Title:
Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Level: Category
Sound Archive
Level: Fonds
BRENTWOOD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER
Level: Series
Sounds of Brentwood Magazine
Scope and Content:
Sounds of Brentwood February 2013 edition

DISC 1 OF 2 [Side A of cassette]
[1] Introduction (1 minute 52 seconds).
[2-4] 'A View from the Council Chamber': A new feature giving views of a Brentwood Borough Councillor. This edition features David Tee, councillor for Warley, speaking about the Royal British Legion Youth Marching Band of Brentwood, with its facilities in Warley (13 minutes 30 seconds).
[5-7] 'Odd Corners of London': Another new feature, with David Brewerton reporting on hidden treasures of London. In this issue, he reports on Regent's Square, particularly the history of the Lumen United Reformed Church there (11 minutes 43 seconds).
[8-9] John Fryer tracing the route of the Ingrebourne River (7 minutes 47 seconds).
[10-11] Item from Infosound service about dealing with winter weather and products that can help people with visual impairments to cope with it (7 minutes 14 seconds).
[12] Concluding comments for first part, ending with instrumental music (2 minutes 40 seconds).

DISC 2 OF 2 [Side B of original cassette]
[1] Introduction to second half (37 seconds).
[2] Peter Mayo reading article by Peter Cockcroft, BBC weather man, on the '1963 Big Freeze', the extremely cold weather that hit the United Kingdom from December 1962 to March 1963 (3 minutes 19 seconds).
[3] Peter Mayo reporting about the 1953 east coast floods, including reading article written by Peter Cockcroft (6 minutes 9 seconds).
[4-7] Feature originally produced by Dennis Rookard interviewing Canvey Island residents about the 1953 floods, including visit to the Oyster Fleet pub to speak to local residents who helped with the rescue efforts, and a visit to Winnie Capser, who helped rescue animals during the floods [with wind noise] (20 minutes 26 seconds).
[8-9] Feature by John Fryer on the history of the Tesco supermarket company in Brentwood (8 minutes 35 seconds).
[10] Concluding remarks by Peter Mayo (1 minute 6 seconds).
Dates of Creation:
February 2013
Extent:
85 minutes
Creator Name:
Brentwood and District Talking Newspaper
Archivist Note:
SJM December 2016
Copyright:
Contact prior to broadcasting on radio, television, or non-Essex Record Office websites; use by the public for performances; or use by profit-making companies.
Physical Characteristics:
Digital MP3 files created from two CD-Rs
Originals Location:
Brentwood and District Talking Newspaper
Publication Notes:
Articles by Peter Cockcroft published on the BBC London Weather History website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/09/04/bigfreeze63_feature.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/09/04/canvey_island_floods_feature.shtml

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Floods Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Place Names Canvey Island Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Place Names Canvey Island Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Place Names Ingrebourne River
Brentwood 		Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Place Names Oyster Fleet public house
Canvey Island 		Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Place Names Regent's Square
London 		Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Document Types Sound recording Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Institutions Regent Square United Reformed Church (Lumen) Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Institutions Royal British Legion Youth Marching Band Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013
Institutions Tesco Sounds of Brentwood Talking Magazine, February 2013