3 months, Pendle Commu-

nity Radio has been busy inviting and

listening to a number of different organisa-

tions, nasheed artists and guests fromacross the Pendle area & beyond.

On Friday 29th January 2016 we had a

number of very talented nasheed artists

visit the Pendle Community Radio Studios.

On Friday 5th February 2016 a group of

very talented girls visited the Pendle Com-

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On Friday 26th February 2016, Dave Smith

& Mark Jeziorski from Pendle Soup visited

the Pendle Community Radio Studios.

They joined presenter Rabia Aziz duringher Community Talk radio show to talk

about the work and projects of Pendle

Soup which aims to benefit local commu-

nity projects and small businesses.

On Friday 25th March 2016, Imtiaz Shah &

Amir Saeed both whom are governors at

Ghausia Girls High School visited thePendle Community Radio Studios to talk

about the services offered at the school.

Imtiaz Shah (Left) and Amir Saeed (Right)

Governors at Ghausia Girls High School.

Dave Smith (Left) and Mark Jeziorski (Right)

from Pendle Soup.

Group of very talented girls at the Awaz

103.1FM Studios reading Poetry.

Nasheed Artists Hashmat Khan, Shahbaz

Hassan, Ismail Hussain & Nasir Karim.


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On Thursday 28th January 2016, Marsden Commu-

nity Primary School based in Nelson held their

Annual ‘Naats Function’ to celebrate ‘Eid Milaad

un Nabi’, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muham-

mad (Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him).

The Annual ‘Naats Function’ is a permanent fix-ture in the calendar for the students of Marsden

Community Primary School who after weeks &

weeks of practice with the help of their teachers

and support from their parents, delivered an

amazing performance to an audience of over 100

people which included family, friends & staff. It

was amazing to see them all perform brilliantly.

It was great to see the enthusiasm and passion

shown by all the students who performed so well

individually and as part of their groups.

Hashmat Khan from Blackburn, who is a well

known Nasheed Artist was invited to perform at

the end of the function along with Imam AfaqKhan who made the final prayer. Also present was

Mayor of Pendle, Nawaz Ahmed who said that he

was delighted with the great efforts of everyone.

Guest Hashmat Khan reading Poetry with students of

Marsden Community Primary School.

Students from Marsden Community Primary School

reading Poetry within a group.

Picture taken from the front showing students and the

audience with their family & friends present.

Guest Nasheed Artist Hashmat Khan reading Poetry.

The Pendle Community Radio Team would like

to congratulate all the staff, students and parents

at Marsden Community Primary School for their

efforts in organising a brilliant Naats Function

2016 & we hope to see them again next year.


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On Sunday 6th March 2016, Pendle Community Ra-

dio celebrated Mother’s Day with a special 3 hours

radio show. Hosted by popular PCR presenter

Samina Hussain, the show featured discussion on the

role and importance of mother’s in our lives.

Many of the Awaz 103.1FM listeners also shared

their thoughts about the day via telephone and many

said that mother’s day was to be celebrated today, tomorrow and everyday throughout the year.

One caller said, “Mother’s day is not & should not only be celebrated on one day. We should cele-

brate mother’s day everyday, every hour, every minute and every second”.

Mother’s are a great blessing and we should make

it our obligation to look after them, keep them

happy and keep them smiling at all times.

Many listeners who no longer have their mother’s

also participated in the show & echoed their sad-

ness & emotions of no longer having their

mother’s with them. They told of the emptiness

they felt and the importance of not taking your

mother’s for granted. We should always remem-

ber the status of a mother and show them the respect and love they deserve, no matter how old they

get it’s our duty and responsibility to be there for them always.

We would like to thank talented nasheed artist Ismail Hussain from Bradford who despite his busy

schedule joined the show via telephone and read poetry

praising mother’s. Also a big thank you to all the young guests

who participated in the show. We pray that all of our mothers

are blessed with a long & healthy life and those mothers who

are no longer with us are granted a place in Paradise.

PCR presenter Samina Hussain presenting the

‘Mother’s Day’ Special.

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On Wednesday 20th March 2016, a true gentle-

men of the community and much loved personal-

ity, Abdul Hamid Piracha sadly passed away at the

age of 93 in Blackburn after an illness.

Abdul Hamid Piracha was an active person and

always enjoyed participating in community events.

