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HOW TO CONTACT HOSPITAL RADIO NORWICHWest Annex 1, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UY

telephone: 01603 45 45 85website: www.hospitalradionorwich.co.uk

In this issue ...

05 HRN’s Most Requested Artists

03 Why I Volunteer for Hospital Radio Norwich

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08 Information for Patients

11 Your Bedside TV and Phone Service

14 A Tribute to Elvis Presley

12 HRN’s Programme Schedule

20 Meet the Team at HRN

16 We’re Here to Help

18 Friends of HRN

19 The Hospital Chapel

24 The Notebook – A Short Story from Lucy May

28 House on the Hill – A Short Story by David Russell

27 What is Jazz? asks Peter Woodcock

34 The Logo Quiz

31 A Different View from Stuart Hutchinson

32 Puzzle Pages

37 Footie Quiz and Most Popular Pop Quiz

36 Poetry Corner

39 Quiz and Wordsearch Answers

40 Spot the Ad

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Why I Volunteer forHospital Radio Norwich

My name is Mike Sarre and my role isHon. Chairman and Engineer for thestation. I’ve volunteered here for over 40years and it all started when I read anarticle in the local paper about HospitalRadio Norwich (HRN). To be honest, I’vealways loved radio and after reading thearticle I thought I would contact HRN andgo and have a look.Deciding upon joining, I soon discovered

it was much more than just a radiostation, it was also a ward visiting servicethat visited patients at the hospital almostevery day.HRN is both a voluntary organisation

and a registered charity. The aim is to helppatients take their minds off their currentsituation by giving them some comfortand company at their bedside andentertaining them through broadcasting.Each evening, except Sundays, we fill a

radio show full of music chosen bypatients when we visited them andbroadcast it on our popular requestprogramme to the Norfolk and NorwichUniversity Hospital.

The station broadcasts 24-hours a daywith a wide variety of music to satisfyevery musical taste aimed specifically athospital patients. For those looking to catch up on the

news, a two-minute national news bulletinis broadcast on the hour every hour. Otherprogrammes aired include interviews withboth local and visiting personalities.Sports fan are not left out. Live

commentary is given to all Norwich Cityhome games from our own trainedcommentary team. Occasionally, outsidebroadcasts of local events are featured.There is no charge to patients for this

service. The bedside media units carry theradio service and just need to beregistered to the patient which is a taskwe perform for them to help them and cutout the hassle of having to do itthemselves.HRN is totally self-financing. We rely

heavily on grants and contributions fromboth individuals and local businesses.We also spend many hours fundraising inone way or another from tin shakes toproviding a public address system forfetes.Just recently, we updated the music

play-out system which allows us tobroadcast throughout the day and nighteven when there are no volunteers in thestudio.The system was set up from a

commercial system costing over £7,000. Itwas my job to program the music. Wehave over 100,000 music tracks in ourmusic library and listening and playingpatient requests can be a very upliftingexperience and something I enjoy verymuch. It can remind of days past as wellas helping patients recover more quickly.

HRN is at the very heart of servingthe patients and will continue to do so.


HRN’s Most Requested Artists


Elvis PresleyRoy OrbisonFrank SinatraJohnny CashEd SheeranThe BeatlesGlen CampbellNat King ColeGlenn MillerJim ReevesAdelePink FloydAbbaThe Rolling StonesBing CrosbyJames LastDaniel O’DonnellAndre RieuAC/DCGerry & The Pacemakers

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Do you have a relative or friend in hospital?Why not send them a request where you can choose their favourite song or tunewhether classical, punk, country, folk, comedy, big band or pop, from the forties

to today, we have almost anything you can come up with.Decide which song or tune you would like to dedicate:

Call us on 01603 45 45 85 and leave a message on our answerphone if there isno one to answer you or write to us at: West Annex 1, Norfolk & Norwich

University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY

Hospital Radio Norwich ... the station that cares

The Story So FarIn 1974, a group of people with thoughts

of helping the healing process throughspecialised broadcasting for patients inlocal Norwich hospitals, joined forces andfrom their meetings, the seeds of HospitalRadio Norwich were sown. Broadcastingthen began in limited accommodation atthe then West Norwich Hospital.

In 1975 we moved to premises in AllSaints Green, donated by local businessman,Peter Pointer. After his death in 1984, wemoved to premises rented from Norwich CityCouncil in Exchange Street. Whilst atExchange Street, we negotiated with theWest Norwich Hospital to return in 1987and there we stayed until September 2007.

We then moved to Aldwych House, anNHS support office in the heart of Norwich,but in 2010, finally Hospital Radio Norwichwas given a home on the Norfolk andNorwich University Hospital site.

Patient visiting takes place in teams ofthree to four members. We broadcast to theNorfolk & Norwich University Hospital sixdays a week visiting the 22 wards on a rota,speaking to about 60-70 patients each night.

A computerised music play-out service ison air when live broadcasting stops. Thisprogramme was written especially for us byour Chairman and Technical Engineer, MikeSarre with about 4,500 tracks of a variety ofmusic to suit mainly the more mature listener.

In two professional broadcasting studios,

built by Mike Sarre and our Treasurer, BobProudfoot, besides broadcasting, we arealso able to produce hospital related/not forprofit organisation trails to advise andinform patients of appropriate services.Sponsorship messages for programmesfrom local businesses are also accepted.Studio Two is also used as a training andproduction studio.

We have an excellent relationship withthe N&N Foundation Trust andManagement, N&N Voluntary Services andfront-line medical staff, who hold HRN inhigh regard.

Our Honorary President is Lord Prior ofBrampton. Vice Presidents include DavidClayton, Susie Fowler-Watt, Dr Ian Gibsonand ex-twice Lord Mayor Derek Wood.

The aim of the organisation is to helprelieve the stress and distress of hospitallife through befriending and through themedium of broadcasting whilst on thewards. This in turn keeps patients in touchand provides comfort to them during theirstay in hospital.

With a fantastic, caring membership ofover 30 and through personal contact withpatients. The request programme output isabout 650-700 requests per month.

Our patient magazine is published byEssex company, Hospital RadioPublications and helps generate income forHRN.

