James Sommers of Young Epilepsy interviewed on Peterborough FM

On Thursday evening James Sommers, Senior Community Fundraising Manager for Young Epilepsy, was interviewed live on the Pleasuredome Pick'n'Mix show on Peterborough FM. As host of the show it was great for me to speak to James on air and I really appreciate him giving up his time to come into the studio to speak with me. His support in helping setting up the Peterborough Fundraising Group is already proving to be invaluable.

 Throughout the course of the interview we discussed the charity as a whole, his role within the organisation plus the work of local groups and the type of fundraising events that have been organised in the past. Also covered was the Purple Pledge Campaign which aims to inspire the public into raising awareness of childhood epilepsy and to organise fundraising activities to help us change the lives of children and young people living with epilepsy. The campaign was successful in 2011 that another is being planned for March 2012.

The full Peterborough FM interview with James Sommers is now available to listen and download from the Soundcloud website.

A number of contact telephone numbers, email and web addresses were given out during the broadcast and these can be found below:

• Young Epilepsy website: www.youngepilepsy.org.uk
• Email: fundraising@youngepilepsy.org.uk
• Fundraising Hotline: 01342 831245

As was said in the interview, it's early days for the Peterborough Fundraising Group so to make it a success we need volunteers to first of all to get together so we can plan for events in this area. If you want to contact me to find out more then please email youngepilepsy-peterborough@hotmail.co.uk


Jeremy Orbell
Peterborough Fundraising Group Co-ordinator