History 3 By now the original 'Addenbrooke's' collection was made up of over 2,000 singles and over 500 albums. However, a major development occurred in 1992. When Newmarket Hospital downgraded and its radio station stopped broadcasting, many of the members joined Radio Addenbrooke's. Not only did they provide more volunteers but brought with them a …
Month: May 2019
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History 2 Have We Got It? When a Radio Addenbrooke's volunteer asks you for your request, there is a good chance we will have what you are looking for. We are lucky enough to have built up a large and varied collection, however, we started out with nothing. The Early Years When the record request …
Radio Addenbrooke’s
Over the next few weeks there will be a series of articles about the History of Radio at Addenbrooke's 1952 The Cambridge Daily News organised a public appeal to raise funds for a cabled radio service, in the old Addenbrooke´s Hospital in Trumpington Street. The service began relaying the BBC´s ´Home´ and ´Light´ programmes to patients. …