The station reaches patients through theHospedia communications system onChannel 1. HRN voluntarily advise patientshow to use the communications systemand ensure patients who show interest, aretuned in. HRN is the most listened tochannel of the radio stations on the systemand continually tops the radio listeningcharts.

In August 2007, 2010, 2013 and again in2017 HRN was awarded the Investors inPeople certificate confirming the interest it

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takes in its members and patients. All newentrants are given full training and vettedby the Hospital Voluntary Services througha DBS check and occupational healthcheck. All ward visitors must wear IDbadges whilst on NHS premises.

In 2009 Hospital Radio Norwich washonoured with the distinction of receivingthe Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Patients are now able to listen to thereligious service from the Norfolk andNorwich Hospital Chapel through HRN’sChannel [1]. Chairman Mike Sarre wasinstrumental in advising the HospitalChaplains on best practice to achieve thisand in helping build a mini studio.

Members are rewarded for theircommitment and loyalty to the organisationwith five, ten and twenty or more years’service recognised by the ManagementCommittee with certificates and gifts aswell as Special Achievement certificates tomark those members who go the extra mile.

To raise funds, HRN has been a

facilitator for World of Work. Children andyoung adults from Norfolk schools andcolleges partake in producing their ownprogrammes with the help of HRN’svolunteers. Training can take place atschools or the studios by Mike Sarre.

The former Hospital Sports CommentaryService, a separate entity, approached HRNwith a view to forming an amalgamationand in 1999 agreement was reached.

All Norwich City home matches arebrought to the patients by our speciallytrained commentators. Many patients haveremarked how much they enjoy listening toour commentary rather than other localstations.

Our Chairman is a Trustee of theHospital Broadcasting Association in theposition of Treasurer.

Our longest serving members arefounder member Robert Proudfoot,Treasurer; Mike Sarre, Chairman andTechnical Engineer and Irenee Batch,Secretary. All three have collectivelyclocked up between them over an amazing120 years of voluntary service.

During April 2010, HRN was againhonoured. This time with the Lord Mayor’sAward for services to charity and theSheriff’s award for best charity. A woodenplaque and certificate were received by theTrustees of the organisation.

During 2009 Mike Sarre was honouredwith an award from Attend (formerlyNational League of Hospital Friends) for hisservices to volunteering.

During June 2010, The Exchange (WoW)honoured HRN with an inscribed crystalplaque to show their appreciation for thework carried out voluntarily for studentsand young people.


Hospital Radio NorwichFREE from your Hospedia phone

or just press *800

Information for PatientsWe know that staying in hospital can be

a worrying and stressful time for manypeople. To help you prepare for your stay,here is some information about what tobring and services available to inpatients.

v What to bring• All medicines, tablets, inhalers or eye

drops you are taking, including any notprescribed by your doctor. • Two sets of nightwear including a

dressing gown• Soft shoes or slippers• Your glasses/contact lenses• Walking aids that you normally use

indoors (please mark your name on them)• Washing and toiletries and tissues• Sanitary towels (if required)• Shaving items• Hand wipes• Books/magazines• Ear plugs (if required)• Any specialist equipment eg hearing

aids, powered wheelchairsIf you have any type of allergy, eg an

allergy to latex, please inform a member ofward staff before you receive any treatment.

Please do not bring:• Talcum powder• Valuables/large amounts of cash• Alcohol• TVs or portable radios/sound systems• Mobile telephones• Large suitcases• Pets (except guide dogs for the blind

and hearing dogs for the deaf)

v Personal PropertyThe Trust cannot accept responsibility

for personal belongings or valuables. if youdo bring valuable items with you please letthe nurse in charge know. They can thenbe kept in a hospital safe and you will begiven a receipt for your valuables.

v Visiting timesThe visiting times for most of our wards

are 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm. Some wardshave slightly different visiting times.

We ask that patients only have twovisitors at any one time.

Visitors should wash their hands or usethe hand sanitisers provided when enteringand leaving the ward.

v Meal timesTo reduce distractions for patients while

they are eating, most wards have protectedmealtimes when visitors will not be allowedon the ward except for emergencies.

It is not unusual for people to lose theirappetite when unwell. However, eatingand drinking is important as it will helpfight infection and speed recovery.

You should be offered an opportunity toclean your hands prior to a meal and ourstaff should help you to sit comfortablywhile you eat. We operate a ‘red tray’system to ensure you get help promptly ifyou need assistance with your meals.

If there is concern about your appetiteyou may be offered higher calorie/proteinfoods. You will also be offered snacks anddrinks between meals.

You are welcome to bring in snacks andyour relatives and carers may assist you toeat. You can also visit the staff restaurantsand snack bars by arrangement with thenurse in charge of your care. Please avoidfoods that need to be refrigerated or reheated.

v Special dietary needsIf you need a special diet for health

reasons or have cultural or religious needs,please tell our staff and they will be happyto ensure you are given appropriate meals.

We cannot supply diets that go againstbest practice. If you are following a diet thathas not been recommended by a healthcareprofessional, you will find the hospital menucaters for most of your needs.

v SmokingAll hospital premises and grounds are

smoking free. Anyone wanting to give upsmoking can contact the Norfolk NHS StopSmoking service on 0800 0854 113 or visitNorfolk's Cignificant website.

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v DayroomsPatients and visitors have access to the

ward dayrooms, which also have freeterrestrial TV. v Children’s Play Area

There is an outdoor children’s playgroundnext to the Jenny Lind Children’s Departmenton Level 2 of the West block. It has safetyflooring and is designed for children underthe age of ten. Children must be supervisedat all times by a parent or carer.v Patients' Library

The Norfolk County Library provides acomprehensive selection of books, largeprint books and audio tapes. Volunteersfrom the St John Ambulance Library Servicebring the library trolley to the wards. v Laundry services

The NNUH is unable to do personalitems of laundry. Please ensure you haveall the clothes you need for your stay andask relatives or visitors to take any laundryhome for you.v Shops and Restaurants

The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) shopis in the East Atrium on Level 1 (open 7am-8.30pm weekdays; 9am-6pm weekends).

There is a ladies fashion shop, the StockShop, on Level 2 of the West Atrium, open9am-5pm Mondays and 12-5.30pm Saturdays.