He was a regular caller on Pendle Community Ra-

dio and appeared on various Pakistan Day &

Quaid-e-Azam remembrance radio shows. It was

always a privilege to listen to what he had to say

and to meet him in person. Abdul Hamid Piracha

had a great personality and was very soft spoken.

PCR presenter & host of the ‘Aap Ki Sehat’ Health

show Shakil Salam said, “He was very active all his

life and always valued education and health. He

was a very passionate person and until his illness

he was still involved with several community

groups. I worked with him when he was chair of

the Ethnic Minority Health and Social Care Forum.

The group looked at the health and well-being of

the community. He was really committed and was

always there despite his age.”

The same sentiments have been echoed by many

of his friends that despite his age he was active.

The management, presenters & volunteers of Pen-

dle Community Radio - Awaz 103.1FM would like

to offer our sincere condolences to the family ofAbdul Hamid Piracha and pray that Allah the Al-

mighty grants him a place in Paradise.

Much loved Abdul Hamid Piracha.

Picture above taken at the Awaz 103.1FM Studios after

the ‘Pakistan Day’ show on Sunday 23rd March 2014.

Abdul Hamid Piracha (Middle) with friends Mudassar

Khan (Left) & Mazhar Hussain (Right) at Awaz 103.1FM


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As my grandfather is now alone I have to balance my social, work and family life accord-

ing to my grandfather's needs but as a community, we do care for our parents as it is a

tradition and our religious duty to look after our elders.

As I boarded the plane from Manchester I left the crisp, numbing weather behind me

and looked forward to the hot climate ahead. I remember sitting silently on the plane in

the evening and as soon as the doors opened the heat hit me like I was in an oven. Soon

after I was going through immigration (Qatar) where there was a very long queue of far

eastern workers surrounding me. Most of them were migrant workers who lived in

Qatar who had left their families back home. Whilst I was there I met a lovely Philippine

worker who I was talking to in the queue and I asked him what do you do and why have

you come to Qatar and he replied in a soft tone that he works as a nurse in Qatar but

back home he looks after family, he left his family in Philippines and he couldn't wait to

see his family for Christmas. He looks after ten members of his family and he was show-

ing me pictures of his family one by one with a tear trickling down his cheek. He then

asked me what I was doing in Qatar and I told him that I was on a break in Qatar before

flying to India to see my grandfather, I then showed him pictures of my family and came

to realise that he had another tear in his eyes. I realised then that we are so lucky to be in this country (UK) and looking

after our families because the man from Philippines had to travel half way around the world to make some money and not

able to be with his family but support them financially. This inspired me to look after my grandfather more and enjoy my

first four days in Qatar alone.

Next I was on my way to India. Once I landed in India I made my way North of India to a place called Bharuch which isGujarat where I was reunited with my grandfather and other relatives. It was exciting to spend time with my grandfather

and bring him back home to the UK. During my visit in India it was heart warming to see many families and young children

supporting their parents and elderly grandparents, which made me think that we are slowly losing this tradition and our

value in regards to our elders. As I was in India I met a 102 year old lady who was looked after by her 75 year old son,

who told me "Whatever you do in life, look after your elders as one day you will be old too, so take care of your elders

because whatever goes around comes around."

As we are reading this column, whether at home, or at university, or where ever, ask yourself are we playing our role in

supporting our parents or grandparents? Sometimes we say that we will look after them tomorrow or next week, but who

knows if our parents will be alive tomorrow or our grandparents. I think it's important for all of us as a community to

make sure we look after our elders, especially our family members and remember life is too short. Everyone has time to

look after our families and if you have any elderly grandparents or parents then take some time out to pay them a visit on

a daily basis. Since I lost my grandmother, my grandfather is now

alone and sometimes loneliness is not healthy for the elderly, they

cannot look after themselves.

I have changed my lifestyle where I am now giving more hours to

support my grandfather. So those of you who are not looking after

your grandparents you need to understand that they should not be

alone, they need love and support or one day you will wake up to

find that one of your grandparent or the last grandparent you hadhas passed and you will regret not spending every minute of every

day with them so cherish them the way they do with you.

Faz Patel MBE; Volunteer at

Pendle Radio.


