Today volunteers from Auckland Hospital Radio attended the annual Great Aycliffe Show.

Working alongside other charitable organisations to promote ourselves, we also interviewed stallholders and exhibitors and produced a special two hour programme.

Local lad, Miles Copeland, has reached Washington DC in his latest challenge to cycle across America, in aid of The Butterwick Hospice in Bishop Auckland.
Miles joined us at our Annual 60 Hour Marathon Broadcast to talk about his challenge to cycle the 3,500 miles. With nothing more than his trusty bicycle and a tent he hopes to raise more than 3,500 pound for palliative care within Bishop Auckland.
It hasn’t been an easy ride for the 24 year old. He contacted the hospice from Washington to update them on his progress:
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Over the marathon weekend, 6 live bands performed in the studio. As a token of our appreciation, AHR has compiled a complete CD of each set and presented it to the bands involved. The full set of each band will also be available via our Listen Again page.

Auckland Hospital Radio’s Annual 60 Hour Marathon Broadcast is over for another year, and what a ride it has been.
Chairman Craig Robinson said: “This is definately up for one of the best marathons we have ever done at the station”
Check out the website over the next few days for more updates and audio from the weekend.
If you have captured any good images on this year’s live webcams please get in touch and we will add them to our gallery.

Since 2pm this afternoon Auckland Hospital Radio has been broadcasting live music. We’ve hosted 7 different groups ranging from country singers to a local youth theatre and the music has been outstanding. Check out our photo gallery for pictures. Patients in the Bishop Auckland Hospital have the added benefit of being able to see the bands live at the bedsides. The live music will continue throughout the marathon.