WH Smith, located outside the entranceto West Outpatients, open 8am-8pmweekdays and 9am-5pm weekends, sells awide range of convenience items includingtoiletries, fruit, newspapers and magazines.

Chicory’s, the main hospital restaurant, isin the West Atrium and serves hot and coldmeals and drinks every day 7am-7.30pm.There are coffee shops in both the East andWest Out-patient reception areas, whichare open between 9am and 5pm.. v Cash machines

NNUH has Nationwide cash machineson Level 2 of the East Atrium and Level 1West Atrium in the Restaurant.v Lost Property

If you find any lost property, it should be

handed in to The Patient Services officebetween 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday orto the member of staff at the West Atriumreception desk at other times. If you havelost any property, please report itimmediately to the nurse in charge.

v Patient Bedside Entertainment Most patients have access to their own

Hospedia bedside entertainment systemthat includes a telephone, radio, TV andInternet and e-mail facilities.

v TelephoneEach bedside machine includes a

telephone to make and receive phone calls.Telephone card machines can be boughtfrom dispensers at ward entrances. Thesystem also has a loop system for the hardof hearing.

It’s free to make a ‘phone call from yourbedside. Anyone phoning you will becharged 49p per minute peak rate (Mondayto Friday 8am-6pm) and 39p per minute offpeak (evenings and weekends).

v Hospital Radio Norwich (HRN)Hospital Radio Norwich (HRN) broadcasts

from premises in the hospital and can bereceived on all the at NNUH on Channel 1.HRN broadcasts live from 7pm to

9.30pm Monday to Saturday. At allother times HRN’s automated music isreceived playing music to suit all tastes.You can have a music request playedespecially for you if you call 01603454585 or just press *800.

v Television There are 20 TV channels: BBC1, BBC2,

ITV; Channel 4; Channel 5; CartoonNetwork; UK Gold; ITV3; Toonami; TCM;Trouble; Extreme Sports; UK Living; Bravo;CBeebies; BBC News 24; ITV2; BBC1(subtitles); ITV (subtitles) and HospitalChannel. Check screens for current offers.

Let relatives or friends know you will beadmitted to hospital and give them thehospital’s telephone number and wardtelephone number (if known).

For your request just call us on 01603 45 45 859

Patients can register with Hospediafree of charge to enjoy 24 hour freeradio, free television on the children’swards 7am-9pm, free home channelproviding information on Hospediaservices, free voice mail messagingservice, free call me back service and 24hour operator for any queries.To register, pick up the telephone

handset (on the left hand side of theunit) and press the green operatorbutton. The operator takes your detailsand issues a personal extension numberto activate the bedside unit.

To contact you in hospital, ask friendsand loved ones to call you on 07046 38followed by your personal extensionnumber.

To enjoy all the entertainmentfeatures and to make outgoingtelephone calls, a payment card isrequired and packages vary from a twohour bundle through to a 30-daybundle. There are great bundle offersincluding out-going ‘phone calls for freeto 01, 02 and 03 numbers.Vending machines dispensing cards

are located throughout the hospital orpatients, friends and family can call theHospedia credit/debit card hotline on0845 414 1234 to upload money on tofriends and family bedside unit fromhome. Patients can upload money froma credit card at the bedside, just pressthe other service button on the TVhandset. Once registered, it’s free to make a

call to land lines from your bedside unit,‘phone calls in are charged at 49p perminute peak rate and 39p per minute atall other times. Calls to mobiles,international destinations and someother networks may vary.Hospital Radio Norwich broadcast

patients’ requests live from 7.30pm to9.30pm Monday to Saturday.At all other times automated music

service can be heard and can be foundby pressing the radio button andselecting Channel 1.


(home matches during football season only)NOTE: Live football commentary will takeprecedence at all times

5.10pm* TEATIME AT TEATIMEYes, our Teatime musical mix for you todigest at Teatime

6.00pm BANDBOXFrom Big Band to Jazz you will hear it hereon HRN

6.45pm HRN COUNTRY45 minutes of country new and oldrandomly chosen by our automated service

7.30pm MUSICAL MISCELLANYGreat hits, Golden memories, with arandom selection from our library whichmeans you could get a pop, folk, countrypiece or light instrumental to classical,opera and ballet.If we have available staff there will be arequest show

9.30pm MELLOW MOODSOne of our presenters play music to soothethe furrowed brow

10.00pm GOOD NIGHTThe tempo slows down to help you relaxand ready for sleep

Don't forget, HRN gives you News on theHour, every hour, as well as essentialinformation for your well-being in hospitaltogether with Live football commentaryfrom all NCFC home games at Carrow Road

Midnight NIGHT TIMECan't sleep? Tune in to our relaxing nightmusic with a mix of ballads, classical andlight music

6.00am NEW DAYA fine blend of music to take the sleep fromyour eyes

9.00am GOOD MORNINGA total mix of music from the 40's to thepresent day mainly with records from the50's through to the 80's10.30am MORNING SERVICEMorning Service Live from the Norfolk &Norwich Chapel Brought to you by theChaplaincy at the N & N

Midday VARIETY LUNCH BOX part 1If you like country, musicals or children'smusic tune in now for this extravaganza

1.00pm NUMBER ONES AT ONEAs the title suggests 30 minutes of ChartToppers from the 50's right up to date

1.30pm VARIETY LUNCH BOX part 2More of Variety Lunch-Box. You might evenhear some comedy tracks to cheer you up

3.00pm AFTERNOON DELIGHTMore of what's best in musicalentertainment to pass those hours away

5.00pm TEATIME AT TEATIMEYes, our Teatime musical mix for you todigest at Teatime

6.30pm FIFTIES MIXChart hits from the 50's and .

7.00pm FOCUS ON FOLKTreat your ears 30 minutes of folk musicfrom our automated system

7.30pm MUSICAL MISCELLANYGreat hits, Golden memories, with arandom selection from our library whichmeans you could get a pop, folk, countrypiece or light instrumental to classical,opera and ballet.

