Hannah Cockroft MBE DL
The Team GBR wheelchair racer and TV presenter otherwise known as ‘Hurricane Hannah’ is a 5 x Paralympic Champion, 12 x World Champion , T34 World Record Holder and a longstanding accessibility champion and campaigner.
Radzi Chinyanganya
Radzi is one of Britain’s most talented and experienced presenters having started out his presenting career on BBC’s landmark and historic children show Blue Peter. He has since gone on to be a regular face on the screen, presenting shows for the BBC, Sky Sports and Channel 4. January 2020 will see Radzi take on his latest challenge, as he takes part as a contestant on ITV’s Dancing on Ice and as the main presenter on the BBC show Our World.
Konnie Huq
Konnie Huq is one of Britain’s most loved presenters. She was Blue Peter’s longest serving female presenter from 1997-2008 and since then has gone on to present shows various entertainment shows including The Xtra Factor, King of the Nerds and Guinness World Records Smashed. She is also a brilliant interviewer, having given J.K. Rowling her first ever interview in 1997 and hosting the first live televised mayoral debate between Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. She has presented documentary formats for both Radio 4 and the BBC Asian Network, (winning a Sony Award) and BBC3. Konnie has also presented a number of podcasts including the Penguin Podcast for Penguin Books, Switch Off for BBC Sounds and Thinking Out Loud for Acast.
Nigel Barden
Nigel Barden is a food and drink broadcaster, who works with Simon Mayo on Scala Radio and previously with Simon and Chris Evans, on their Sony Gold award winning BBC Radio 2 shows for 12 years and he’s the food correspondent for BBC London. He specialises in promoting British ingredients and artisan producers, particularly in his role as chairman of judges for multiple awards including The Great Taste Awards, Farm Shop & Deli Awards and the World Cheese Awards. Nigel has also hosted the Chef Demo Stages at Tom Kerridge’s ‘Pub in the Park’ festivals in Marlow, Bath, Leeds, Knutsford, Chiswick & St Albans.
His own radio show “Barden’s Soundbites” was on Scala Radio and saw Nigel playing music inspired by food & drink. On TV “Nigel Barden’s Drivetime Dishes” airs on Amazon Prime and Simply Good Food TV. His first podcast was “A Grand Hotel by Corinthia”, a 3 part series featuring chef Tom Kerridge and the Corinthia Hotel and he’s currently championing artisan food and drink producers in his podcast for Britannia Living.
Footage of ‘Cooking with the Barden Boys’ featuring Nigel and his 3 sons is posted weekly @NigelBarden on Instagram and twitter, featuring the dish he cooks for Scala Radio.
Natalie Graham
“I was instantly drawn to being involved with such a great project! I’m a big fan of supporting independent and up and coming businesses across various sectors at the best of times. The fact this will connect consumers direct to companies who need the support the most, I think is an incredible thing, that could have a much bigger impact than what we realise. Can’t wait to see this grow…for everyone!”
Harry Gration MBE
Harry Gration MBE is a veteran BBC television presenter and news anchor, most widely known for his role presenting BBC Look North news, for 42 years.
Stephanie Hirst
With over 15 awards, & 11 years hosting Capital FM’s breakfast show, Stephanie is one of the UKs biggest radio stars. She now hosts ‘The Stephanie Hirst Show’ weekdays 2-6pm on BBC Radio Leeds alongside her unique Kitchen Belters DJ sets on Facebook, which attracts up to 100,000+ views a week.
Starting her career aged 12 at Radio Aire in Leeds, eventually securing a slot on the overnight show at 16, this took her on an unbelievable journey hosting some of the biggest commercial radio shows in the UK, including the national Sunday top 40 show ‘Hit40Uk’ for 3 years, along with interviewing some of the world’s biggest stars.
Expanding into TV, she has presented for ITV’s Lorraine, The Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Breakfast, BBC Inside Out and written for The Guardian & The Independent.
Expanding into TV, she has presented for ITV’s Lorraine, The Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Breakfast, BBC Inside Out and written for The Guardian & The Independent.
Alongside broadcasting, she is an in-demand public speaker, whose career & life is proof that anything is possible.
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“The importance of small independent businesses has been highlighted significantly in the recent lockdown. For many, the local corner shop has been a lifeline, and I am excited to join this campaign & event”
Baroness Helen Newlove