Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they’re doing to make the world a better place.
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Café Hope
From behind bars to bikes
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
XO Bikes founder Stef Jones tells Rachel Burden why he left advertising and began helping ex-offenders become bike mechanics. Show more
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Carrying on the kindness
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Debbie Meade-Mcloughlin’s daughter Jade took her own life in 2020, but determined to find positivity, Debbie continues Jade's kindness by giving support, food and help to locals. Show more
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Just an hour
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kevin Morland comes to Café Hope to tell Rachel Burden how giving an hour of his time to help other people became a charity, which now supports people in Merseyside and beyond. Show more
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Life after losing a limb
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Corinne Hutton used her experience to help people adjust to life after losing a limb. She lost her hands and legs below the knee to sepsis and founded charity Finding Your Feet. Show more
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The barrister defending nature
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Barrister Paul Powlesland lives on the River Roding in London and spends his time protecting it from pollution. By sharing his legal knowledge he helps others look after nature. Show more
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Laundry with love
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kate Blakemore started the charity Motherwell Cheshire, which supports vulnerable women, and operates Edna’s Laundrette, where the locals can do their laundry for free. Show more
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Lost and hound
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Graham Burton comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how he helps people find their missing dogs with the help of drones. Show more
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Believing in Belfast
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Boyd comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how he set up Belfast Child, a social enterprise to help get young people off the city’s streets with mentoring and sport. Show more
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Saved from the skip
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Kate Taylor-Smith comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how she co-founded Second Life, a sustainable community shop which started after the local tip was closed. Show more