9.30pm MELLOW MOODSOne of our presenters play music to soothethe furrowed brow

10.00pm GOOD NIGHTThe tempo slows down to help you relaxand ready for sleep

For your request just call us on 01603 45 45 85 13Hospital Radio Norwich ... the station that cares

Midnight NIGHT TIMECan't sleep? Tune in to our relaxing nightmusic with a mix of ballads, classical andlight music

6.00am NEW DAYA fine blend of music to take the sleep fromyour eyes

9.00am GOOD MORNINGA total mix of music from the 40's to thepresent day mainly with records from the50's through to the 80's

Midday VARIETY LUNCH BOX part 1If you like country, musicals or children'smusic tune in now for this extravaganza

1.00pm NUMBER ONES AT ONEAs the title suggests 30 minutes of ChartToppers from the 50's right up to date

1.30pm VARIETY LUNCH BOX part 2More of Variety Lunch-Box. You may evenhear some comedy tracks to cheer you up

3.00pm AFTERNOON DELIGHTMore of what's best in musicalentertainment to pass those hours away

5.00pm TEATIME AT TEATIMEYes, our Teatime musical mix for you todigest at teatime

6.30pm SPOTLIGHT ON...Monday: HRN Country – country musicfrom the 30’s to the present dayTuesday: Vintage Chart – Chart hits fromthe 50's and 60'sWednesday: Classical Choice – A selectionof light classical music.Thursday: The Pre-50’s Show – Musicrecorded up to 1949 to get those memorybanks goingFriday: Film & Show soundtracks – If youenjoy a good show or music from the films,this is the show for you

7.00pm FOCUSA programme with a musical theme or aninterview with a guest celebrity or localpersonality. If circumstances prevent liveprogramming our automatic service willentertain you with They Almost Made Itsongs that made it to no 2 in the charts

7.30pm PATIENTS’ REQUESTSGreat hits, Golden memories and requestsfrom the wards. If you would like a requestgive us a ring on 01603 454585 or go toour online request form

9.30pm MELLOW MOODSOne of our presenters plays music tosoothe the furrowed brow

Midnight NIGHT TIMECan't sleep? Tune in to our relaxing nightmusic with a mix of ballads, classical andlight music6.00am NEW DAYA fine blend of music to take the sleep fromyour eyes9.00am GOOD MORNINGA total mix of music from the 40's to thepresent day mainly with records from the50's through to the 80's

Midday VARIETY LUNCH BOX part 1If you like country, musicals or children'smusic tune in now for this extravaganza1.00pm NUMBER ONES AT ONEAs the title suggests 30 minutes of ChartToppers from the 50's right up to date1.30pm VARIETY LUNCH BOX part 2More of Variety Lunch-Box. You may evenhear some comedy tracks to cheer you upplus loads more2.30pm SATURDAY SPORTS LIVELive coverage from our own commentaryteam

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Programme ScheduleEntertaining you 24 hours as day, 7 days per week

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Programme ScheduleEntertaining you 24 hours as day, 7 days per week

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Probably the most requested, liked and now impersonated popularentertainer of the 20th century, Elvis Aaron Presley was one of identicaltwins born on January 8th 1935 to Gladys and Vernon Presley in a

wooden hut in Tupelo, Mississippi, his brother Jesse Garonbeing stillborn.

It was in Tupelo that Elvis first found his interest in musicwhen as a little blond boy (he died his hair black in 1957), he

would listen to local radio stations and attend the localEvangelistic Assembly of God Church, listening to and

singing hymns at the gatherings. From these earlyinfluences he grew up with Country andWestern music and the Blues beingaffected by musicians such as B.B. King,

John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf. Theseinfluences were clear as soon as he started recording.

At 18, his opportunity came when he wasdrawn to the attention of the owner of Sun

Records, Sam Phillips. Although Phillipswas not too sure about the young man'stalent, he was interested enough torehearse him over several weeks,eventually teaming him up with ScottyMoore on guitar and Bill Black on stringbass. The team was then to record ‘That’sAlright Momma’ and ‘Blue Moon of

Kentucky’ so coupling the two influencesCountry and Western and the Blues, a formulathat was to stay for the next few years. The

recording was played on air on the evening of July 3rd 1954, and the public reactionwas so good that Sam Phillips and Elvis had a local hit on their hands.

During the next few months, the team, having gained a drummer in the shape ofD.J.Fontana, toured all over the south, even taking a gig at the Grand Ole Opry, andat the same time recording such songs as ‘Good Rockin' Tonight’, ’II Don't Care ifthe Sun Don't Shine’, ‘You’re a Heartbreaker’ and ‘I'm Left you're Right She's Gone’.It was at the end of 1955 that Col. Parker got involved and convinced them thattheir future lay with bigger things such as RCA Victor Records. So their future wassold by Sam Phillips for 35,000 dollars.

Then came ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ in January 1956 and the rest, they say, is history.The next few years brought many records, films, shows and, of course, TV. all

being superbly handled by Col. Parker who exploited every opportunity to furtherElvis's career. Hit followed hit: ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ was bigger than that of thecomposer Carl Perkins along with ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’, ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ and

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A Tribute to Elvis Presley

in Britain ‘Don't be Cruel’ was thebiggest hit of the year.By 1957 Elvis was known all over the

world with ‘All Shook Up’ being his firstworld wide hit.During the 1960s his recording career

went into decline but his many filmswere always popular. Later in 1967 hemarried Priscilla Beaulieu who he metwhile serving in Germany but it turnedout to be a rocky relationship.By the summer of 1968, Elvis was

back on stage with big moneyspectacular performances and by 1969Las Vegas was his second home, but in1972 his ego was shattered when heand Priscilla split up. Where he used tosing of joy and happiness, he nowchose songs which appeared to depicthis own feelings. The recordings

became appeals from his heart withnumbers such as ‘Always on my Mind’,‘My Boy’, ‘Loving Arms’ and ‘Pieces ofmy Life’. But his stage act still includedmany rock and roll numbers showinghe had lost none of his magic withrhythmical material.Anyone who was a close follower of

Elvis's career may not have beensurprised at his sudden death in 1977.The many concerts and the fact that hewas unwell had taken its toll. Noamount of medication couldcompensate for the life he had led. Oneof the most loved performers on earthwas to die a lonely man but hisinfluence will go on and as long as hisrecords are played, a part of us willalways be young.

