
23/09/2025
I put EGG BOXES on the studio ceiling! NEEDS MUST...
Egg Boxes on the Ceiling - It doesn't need to be perfect - It just needs to do the job!
When I launched a not-for-profit community radio station, there was nothing. No premises. No money. No equipment.
But there was a license. And there was me.
So I did it Challenge Annika-style.
👉 I gathered volunteers
👉 Applied for grants
👉 Begged and borrowed everything I could
Local people painted walls. Plasterers donated time. Builders who’d helped at recent local floods came to lend a hand.
And when we needed soundproofing?
I put out a call for egg boxes... a local lady was delighted to get the space in her shed back after her husband stored them there!
They are the exact shape of the foam soundproofing you can buy.. perfect!
We covered the studio ceiling with them. And they stayed there until I left.
That station went on to win multiple national awards.
💡 Lesson? You don’t need the “perfect” setup.
You do need
✔️ Resilience✔️ Self-belief ✔️ Creativity
✔️ People who believe in your vision ✔️ Passion
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