Radio Hartlepool Opening - October 14th

Radio Hartlepool launched as Hartlepool's full time local Radio Station on Tuesday 14th October after running a number of broadcasting trials for more than six years. The Radio Station was officially opened by WW2 Dunkirk and Arnhem Veteran Mr Percy Fielding along with Radio Hartlepool's Chairman, Mr Geoff Hainsworth that is also Hartlepool's Round The World Yachtsman and author of T'Early Bird. I took my Jeep down to Hartlepool and collected Percy from his home, then took him for a ride around before arriving at the radio station where he cut the ribbon and unveiled the Studio front window.
 
 
The morning after the launch, the station received a telephone call from a Mr Ernest Sedgewick, who had seen our article in the Northern Echo and  told us that he fought alongside Percy on the Bridge at Arnhem and that they had not been in touch for such a long time.  Ernest contacted Percy and they are back in touch again, as Ernest said, there are not many of them left.

Radio Hartlepool can be found on 102.4FM Radio Hartlepool