Peter Woodcock, Head of Sport

For your request just call us on 01603 45 45 8515

ELVIS AARON PRESLEY January 8th 1935-August 16th 1977


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Norwich & Central Norfolk MindWe are the local mental health charity

that believes that no one should face amental health problem alone. We workto reduce the stigma associated withmental health, support people in theirrecovery and champion better servicesfor all. We believe that with the rightsupport and resources everybody cancreate a life that feels meaningfulirrespective of the presence of symptomsand to do this we share our own stories,insights and expertise.Mental ill health affects 1 in 4 people

and depression alone affects 350 millionpeople worldwide. We have a widerange of services that includes low costcounselling, personality disordersrecovery programme and a suicidebereavement group. We rely on thegenerosity of our fundraisers, donors

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and local organisations to help us fundnew projects and services that benefitour local community.

We have a very clear vision aboutrecovery and regularly engage with localorganisations, our clients and ourcommunity to improve individual andcommunity resilience to mental healthissues.

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TreesWhat do the trees know that they don’t tell?They are always there, watching, waiting, waving.They harbour birds and stretch their limbs,To shelter passing throngs.Are there messages in the way they cope with storms?Some stand, tall and rigid, refusing to give an inch,Then, painfully, pitifully they break and fall.Others, well they play the game,When troubles come they bend and give,Ride the storm, ride the storm.Trees teach us much, should we choose to learn.They harbour and shelter folk and discriminate not.They feed friend and foe alikeIn death their usefulness is not diminished.Fuel for the fire, fuel for the earth.Lessons for all, in glade and forest.Cherish the trees, your shelter and your friends.Keith Gamble


The NotebookBright, Italian sunshine glistens; she

stumbles out of the doorway and ontocobbled streets, late for the train. Shechecks her watch – it’s turned so the face ison the inside of her wrist, for efficiency. Thetrain leaves in twelve minutes. The walkfrom the apartment is twenty-one.

Dusty brown curls spring and unfoldbehind her as she runs; weaving in and outof the crowds of people: ‘Scusi.’ She usesher elbows to slip in and out: ‘Mi dispiace –scusi!’

Sorrento is laid out in a square fashion;simplistic, yet to a stranger, like a labyrinth.This girl is no stranger, making the sharpturns round corners with precision; shethreads swiftly around market stalls sellingfruit, scarves, leather and bracelets. Thecrowds remain solid. She cuts throughhordes of tourists – but one is stubborn, shestruggles, the elbow tactic isn’t working.Nine minutes.

Frustration brews – ‘Excuse me!’ inEnglish this time – why won’t they move?The crowd is large, a group of touristsarmed with cameras filling the street. Aheave, a shove and she is free. This sectionof street is abandoned; the girl takes herchance and sprints. Uneven cobbles aren’tnormally a problem for her but in the rush,she catches her toes and trips.

Her satchel is worn and loved but hasreached its final use. The seam of thebottom left-hand corner, carefully hand-mended many times, promptly undoes itselfand the bag splits.

The momentum of her fall spills over thepavement in front of a restaurant. Peoplelook up from their meals. The bag emptiesitself, papers falling out into the street,Pens, pencils, sheets of music and delicatehandwriting fall to the floor.

The girl heaves herself up with a cry ofexasperation. She ties her hair out of herface, revealing bright eyes in a sun-browned face and a nose cascaded withfreckles. She begins scooping up the

papers her bag has left. Seven minutes.A waiter who has witnessed her trip

discards his duty and begins gathering upwayward papers. The girl doesn’t noticethe polite English boy. He gathers herpapers into stacks and tries to match herspeed.

‘Oh, grazie, grazie,’ she says, as sherealises he’s helping her. They gather thepages and she stuffs them into her brokensatchel. He collects the final scattering asshe brushes the dust away. Sensing herrush, he hurries.

‘Are you alright? ‘Fine, thank you, grazie.’‘Prego, you’re welcome’ he says, looking ather as she hurries on her way.

Christian returns to the tables andprepares to push on with his day butsomething catches his eye. A small, well-thumbed, brown leather notebook lies onthe cobbles.

‘Um – ciao?’ He calls in the direction sheleft, jogs a few feet to the end of the lane...but she’s gone, dashing for somethingurgent. The notebook lies a few feet away.He tucks the notebook into the back pocketof his suit trousers and gets back to work.

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She makes the train just as the doorsshut. The train is crammed with people, soshe has to stand, cradling her broken bagto prevent papers falling everywhere again.When she eventually finds a seat, shebegins sorting through her papers. Someare old, well-used sheets of music, delicateannotations pencilled on the edges; otherssheets of writing and painting that are nowcreased. She stacks them carefully. Shedecides the satchel is easily mended, as hersun-bronzed hands examine the split. Indismay she realises her sketchbook is gone.

Pages and pages of neat, effortfulwriting, paintings she spent many hours on.She feels sad. It was only a small leather-bound notebook halfway full. She tries toremember exactly where she was when herbag split. She replays it in her head: theempty street, the noise her sandals madeon the ground. She thinks of the restauranton the busy corner, her trampled notebook.She will go back tonight; perhaps someonewill have handed it in but with so manytourists, anybody might have found it.

The girl droops in her seat on the train,her head against the window. Thelandscape hurries by, creams and orangesof the towns blurring into smears of colour.

Christian is not artistic. His hands arelarge and clumsy, not suitable forintricately capturing moments on paper. Hisgift is for languages: absorbing foreigntongues and melding the words intosentences. Occasionally he has wondered ifhis forte is with words, possibly writing, buthe hasn’t tried.

Terracotta rooftops shine in the sunrise,it’s 6:42. Since he moved here six monthsago, Christian has taken to watching theday prepare itself from his third-floorbalcony. People move swiftly in these earlyhours, before the day really begins as thetops of heads bustle below. But today,something else captures his attention.

