Author: Charlotte Reid

  • Photos: Sheffield at Christmas

    While admiring the decorations in London, it’s always nice to appreciate the ones a bit closer to home. These decorations aren’t new but the variety of lights across the city centre are fun. I especially like the projections of snowflakes across the Town Hall building.

  • Photos: London at Christmas

    It’s always fun to be a tourist in London, especially near Christmas time. I haven’t been to the capital for a while so it was nice to just wander around and take photos. I went to the store Liberty for the first time and I found the building absolutely beautiful. While in that part of…

  • My charity swimathon

    Well… I’ve decided to try doing something a bit different. One Sunday in March next year I’m going to swim 5k (in one go) for charity. I’ve never been that sporty but since living near Ponds Forge in Sheffield I’ve had less excuses. So about two years ago I started lane swimming, something I hadn’t…

  • Learning to talk again

    Some stories it’s clear what the news story is and how you want to tell it to others, sometimes you have to spend a little longer thinking about it. The other week I was sent to a music workshop for people who’ve had strokes, it’s a new approach helping people in Lincolnshire learn how to…

  • Photos: Nottingham trip

    We ventured far for our holiday this year… Nottingham. However, it’s a city we’ve never really explored before so why not? We went round the castle, saw Robin Hood and went for a pint at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.

  • Princess Anne in Lincoln

    It’s a big year for Lincoln as the city celebrates 800 years of the Magna Carta. It’s important for the area as the Cathedral has one of four remaining copies of the historical document. Until recently it was just displayed in part of the castle but a decision was made to invest in these beautiful…

  • VE Day anniversary bulletin on Lincs FM

    In amongst the news of the results of the 2015 General Election the country paid their respects to the end of World War Two. A two minute silence was held across the nation at 3 o’clock. We observed this across Lincs FM, Compass FM and Rutland Radio as part of our news bulletin. [audio:http://clreid.com/portfolio/VE%20day%20bulletin–mp3.mp3]