The Brentwood Buzz

10/08/2025

Brilliant fun!

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07/07/2025

My friend, Mark P Reed, whose endless positivity and support set me on the road to starting this podcast, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday 5th July.
Mark, a local Brentwood Borough Council ward councillor, a former Mayor of Brentwood, the former manager of Brentwood Theatre, a great supporter of so many local organisations and charities and a fantastic animal wrangler, will be hugely missed by all who knew him.
While working at Brentwood Theatre, he encouraged me to record some interviews about the shows which were taking place, and gave me the chance to host the theatre's own awards, The Brents. He restored my enthusiasm for broadcasting and The Brentwood Buzz was born.
When I needed a forgiving first guest for The Brentwood Buzz, who had endless joy for the people and places of Brentwood, Essex, I knew Mark - aka Mr Brentwood - was the best person to ask. And he was brilliant.
If you knew Mark, I hope this repeat of his interview from January 2023 will remind you what a cracking chap and glorious friend he has been to so many of us. And if you did not know him, this is a chance for you to hear one of Brentwood's finest chaps talking about the town he loved and served so well. Mark was very proud to be my first guest, and that his is the most listened to interview in this series.
RIP Mark. Best buzzings and thank you for everything ###

Summary S1Ep1 The Brentwood Buzz’s first guest is Mark Reed, a current Brentwood Borough Councillor and a former Mayor of Brentwood, who used to run Brentwood Theatre and now wrangles animals…

16/04/2025

The latest episode of The Brentwood Buzz is up and ready for you to hear. This week we've gone all sporty and had a go at table tennis, which - if you've not tried it before - is more complicated that a bit of pinging and ponging.
Thanks to the Hutton Table Tennis Club for letting The Brentwood Buzz join a training session and not be too badly beaten by an 11 year old...

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Brentwood is a hotbed of talent when it comes to table tennis, with multiple teams meeting across the Borough to take part in local and national leagues, training and socialising.From Bat and Chat to world class players, there is a level for everyone.The Brentwood Buzz has been to meet some of the p...

05/04/2025

Thanks everyone for your comments and shares this week for The Brentwood Buzz 50th episodes and for the chat with Essex Therapy Dogs🎉
The interview with Akylah at BBC Essex has gone down well and it was good to appear in the Brentwood Gazette too!

03/04/2025

Spending time with a dog is many people's idea of the best time ever. The absolute adoration and love a dog can give is so special, and the charity Essex Therapy Dogs recognises this.
They have 288 dogs across Essex who, with their owners and entirely voluntarily, spend time in schools, care homes, hospitals, airports and workplaces, just being dogs. And this means people who are sad, stressed, anxious or ill get the chance to stroke, play with and enjoy all a dog can offer.
The Brentwood Buzz has been to meet Maple and Jessie, two of the Essex Therapy Dogs for this week's podcast.

If you want to find out more about Essex Therapy Dogs you can contact them via their website: https://essextherapydogs.co.uk/

Click on this link to hear the podcast.https://open.spotify.com/episode/09lPmrAnokFAArBLdRdBDu?si=tosbf8XMTdGq2Hf5bXKG6A

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31/03/2025

Thanks to Akylah Rodriguez at BBC Essex for a lovely chat about The Brentwood Buzz’s 50th podcast. It was good to be back on air after nearly 20 years.
I managed to mention Brentwood Connected, Chicken & Frog Bookshop, Bennetts Funeral Directors Ltd, Hey Joe Music, Meridian Kung Fu - Brentwood, Jody Gee from Anglo European School, Pixie Lott and my Coronation special from a couple of years ago!
And there should be a page in the Brentwood Gazette about the podcast this week too…
Next episode will be published this week too, so it’s very buzzy!
Here’s the BBC Essex interview from nine minutes into the show!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kx7w16?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

31/03/2025

Back to my local radio roots today for an interview on BBC Essex for The Brentwood Buzz!

07/02/2024

It's a well known fact that if you cannot get the technology in your house to work, hand it over to the youngest member of the household and they will have it fixed in seconds.
A new coding club, TechyTots is making sure the admirable youthful skill to absorb new ideas and press buttons without fear, is being nurtured.

Brentwood's own podcast, The Brentwood Buzz has been to meet some children who have been trying out the new club in town, TechyTots Brentwood, to learn some new ideas.


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