Her notebook fits into the palm of hishand, with its well-worn pages. Hethumbs through the pages: paintings,

watercolours of Italy: of Sorrento and thecountryside, carefully sketched animals,people, music staves and tiny, delicatehandwriting, scouring out Italian he can’tquite read. Gently, he turns to the very firstpage. Giovanna DiLeva

The windows of the apartments are longand thin, with two glass halves openinginto balconies. Narrow streets and leaningwalls mean the spaces between thewindows are tight, it’s easy to see into yourneighbours’ apartments which is why she isstaring out of her window at the street.

Her heart is beating. Water from theshower drips from her elbows and the endsof her hair, her eyes widen, she can’t besure it is him. But across the narrowleanings of apartments, her notebook andthe hands that hold it could not be clearer.Christian sips his juice and turns the page.

Giovanna squints, unable to believe shedidn’t recognise the blond boy. She’s notspoken to him before but her first impressioncan only be rude, snapping at him as sheraced for her train. On her return to therestaurant late last night to see if anybodyhad handed in a notebook, there wasnothing. She mourned it was gone.

Giovanna watches the waiter fromyesterday, marvelling at her handwriting.Eagerly she dresses so she can open the



windows onto the small balcony. Shedoesn’t normally rise this early but so gladshe did. She leans out across the narrowspace full of anticipation.The leather is soft and malleable

between his fingers, the paper sewn in insuch a way that unfolds her art before hiseyes. When he saw who was losing theirbelongings, Christian had hoped it couldspark a conversation. The perfectopportunity; he’s seen her walk the streetsbefore, with her familiar blue bag and curlyhair, surely she would recognise him. It’simpossible not to know your neighbourswhen you live in such close proximity. Hemight have said hello to her already butcouldn’t find a reason until now.Christian drains the last of his juice. He

can’t shake this feeling, it’s almost as if...His gaze meets hers. He flits between the

notebook and her. Slowly, so the momentdoesn’t shatter, Christian waves at her withhis right hand. Giovanna waves back. ‘Ciao.’

Lucy May

It’s not going to go away, theimpossible to solve question – what isJazz?

Efforts at answering can be bothinteresting and entertaining but forme, as an easy going listener, thedetailed analysis we sometimes getcan be a little confusing. Myconclusion is that too much detailleads to more and more difficulty infinding an answer.

The term was first used in the earlypart of the 20th century for thesyncopated, rhythmic musicdeveloped from slaves and fieldhollers and at the time, would haveincluded such examples as the RedHot Peppers.

It must be remembered what wethink now bares no relationship withwhat was thought then. Jazz is now aterm to describe many musicaldevelopments ranging throughRagtime, the syncopated white man’smusic of the Jazz Age, Swing and onto Be-Bop Latin Rhythms and FreeExpression.

It could be that my more generaleasy going attitude to the problem ismore valid than the detailedconstricted view of the specialist.There is a danger, as with many artforms, that too much restriction can beviewed as snobbery. As a listener, Isimply like to smile and relax with

what I hear. If there is a steadyrhythm, a walking bass, a vocalistwhen needed and a tight front lineleading to inventive improvisation, mylistening and enjoyment are complete.Whilst I realise this is alright for me, Ido understand the views of otherswho need to extract a deepermeaning and content from their music.

So, what is Jazz? My conclusion isthat as the term was first used in theearly 20th century for music of Afro-American origin, there may be thepure definition. However, over theyears, it has come to be used todescribe many versions anddevelopments in swing andsyncopated styles but for mysatisfaction, as long as it makes mesmile, tap my feet and want to be inthere with them – That’s Jazz.

Peter WoodcockHead of Sport



House on the Hill

There was a hill on the outskirts of ourvillage and perched atop was an old house,with crooked black chimneys reaching intothe sombre sky like witches fingers. No oneseemed to know if anyone lived there but asa six year old boy, my imagination ran riot.

The grown-ups in the village warned us,telling tales of witchcraft and dark goingson which we were too young to understandbut more probably to scare us into avoidingthe place.

My best friend Toby and I would cycle upthere in the warm and hazy summerevenings, stopping briefly outside thehouse to catch our breath before sharing acan of pop, then quietly approaching thehuge imposing front door to lift the letterbox cover and peer through old cobwebs into the dark and empty hallway. We wouldmischievously bang on the door with thehuge squeaky old rusty knocker, the soundechoing around the ground floor of thegrand old building, before running back tothe garden gate, gazing expectantly up atdusty windows to see if someone wouldappear, our fertile young minds runningwild with possibilities. But there was neverany sign of life. No-one lived there.

On one such sultry evening, we hadcycled up the hill and after laying our bikeson the pavement outside the front gate,back wheels still spinning, we dared toventure around the side of the house andinto the overgrown yet strangely quiet backgarden, its towering crumbling wallsfestooned with brambles and stinging

nettles, the unkempt grass knee high anduntamed. We found ourselves whispering,as if not to disturb or attract the attentionof any would be residents, when Tobyalmost choked with excitement.

‘Look’! He exclaimed. ‘There’s someone atthe upstairs window’!

I turned around and swear to this day Ibriefly glimpsed the face of a teenage girlwho seemed to be holding what looked likea red scarf or shawl to her mouth, beforethe net curtain fluttered back into place.Hearts pounding, we ran back through thelong grass, around the side of the house andout of the front gate, jumped on our bikesand surged back down the hill pedallingfuriously to the sanctuary of our homes.

We returned many times that summerand during the ensuing months but theface, the girl, never re-appeared.

When I left school I went to work as anapprentice for a friend of my father whoowned the village bakery, while Toby andhis family moved away and although wekept in touch for a while, we lost contact. Hewas my best friend and I missed him dearly.We shared so many boyhood memories.

I married Eloise, a girl from the other sideof the village and with her help, set up myown patisserie and tea rooms, using skillsI’d picked up at the bakery. Things wereticking along very nicely. Business wasgood. Life couldn’t get any better.

We had twin boys, Benjamin and Ralph,who used to ride their bikes up the hill atevery opportunity, just as Toby and I haddone some thirty odd years previously.They would come hurtling back down ateven greater speed than we ever did! Ialways wanted to ask if they’d seenanything while they were there but theynever said anything to suggest they had.

One August evening, Eloise and I settleddown to listen to the radio, when the boyscame charging across the garden andthrough the back door into the kitchen.‘Daddy! Mummy! You must come quickly!The house at the top of the hill... It’s on fire!’

