How the local Melton community can get involved with our broadcasts

103 The Eye is giving more people the chance to get involved with its broadcasts and to create a radio show.

Since the Wilton Manor residential home opened in Melton a year ago, the station has covered several of its community events.

Beth Standley, customer services manager at Wilton Manor who has been broadcasting on 103 The Eye

placeholder image — Beth Standley, customer services manager at Wilton Manor who has been broadcasting on 103 The Eye

Following on from these, customer services manager, Beth Standley, was invited to present a half-hour radio programme featuring residents' song requests.

Residents chose the songs, giving their reasons for their selection, often linked with memories of happy days.

103 The Eye's Christine Slomkowska and Patrick McCracken

This was so well received that Beth has since presented another show and more are planned in the future.

Meanwhile, owners of businesses around the town and representatives of local organisations are being given the chance to record Christmas messages for broadcast on the station, thanking clients and associates for their support.

These will be aired during December and anyone interested can contact the station by emailing [email protected] for details.

Similarly, 103 The Eye would like to record school choirs singing traditional carols for broadcast during Christmas week.

If your school would like to take part, then contact the studio as soon as possible.

The station will be broadcasting the Melton Christmas lights switch-on live between 7 and 8pm tomorrow (Friday) and it is taking part in both the Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary's Church and the Christmas Wreath Festival at St John's Church this weekend.

Next weekend, the 103 The Eye Christmas tree will go to Bingham Parish Church, which is reviving its Christmas Tree Festival after a break of several years.

A recording of the Mayor of Melton's Carol Concert in St Mary's Church on December 4 will be recorded for broadcast on Christmas Eve, to be repeated on Christmas morning.

For the sixth year, by popular request, the station will transmit the soundtrack of Leicestershire and Rutland Young Farmers Club’s Drive-In Living Nativity at Melton Cattle Market on December 14.

Those attending can watch the Christmas story being enacted while hearing the readings and carols by tuning in to 103FM on their car radios. This annual event is also popular with people listening at home.

And on December 21, the station will stage a roadshow and live broadcast at the annual Christmas Classic Car Show and Last Minute Shopping Sunday in Melton Market Place.