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The Gene Radio Show
Sunday, 3 September 2017
The September 2017 edition of The Gene Radio Show was presented by Maxine, joined in the studio by Ari, Bikki, Sophie, and Amber. The programme focused on opportunities and new initiatives within Girlguiding, highlighting international experiences and resources for units across the UK.
Maxine shared details of her recent trip to India, including a 13-day visit to Sangam, a world guide centre in Pune, and an overnight train journey to Delhi. Listeners also heard from Julie Bentley, Chief Executive of Girlguiding. The show explored new Girlguiding programmes, including unit meeting activities, and discussed badges for community action, DIY, personal safety, self-defence, and guiding traditions, such as making a bird box.
About this show
The Gene Radio Show was made by Girl Guides. It belonged to Girlguiding Essex North East: Guides from across the county joined Maxine J in the studio, a rotating team of young co-hosts sharing guiding life, community stories, and conversations with politicians and celebrities. For more than a decade, the programme put guiding on the air in the Guides’ own voices.
It began on Saint FM 94.7 in Maldon, a station which has since closed, and moved to Chelmsford Community Radio in 2015. On CCR it was on air on the first Sunday of the month, from 2015 until 2 August 2026, and the archive holds 133 editions. The show has now ended.