Rutland & Stamford Sound
Great Music, Local Life
Hello and welcome to the September 2025 Newsletter
New Business Development Manager

Angela Wilson has taken over as the Business Development Officer for Rutland & Stamford Sound, working with us on a part-time basis. Angela also presents the Wednesday evening show 7-10pm.

Born in Rutland, Angela has performed as a professional ballet dancer across the UK and Europe. Now living back in the local area, alongside her role with us Angela is studying journalism. Anyone interested in discussing opportunities for businesses to work with Rutland & Stamford Sound can contact Angela by email at:
rutlandandstamfordsound@gmail.com

We are grateful to the Ofcom Community Radio Fund for supporting us with grant funding for this role.
An Evening of Sport

On Thursday 6 November, at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre, Rutland & Stamford Sound is hosting a star-studded sports panel who will talk to our presenters about their careers and achievements, followed by an audience Q&A. The panel will feature sports personalities from a range of sports, all with links to the local area, including former England fast bowler, Matthew Hoggard, and Leicester Tigers legend Geordan Murphy. If you love sport, this is the local event of the year! For more information and details of how to buy tickets, click here.
Ink to Sound Waves - Writing Competition

Do you love writing? Always wanted to hear your words on the radio? We are running a writing competition, for short stories (maximum 600 words), with separate categories for primary schools, secondary schools and adults. If you prefer to pen a poem, there is also a poetry category for adults. We are delighted to be running our first ever writing competition in partnership with Ink & Ember, the independent cafe, book & stationery store based on Maiden Lane in Stamford. 

There are incredible prizes to be won from Ink & Ember, plus winning stories and poems will be turned into an audio version and aired on a dedicated show on Rutland & Stamford Sound. For more details click here. 

Entries close on 31 October.  
We are recruiting new Board members

Would you like to help steer the future of Rutland & Stamford Sound? We are inviting people from the local community to apply to join our CIC Board (Community Interest Company). We are keen to hear from anyone who can help to us to develop and implement our strategic plans, as well as having capacity to provide oversight for the delivery of key activities. 

For more information, click here. 

Applications close on Friday 17 October.
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