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It’s been another busy few months for presenter & host

of the ‘Aap Ki Sehat’ Health show Shakil Salam, with a

number of respected health professionals participating

in the weekly health show. As well as discussing a

number of health topics with his guests, presenter Shakil

Salam promoted and raised awareness of various health

campaigns on Pendle Community Radio.

In January 2016, presenter Shakil Salam was joined by

Dr Faizan Ahmed, a General Practitioner (GP) LIVEfrom his surgery via SKYPE who discussed winter safety

and weight loss. During the show Dr Faizan Ahmed

highlighted the importance of wearing warm & sufficient

clothing during the cold and wet winter months. Dr Faizan also discussed flu symptoms and weight

loss with many listeners calling into the studio during the LIVE show and asking Dr Faizan questions.

During February 2016, presenter Shakil Salam welcomed Terry McGinn, a retired health visitor and

Salma Mehar, a dietitian to the ’Aap Ki Sehat’ Health show. Terry McGinn discussed a new project he

was working on after his retirement where he was looking to promote the link between generations

and to value the history and struggle of the first wave of women who came and settled in Pendle.

Salma Mehar, a dietitian joined presenter Shakil Salam via SKYPE and discussed healthy eating and

ways in which the listeners can improve their diets to ensure they are eating healthier thus preventing

illnesses like diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and obesity.

During March 2016, presenter Shakil Salam welcomed nutritionist

Beenish Jamal who joined the show all the way from Islamabad, Paki-

stan via SKYPE to discuss healthy eating and weight loss. Sheprovided advice, information and important tips on how to lose

weight by eating healthy foods as well as ensuring you remain active

through regularly exercising and controlling food intake.

Presenter Shakil Salam also covered ‘No Smoking Day’ which was

held on 9th March 2016 and ‘World Kidney Day’ which was held on

10th March 2016 during his weekly health show.

Tune into the ‘Aap Ki Sehat’ Health show with presenter Shakil

Salam every Thursday from 4pm till 6pm only on Pendle Community

Radio - Awaz 103.1FM and online via www.pendleradio.org

Presenter Shakil Salam with Terry McGinn,

a retired Health Visitor.

Nutritionist Beenish Jamal.


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Due to listeners demand: Pendle Community Radio has been developing it’s social media presence

so that listeners can have more interaction and communication with PCR. The most important aspect

of the radio station are the listeners and we want everyone in the community and beyond to get

involved so that we can bring the best programmes to all the listeners of Awaz 103.1FM.

The listeners of Pendle Community Radio on Awaz 103.1FM can now join us on a number of different

social media platforms. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube & now Instagram, Pendle

Radio aims to engage with all it’s listeners and our social media presence now makes this possible.

Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pendleradio

Join us on Twitter: pendleradio103

Join us on Flickr: ELCAP & PCR

Join us on Youtube: Pendle Community Radio

GET SOCIAL WITH PENDLE COMMUNITY RADIO.....

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, FLICKR, YOUTUBE & NOW INSTAGRAM AS WELL

Join us on Instagram: pendleradio103


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ELCAP is committed to providing a variety of services to the

local community in the East Lancashire area.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of the local community

through the provision of education, information and training through

modern art, media and digital technologies.

One of our key projects is the Pendle Community Radio

station which provides an invaluable service to the East Lanca-

shire community.

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Pendle Community Radio is now offering

local businesses the opportunity to adver-

tise or sponsor programmes on the radio.

Pendle Radio is very popular amongst the

local community & is also available on the

internet, as such it offers a great opportunity for businesses to ad-

vertise their products to this growing consumer demographic.

The expense of advertising on other types of media can be a

restrictive factor especially for smaller businesses and this is pre-

cisely where Pendle Radio can help. Ad spots can be bought by the

second and as such offer great value for money.

The science of advertisement suggests repetition and simplicity are

the key to a good radio advert, the cost of ads on Pendle Radio

means even smaller businesses can now purchase repetitive ads.

Pendle Radio can also author and produce your advertisements for

you.

If you would like to advertise on Pendle Radio please contact us via

email; [email protected].

ELCAP would like to thank all the

readers of this e-newsletter, listen-

ers of PCR Radio and the wonderful

Volunteers who make it all possible.

You are all an important part of

ELCAP and we hope that you con-

tinue to enjoy the various services

we endeavour to provide through

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www.pendleradio.org.

We always welcome your feedback

& comments, whether they are good

or bad - we would love to hear from

you.

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ELCAP.

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