Bromley Buzz

Episode 255: Living History - RAF Biggin Hill Memorial Museum and Chapel

Darren Weale talks with Aden Lane, volunteer and talk presenter at RAF Biggin Hill Memorial Museum and Chapel. 
The interview covers the considerable history of the former military air base, which has importance in both world wars, research, and now commemorating the people who lived and died as that history unfolded. We talk about the numerous opportunities to learn that the Museum and Chapel offer now, both off and on site. We will be covering more topics that are explored and presented by the Museum in future episodes of the Bromley Buzz podcast.
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 254: Graham Whitlock, H.G. Wells, and The Invisible Menace

Darren Weale talks author Graham Whitlock ahead of the publication of his latest novel, Bertie and the Invisible Menace.
The episode refers to a historic radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds from 1938, which can be heard here.
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 253: New Jersey's Billy Walton at The Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst

Darren Weale talks with Billy Walton of The Billy Walton Band when they played The Beaverwood Club in Chislehurst during their most recent tour. 
The short interview underlines what it means to touring musicians - and the people of South London - to have such music venues alive and well. The band is back at The Beaverwood Club on 22nd March 2026. We have also added a snippet of Billy's introduction to the crowd on the night.
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 252: Around The Table after a Bromley BuzzUp

Darren Weale talks with some attendees at the end of the Bromley BuzzUp free, all-sector networking meeting on 17 September at the Shampan at the Spinning Wheel restaurant near Westerham.
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 251: From Pyramids to Rockets via Bromley

Sarah Marsh-Collings interviews Saif Zahran Founder of Art-Tech Space, from London Biggin Hill Airport.
 
Anoop Singh Bamrah of Falcon Flying Group is an Advisor to the Board of the company and was interviewed previously buy the Bromley Buzz podcast here. 
 
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 250: A Buzzing milestone for our relentlessly positive podcast

Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani meet up at the Newman Flexible Workspace to record the historic 250th episode of the Bromley Buzz podcast. The podcast was named by Sarah Marsh-Collings from when we started with a pilot episode recorded in the Start Up Bromley facilities at Bromley Central Library on 4th August 2021.
 
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 249: Bromley Football Club Women and Girls with Andrea Ellis

Darren Weale talks with Andrea Ellis, Head of Women and Girls at Bromley Football Club Community Trust. Andrea shares the rise of girls and womens and girls football at the club, which she has done so much to bring about. 
This interview comes ahead of their free-entry 'Project 1000' home match on 28th September against Herne Bay, tickets here. And, on 11th October, an Octoberfest celebration at the clubs Broomfields venue, tickets here.
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Ian Wood Property.

Episode 248: Rediscovery, renovation, renewal, and Rockery - stories from Bromley Palace Park

Darren Weale talks with people enjoying the recent opening of the new Free Little Library in Bromley Palace Park- Facebook page here and Instagram here. 
The location is one of the few in our list of the Hidden gems of Bromley on the Bromley Buzz website. Darren talks with:
Dawn Adamson, a Friend Of Bromley Palace Park
Tony Banfield of the Bromley Civic Society and former Chairman of the Friends of Bromley Parks
Children's author Allison Parkinson
Volunteer builder and woodworker Andrew - apologies for inaccurately referring to 3 Little Libraries, there are currently 2, both of them lovely!
We previously shared Cllr Jonathan Andrews, Mayor Of Bromley, speech recorded on the day, which can be heard here. 
Listen to hear about St Blaise's Well; Penelope Pigstop; biodiversity; the moat and lake -  once the property of the Bishop of Rochester; the Boathouse that could be restored; birds such as coots, geese, ducks, herons, egret, little grebes, and bats to be found there and on the Merlin App; The Cascade; the Pulhamite Rockery rediscovered; the ha-ha; and the formal lawn. Above all the, wonderful people renewing this hidden gem.
We are spreading the love!
Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website www.bromleybuzz.co.uk, where we feature local events here. We are also on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and You Tube. The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Ian Wood Property.