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We jumped up and ran along the laneand up the hill, we could already see blacksmoke spiralling into the sky.

When we arrived outside the house asmall crowd had gathered, no-one hadlived in the place for years, no-one wouldbe in any danger but it was well alight. Asthe timbers spat and crackled, I wanderedaround the back, trying to keep a distancefrom the flames, as the heat was intense,Eloise and the boys, urging me to keep safeand return before it got too dangerous.

The back garden seemed pretty intactgiven the devastation taking place, even ifit was still wild and overgrown. I began tothink to myself as I remembered all thoseyears ago the mysterious image of theyoung girl I had seen at the upper window,an image that had stayed with me. I hadn’ttold anyone as I feared ridicule in our smallcommunity. It was mine and Toby’s secret.

I could hear Eloise calling amid the chaosfrom the front of the house but the backgarden seemed tranquil and secluded as Ilingered for a few more seconds, I don’tknow why. I started to make my way back,fearing for my safety and that of my family.I found myself scurrying back to the front ofthe house.

Then I thought I could hear a muffledbanging sound coming from the space inthe garden I had just been in. I hesitatedbriefly as Eloise’s calling became moreanxious and louder. Inexplicably I chose tomake a dash back to the rear of the house.I looked up and was astonished to see amiddle-aged woman shouting from anupstairs window, the same window I’dseen the pretty girl in all those years ago. Icould see the room was swathed in smoke,and she had a red scarf across her mouth.’Help me!’ she cried. ‘Please help me!’

Without fear for my own safety I ran tothe back door but it was locked. I tried toforce the handle. It was hot to touch withheat from the other side, so I grabbed alarge stone, smashed a downstairs windowand climbed through, but in doing so a

shard of the shattered glass had nicked mycheekbone and I could feel blood tricklingdown my jaw and neck.

The atmosphere was full of acrid smoke,yet in front of me I could just about makeout the foot of the crumbling stairs. I ranup, covering my mouth and nose with myleft arm to prevent smoke inhalation. Icould still hear Eloise’s voice echoing allaround. As I got to the top of the stairs theflames were blinding and were licking theceiling. My instinct was to get the hell outbut I had to save the woman.

‘Where are you? I can’t see you!’ Ishouted. And through the smoke, I couldsee her shimmering silhouette, she wasstanding, crying with her arms stretchingout towards me. ‘Please save me’ she saidwith trembling voice, her red scarf stillaround her neck. Was I starting tohallucinate? Quickly! I said. Come with me! Igrabbed her hand. Strangely I remember itwas cold to touch.

By now it was impossible to see, I couldfeel my arms and back burning beneath myshirt. We rushed along the landing to the topof the stairs in an effort to escape, whenwithout warning the stairs collapsed... as I fellI’d lost my grip on the woman’s hand, but Ihad somehow turned as I fell, to briefly catcha glimpse of her anguished face, she held herarms out in despair. She was beautiful...

Three months later I was dischargedfrom hospital. I climbed off the hospital bedinto a wheelchair helped by my wife andthe boys. I said goodbye to the nurses whohad helped repair me. It was time to gohome. ‘What happened to the woman inthe house?’ I enquired.

‘What woman?’ My wife asked.‘The woman.. .the woman I saw at the

window’The boys, clearly upset, looked at each

other with uncomfortable ease.‘Nobody had lived in the house on the hill

for years. It was derelict’ she said. A skin graft to my back, a shattered

pelvis and a scar on my cheekbone any self



respecting villain would be proud of hadbeen the price I’d paid for that fatefulevening, now just a distant memory.

We made our way slowly along thehospital corridor, out into the cold wintersunlight across the car park. I was handeda small box by a nurse before I left,containing the few belongings I’d had atthe time I was admitted. My old leatherwallet, containing a few charred crumpledbank notes, a picture of the boys which hadmiraculously survived unscathed and aslightly buckled debit card along with mywrist watch, which, as the nurse told me,had probably stopped when I hit theground floor of the burning house. I didn’tcare. I was just glad to be alive.

As I slid out of the wheelchair, I edgedgingerly into the passenger seat, stillfeeling some discomfort, when the nursewho had earlier given me the box of mybelongings came running across the carpark towards us.

‘Wait! Hang on!’ she yelled, catching herbreath. She reached in to the front pocketof her uniform.

‘This belongs to the woman who sat withyou every night when all the other visitorshad gone home. She left it behind.’

It was a red scarf…David Russell


A Different ViewIf the poem makes us thankful for what

we have and gives us pause to haveconcern, empathy or plain oldunderstanding of those who have realissues to contend with, I think the originalauthor (whoever they may be?) would feelit has served its purpose.Apologies to the somewhat anonymous,

original author if I have misquoted the oddword or two but I am reasonably certain Ihave the main gist and wording correct.

Stuart HutchinsonMonday Request Team

This poem issomething I recallfrom many moonsago. It must havehad an impact onme, as Icommitted it tomemory.Unfortunately, Ididn’t write it(wish I had) and

can’t even remember now where I firstread it or who the actual author was.Perhaps somebody reading this mightknow more and can enlighten me.For some reason it keeps coming back to

mind lately. I think it may be the endlessdiscussions we all hear and – let’s behonest, are probably fed up to the backteeth with – the economics of the Brexitprocess.You can’t help noticing that the

panellists involved in such discussions, bethey politicians, business chiefs,commentators or even (very occasionally)good ole ‘Joe public’ often seem to havediametrically opposing views, and yet areequally certain, to the point of self-righteousness, that theirs is the onlycorrect view or opinion.The other reason I think the poem has

on-going relevance is that it provides asalutary lesson we would all do well toheed. In the modern world it is very easyto become obsessive about our ownreasonably minor problems, when otherpeople, whether we know them or not, arehaving to deal with much more difficultand tougher issues; something thatbecomes all too apparent when you workin a hospital environment. So while this is not what you would call

a ‘happy’ poem, I hope readers canappreciate the writing skill involved andthe way it so effectively makes its point.

