The ladies of the Posh Club Dance Club. A Musical Family Christmas. Volunteering.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The ladies of the Posh Club Dance Club on what it means to them to be able to perform the dance of the flamingos, shimmy to dancehall music and feel like stars.

Volunteering reached a record high during the pandemic. According to a government survey, 62% of respondents volunteered last year. Thousands volunteer for Crisis, a national charity for homeless people whose Crisis at Christmas campaign provides accommodation and support for people at Christmas. We hear from Jemma Kelehe, a shift leader at the women’s accommodation in London, who has volunteered for Crisis at Christmas for 20 years.

Civil Chartered Engineer, Era Shah, talks about the lack of diversity in STEM.

Vox Duo soprano Karla Grant and mezzo soprano Julia Solomon tell us about their debut single a new version of “O’ Holy Night”, in collaboration with classical group the Earthtones Trio.

Plus ahead of new BBC2 programme A Musical Family Christmas, we're joined by author and lecturer Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason to discuss her favourite Christmas songs and raising seven talented musicians.

And the woman who's re-created the film The Holiday to see if she could find love.

Presenter Chloe Tilley Producer Beverley Purcell

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0:42.0	Good morning and welcome. Now there is a fest... podcasts. has been the year of volunteering with record numbers helping people from
0:54.6	marshalling at vaccination centres to helping at food banks. We're going to speak to
0:58.7	one woman who has helped homeless women on Christmas day for the last 20 years.
1:03.8	And I want to hear from you this morning.
1:05.3	What have you given back this year?
1:07.4	Have you found the time to volunteer as so many others have?
1:10.9	If you've been predominantly working from home, is that freed up time to help others? others have
1:15.0	been predominantly working from home, is that freed up time to help others? Tell me what you've done this morning,
1:17.0	and of course what you have gained from the experience.
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1:30.5	Posh Club. It's the South London club where anything goes for women over 60
1:35.2	and recreating the naughties Christmas film The Holiday, the UK and US women who swapped
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