Events proudly supported by HFM
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We're Going To Be Partying In The Park!
'Rotary Rocks' - the big HFM-hosted Party In The Park in Harborough takes place this Saturday at Symington's Rec!
Headlining will be one of the UK’s top Queen tribute bands – ‘The Champions’
Local band The Reformed, The Robert Smyth School Soul Band, The Riff Raff Element and the Harborough Youth Theatre will also be taking to the stage.
G
ates open at 4.30pm - we're hosting the big event thanks to the Market Harborough Building Society and Broadgreen Peugeot, Wellingborough!!
Advance tickets are priced £7 each or £15 for a family ticket.
Get yours from K & G Roscrow Opticians or Halo in the town centre, or from the Harborough Council Offices in Adam and Eve Street
Click here to hear an interview all about it and keep listening to HFM over the coming weeks as we give you more details about that big event!
Harborough's Late Night Shopping Festival !
We were proud to host the annual Late Night Shopping Festival in Market Harborough town centre on Friday December 5th!
There was loads going on throughout the town centre, plus entertainment on the HFM Stage from BBC TV’s “The One and Only” Madonna singing star, Evelyne Brink and TV’s “Britain’s got Talent” comedian and singer Tracy Lee Collins. Click here for pictures!
Drive-In Movie Nights At Rockingham Park!
Movie fans were in for a treat over the weekend when two drive-in movie nights were held in the grounds of Rockingham Castle, hosted by us here at HFM!
Grease was shown on Saturday and Dirty Dancing hit the screen on Sunday, thanks to MJ Movies.
Kettering & Corby Peugeot were proud to support this event.
Arts Fresco 2008!!
We were proud to be the official radio station of Arts Fresco 2008!
The fantastic street festival hit Market Harborough on Saturday September 13th.
Arts Fresco is an extraordinarily fun celebration of street arts and spectacular entertainment – now in it's seventh year!
With the best street artists from around the world coming to Market Harborough town centre, the free event provides an exciting day for all the family.
Arts Fresco 2007 was a brilliant success, with record numbers of people turning up. Thanks to all the performers and guests who made it a wonderful day.
Click to see the pictures
Campaign to get Ken Dodd a Knighthood
HFM's Chris Jones and Liz Osborne re-united for a special Chris and Liz show recently to promote the on-line petition to get Britain's king of comedy a well deseved knighthood.
Ken Dodd is Britain's undisputed King of Comedy. He is one of, if not THE most successful entertainer in the history of the British theatre, touring over 100 venues each and every year for the past 55 years.
He has sold over 100 million records since he turned professional in 1954. In 1958 he broke all theatre records at the London Palladium selling out for 42 weeks - being the longest run ever in British theatre to this day.
He entertains millions each year, tirelessly works for charities, brings smiles to all ages, and is still working the theatres today.
A true man of the British people.
We call on the British public to sign this petition, that will be sent to 10 Downing Street, to have Mr. Ken Dodd Esq. of Knotty Ash elevated to Sir Ken Dodd.
To sign the petition please click HERE
Our Fundraiser Tops £2,000 !
We held a 24 hour radio marathon on the 24th and 25th May and together with to your help we raised over £2,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Dave Irving & Ian Fraser , plus Thom Costall and Rob Maltman broadcasted continuously for 24 hours and were sponsored at the same time!
Coldplay's Chris Martin donated a signed picture disc for us to auction on-line to boost the fund, and that raised £150.
Click to see pictures of the picturedisc.
A bucket collection in the town centre raised over £250!
Workplaces across the area held a ‘Bring A Pound To Work Day’ in support of the marathon!
Thanks to Harborough Rubber, Sanderson Transport and Sheridans who were among them.
Schools got involved too, holding non-uniform days. A big thanks to Foxton Primary, All Saints in Lubenham, Farndon Fields School in Market Harborough and the C of E School in town who all did that! Great Bowden Primary School held a sing-a-thon for the cause!
A Coffee Morning was held at the Settling Rooms, Market in Harborough and a music quiz and raffle took place at the Union Inn.
Harborough Upholstery on St Mary's Road sold curtain fabrics for the special price of £4 , with 50% of that going to our fund!
Seventh Heaven on Adam and Eve Street also held a raffle for the fund!
You can still donate to the fund - click here to donate on-line
Toys On The Table Appeal
HFM was delighted to support this year's Toys On The Table campaign and we want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who donated new toys!
Toys on the Table is a charity working in Leicestershire to provide new toys for those children, regardless of faith, who might otherwise not receive anything on Christmas morning.
Among the people to drop of toys here at HFM was Damon Fearn of North West Books, who donated loads of brand new books. (right)
For more information on the appeal, click here.
The 'Bosom Beauties Walk' in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Three friends from Welford organised a 12 mile walk with a difference to raise cash for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Pam Sutton, Lin Waddilove and Pam Lane are encouraged women from across South Leicestershire and North Northamptonshire to take part in the 'Bosom Beauties Walk' on Sunday October 7th.
Pam Sutton was diagnosed with Breast Cancer five years ago and has now fully recovered.
Ladies who took part wore a bra over their running top to show their support to the cause!
The route tookin the Northamptonshire Countryside, including the towpaths of the Grand Union Canal.
PIC: Harborough Mail
Walkathon For The Adam Smile Fund
The Adam Smile Fund was set up in memory of Lubenham teenager Adam Mugridge, who sadly died last year while cycling to school.
It's raising cash so a safe cycle route can be built between Lubenham and Market Harborough and HFM is proud to be backing the bid.
The latest fundraiser to take place was a walkathon on June 24th along the Brampton Valley Way.
Chip-a-thon For The Eva Winston-Hart Charity Trust
St Mary's Chippy in Market Harborough raised an amazing £1,000 for the Eva Winston-Hart Charity Trust by donating all profits for one day to the fund!
The big event in May was supported by us here at HFM and we even broadcast from the chippy thrughout he day!
Well done for supporting the event! See the pics
Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Run
HFM was proud to support the Daffodil Run at Kelmarsh Hall in May.
Nearly two thousand runners took part and helped raise an amazing £100,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care!
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