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Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make the world a better place in big and small ways. We're all about trying to make change.
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Fatherhood forum (opens the original)
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Founder of the Good Dads Club, Matt Krishnan-Bird, tells Rachel Burden how the support group for fathers helps men in Essex share the highs and lows of parenting. There's now over 400 members and they can take part in organised strolls and events giving the fathers a chance to meet one another. He says they share tips on weaning, sleep deprivation, and how to become a better partner. Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're d
Ginnel gardens (opens the original)
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Yasmine El-Gabry tells Rachel Burden how she and her neighbours met when they decided to clean up and transform their shared alleyway. What was once a rubbish filled space, littered with everything from mattresses to old fridges, was transformed into a shared garden with lights and chairs where the neighbours could hang out whilst planting flowers and vegetables. Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make things b
Scrubbing up for sobriety (opens the original)
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Recorded at the Hay Festival, Chris Sylvester, founder of Getting Clean, tells Rachel Burden how his recovery from heroin addiction made him want to help other addicts. Starting with litter picking and helping in the community, Chris then moved on to making soap. Recovering addicts now make and sell the soap, with half the profits going to addiction charities. Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make things bett
Hospital hospitality (opens the original)
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Emmie’s Kitchen was created after Eve Naraynsingh’s daughter, Emmie, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at the age of eight. It started as a single home-cooked meal for families once a month at The Manchester Children's hospital, and is now into a volunteer-led service delivering on average 130 hot meals three to four weeks each month. Recorded at the Hay Festival, Eve tells Rachel how other parents responded to her home cooking that she was bringing in for her family, and how it i
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