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Eastbourne Youth Radio (EYR) celebrated its eighth year of broadcasting in November last year and the British Wireless for the Blind Fund was proud to play its part in helping to sponsor this very worthwhile event. This special youth station broadcasts on 87.7 FM for anyone within the Eastbourne and Hailsham areas and has become the largest and most prestigious annual youth event of its kind in the South East.	Eastbourne Youth Radio broadcasts on 87.7 FM
Broadcasting got under way on Wednesday 19 November, beginning with the launch mix at 12 noon. By the time the station closed down at 5pm on Friday – after more than 50 hours of programmes – around 1,500 young people from 22 schools, colleges and youth organisations from across the Eastbourne area had taken part; presenting programmes they have planned and created themselves. This included a promotion on the air to help raise awareness and funding for BWBF. Since EYR’s inception in 2001 more than 10,000 local young people have been given the chance to see their own ideas through from planning to broadcasting. As our CEO, Margaret Grainger, said at the time: “The British Wireless for the Blind Fund is delighted to be sponsoring Eastbourne Youth Radio. The radios we supply to blind and partially sighted people are very often their window on the wider world. With so many creative young people enthusiastic enough to give up their time for this project, I am sure that window will stay wide open for many years to come.”

Eastbourne Youth Radio (EYR) celebrated its eighth year of broadcasting in November last year and the British Wireless for the Blind Fund was proud to play its part in helping to sponsor this very worthwhile event.

This special youth station broadcasts on 87.7 FM for anyone within the Eastbourne and Hailsham areas and has become the largest and most prestigious annual youth event of its kind in the South East.

Eastbourne Youth Radio broadcasts on 87.7 FM

Broadcasting got under way on Wednesday 19 November, beginning with the launch mix at 12 noon. By the time the station closed down at 5pm on Friday – after more than 50 hours of programmes – around 1,500 young people from 22 schools, colleges and youth organisations from across the Eastbourne area had taken part; presenting programmes they have planned and created themselves. This included a promotion on the air to help raise awareness and funding for BWBF.

Since EYR’s inception in 2001 more than 10,000 local young people have been given the chance to see their own ideas through from planning to broadcasting.

As our CEO, Margaret Grainger, said at the time:

“The British Wireless for the Blind Fund is delighted to be sponsoring Eastbourne Youth Radio. The radios we supply to blind and partially sighted people are very often their window on the wider world. With so many creative young people enthusiastic enough to give up their time for this project, I am sure that window will stay wide open for many years to come.”