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Woman's Hour

Author Holly Bourne, SEND, Alcohol pilot scheme at Women's Championship football clubs, Women & cycling

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Services for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) in England are ‘unviable’. That’s the judgement from a report out today by the Public Accounts Committee, who look at the value for money of government services. Anna Dixon MP, who sits on the committee, joins Nuala McGovern to explain more, alongside Katie Ghose, Vice-Chair of the Disabled Children’s Partnership.

Four Women's Championship football clubs will take part in a new pilot scheme beginning this month to allow fans to drink alcohol in the stands. This is something that’s been banned for supporters of the men’s game in the top five tiers. Head of Women’s Football at the Football Supporters’ Association Deborah Dilworth discusses the plans and what this could mean for women’s football matches.

Holly Bourne, bestselling author of How Do You Like Me Now? and the Spinster Club series, is back with So Thrilled For You, her most personal novel yet. It’s a story about four friends navigating motherhood, career ambition, and societal pressures, all unfolding during a sweltering summer’s day at a baby shower. Holly explains what inspired her to write this funny, sharp, and moving exploration of friendship, and her experiences with early motherhood.

According to stats from Cycling UK, 75% of cycling trips in the UK are made by men - but women are increasingly turning to the gym and indoor classes for their biking fix. Nuala discusses how we can get more women cycling, inside and outside, with Michelle Arthurs Brennan, digital editor at Cycling Weekly, and Clare Rogers from the London Cycling Campaign women's network.

Presented by Nuala McGovern Producer: Louise Corley

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0:37.7

Hello, this is Newell O'Garverin, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.

0:42.7

Hello, and welcome to the programme.

0:44.7

Today, a highly critical report by MPs, warning of a lost generation of children,

0:50.5

leaving school without ever getting the support they need for their special educational needs and disabilities.

0:56.6

We're going to hear from one of the MPs shortly who is urging immediate action.

1:01.6

Also, drinking in the bowl. Now, that was a term I did not know.

1:06.4

It's about drinking alcohol in view of a football pitch and there is a pilot scheme

1:11.1

about to get underway for some women's football matches.

1:14.3

Some think it will improve the match day experience of fans.

1:17.1

We'll discuss all that.

1:18.4

Also, the author Holly Bourne, she will be in studio.

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