Whilst idly in a queue I stoodDiscussion turned on many thingsThe ever-rising price of foodHardships the cost of living brings.I aired my views, to me so soundOn economics as a whole,When a hand touched mine,And on turning aroundI saw a sad pathetic soul.‘Excuse me sir’! The voice was low.‘Although there’s truth in what you said,I wonder if you’ve ever thoughtHow high the price that’s often paid?For instance, fish, that piece of plaice.Have you ever spared a thoughtTo trawlers lost without trace’?I turned away, she’d humbled me,And tried to lose that haunting sound.‘You see sir, all I had is gone.Buried deep beneath the ground.Husband and son have gone long since,I’ve not another living soul’.Her parting words that made me wince;‘I will always know the price of coal’!

Anon

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Flight of a Bright New PoemIt germinates in the slow melody of water glinting in the shallows of the mind’s eye,the interplay of reeds and light that whisper through the open window in the dead of night.A brilliant fluorescence liftsand shifts shape into a metallic demoiselle rising in the mesmeric shimmering of wings, and the early morning sun catches fire in its flight.

Kissing in the RainWe inhale scent of roadside pinesinfused in each raindropthat silver-spatters needlesand, snail-like, tricklesdown their sodden spines.A tidal susurration,the forest weeps with kisame;we taste rain on our lips:teardrops kissing raindrops,kissing you kissing me.

Necklace of LightsAn old-fashioned red London bus takes me back to childhood’ssleepy night-ride home from my grandparents house:sitting between Mum and Dad,bare legs on fuzzy seats,folding concertinas of paper tickets,hypnotised by the perfume of exhaust,rumble of engine, and the window’s black and empty gaze. I believed the stars – obscured by sulphurousstreetlights – had beencaught, strung in a sparklydance of headlights inthe distance.

Spoils of AutumnAutumn spoils us with its music,a seasonal soundscape of rain-swollen brooks,leaves fluttering from the oaksand raucous, cavorting rooks echoing through the mistbefore winter’s deep silence grips thelandscapeand days stretch ahead taut as a tightropeabove cold iron earth.And not forgetting the mistIf I should forget you in the mist of growing oldI’ll remember to grasp that mistand not let go.I’ll weave the threads between my fingers,tie knots to help them lingerjust a little longer to remind me of the autumn mist along the coastand the first time we kissed.CoastThe coastline is a rugged spine of cliff:its rocky ribs fall and rise with each breath of wind and wave that shifts the distant skiff;its feet stand firm and solid in the depthof salty water tugging at its bonesto try and drag it to a salty death.The tides have loosened roots and bits ofstoneslike rotten teeth; they tumble to the beachwith earth and marram, gravel, groans andmoans.At high tide, sandy walks are out of reach,the swell has all but washed away the screeand crashing rollers drown out any speech.A muted pearly light over the seabecomes a fog that creeps towards the shoreconsuming shape and colour in its way. It sips the salt-stained lighthouse like a straw,extinguishes the luminescent warningand, devouring the landscape on its way,draws curtains on the world until the morning.

CornerPoems by Kim M. Russell

GROUNDS1. The ‘one call’ Stadium2. KCom Stadium3. John Smith’s Stadium4. Ricoh Arena5. Proact Stadium6. Pirelli Stadium7. King Power Stadium8. Madejski Stadium9. Abax Stadium10. Crown Oil Arena

OTHER MORE WELL-KNOWNGROUNDS11. Deepdale12. Bramell Lane13. Riverside Stadium14. Brunton Park15. Fratton Park16. Turf Moor17. Craven Cottage18. Kenilworth Road19. Sincil Bank Stadium20. Liberty Stadium


A new twist on a football quiz!To test your knowledge of footieteams in the UK, see if you cananswer these questions about

clubs and their venues. Many clubs now have their clubssponsored by large business

organisations.Given the names of the grounds asfollows, can you identify the clubs?

During my many years of volunteeringwith Hospital Radio Norwich, I think theFifties/Sixties era of pop has always beenthe favourite era. That being so, let’s putthis to the test with a quiz relevant tothose great times.

1. Born Marie Lawrie in 1948 in Scotland,had her first UK hit at the age of 15 andfinally reached number 1 at the age of 44!

2. Originally Shane Fenton and theFentones, had much more success adecade later with a change of name. Whatwas that name?

3. The Shadows backed Cliff Richard formany years but what was their groupname with Cliff before they become TheShadows?

4. Born in Texas as Charles HardinHolley, in 1936 died in a plane crash.Records and songs are still asked forworld-wide. Who was this?

5. ‘Have I the Right?’ [to have a numberone hit?] – was a one hit wonder for thisgroup. Who were they?

6. Their number ones spanned 23 years.Still very popular. Originally a Manchesterband?

7. Early Sixties were glad all over to listento this drum-thumping group?

8. Recorded by Freddie Mercury, no less,in 1987, who were the group who had abig hit with this in 1956?

9. Before she was 16 years old, she hadfour top five hits. Now concentrates mostlyon Jazz. Who is this?

10. ‘We’ve Gotta Get Out of this Place’60s but always popular with hospitalpatients on HRN. Which Geordie group hadthis hit?

David Furse, Wednesday Team and HRN Sports Commentator

answers p39correct at time of publication (Spring 2019)


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Can you find the objects below that are hidden in this picture of cyclists?

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QUIZZES:Footie Quiz: 1. Mansfield; 2. Hull City; 3. Huddersfield;4. Coventry City; 5.Chesterfield; 6. Burton Albion; 7.Leicester City; 8. Reading; 9. Peterborough United;10. Rochdale; 11. Preston N ; 2. The Jacksons; 3.Sister Sledge; 4. Pink Floyd; 5. Rainbow.1980’s Singers: 1.Men at Work; 2. Blondie; 3. IreneCara 4. Kenny Rogers; 5. Bonnie Tyler. 2000’s Divas:1. Beyonce; 2. Britney Spears; 3. Leona Lewis; 4.Shakira; 5. Lily Allen.Can You Spot the Logo? Cadburys; Coca Cola; Disney;Ebay; Lego; Pizza Hut; Subway; Pepsi; Argos; Tesco; tictac; Yahoo; Esso; Aldi; Oracle; Google; Canon.

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