The Northern Guide to Happiness

29/11/2022

Any time you need a pick-me-up, our entire back catalogue of cheering podcast episodes is available.

Find us on Spotify, iTunes - all the usual places - plus our website: https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/

17/11/2022

I'm brightening up this rainy day by listening again to our interview with Anne Iqbal who told us a bit about her early life in Kenya and her home now in the North East. I always say this, but this photo of Anne and her sister is one of my favourite pictures ever!

https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2021/07/13/anne-iqbal/

11/11/2022

How can sport - in this case football - help people talk about their mental health?

We chatted with Ashley and Azeem from
United Foundation about their campaign. Listen to our conversation here: https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2021/03/02/episode-thirty-one/

26/10/2022

Here's a flashback to our interview with northern legend Rod Clements of Lindisfarne Live. Listen for an insight into the life and music of North Shields' very own Ivor Novello award-winner!
https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2022/03/01/rod-clements/

05/10/2022

Next time you crunch through the autumn leaves at your local park, you might spot some of the volunteers who keep our parks and green spaces in good shape.

Here's our chat with Tim Crook from the Friends of Gosforth Central Park: https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2021/10/19/tim-crook/

27/09/2022

Next time you're at a Newcastle match you might spot the NUFC Supporters' Foodbank team. Bill from the foodbank was a guest on our podcast - here he is explaining why the foodbankw as set up and how it all works:

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20/09/2022

How about organising a playstreet for Halloween this year?

Here's our episode with Alison Stenning of Play.Meet.Street North Tyneside - have a listen to learn how playstreets work and why they're great:

https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2021/11/09/alison-stenning/ Playing Out

25/08/2022

We'll miss Alfie Joey when he leaves BBC Radio Newcastle later this year but at least we have him as part of our podcast archive for ever!

Hear our chat with the multi-talented presenter, comedian, artist here: https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2021/11/16/alfie-joey/

09/08/2022

Today I'm delving waaaay back in our archive to our fifth episode, when we chatted with Jo from the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and she told us not only how the Foundation supports causes in the North East, but also how being in water, and swimming, stills her worries.

Find all our old episodes on our website, and Jo's is here: https://thenorthernguidetohappiness.co.uk/2020/08/04/episode-five/

20/07/2022

If you're visiting Whitley Bay at the weekend make sure you pop in to For the Love of the North in Spanish City. As well as having all sorts of lovely things to buy, they're also currently showing an exhibition of seaside views by North East artists.

Here's a throwback to when we chatted with Lucy and Paul about their venture on the podcast:

Lucy and Paul Hull run a fabulous place in Spanish City in Whitely Bay called For the Love of the North which is small business supporting other small businesses and the local community. They talk …

05/07/2022

We hear that Elvana, the much loved Elvis-Nirvana mash-up went down a storm at Glastonbury, and will be appearing at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House in September.

Get a taster of what Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana are all about with this episode of the Northern Guide to Happiness, where we meet Elvana frontman Paul Kell:

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