Monday, 19 March 2012

Pick your favourite songs to help raise money for Young Epilepsy's 'My Purple Pledge' charity appeal

On Saturday 24th March I shall be broadcasting my 25th radio show (The Pleasuredome Pick'n'Mix) on the community radio station, Peterborough FM. To mark the occasion I have compiled a poll of 25 songs that best represent the music styles I play in order create a chart rundown.

As this week also coincides with a number of fundraising activities for Young Epilepsy and the My Purple Pledge campaign, I have decided to link the poll in with raising funds for the charity.

I am personally willing to donate 10p for every voter who takes part in the poll up to a maximum of £25 (250 voters) but I will double it to £50 if we reach 1000 voters. I am also using this opportunity to highlight the Young Epilepsy 'Just Giving' page which will hopefully encourage people to donate to the cause too.

So here's what you have to do... 

Please visit the following link to choose your favourite 10 songs on the 25 song list. Then, if you are able to make a donation, please visit the Young Epilepsy Just Giving page and make a contribution to the cause.

There's no obligation to donate as it's all absolutely voluntary but it would be great if you could. Please feel free to circulate the poll and this page among your friends via Twitter, Facebook, email etc so as many people can take part as possible. This way more people will be able to learn about the Young Epilepsy charity and hopefully raise yet more valuable funds. Maybe a business or individual will agree to match my donation once it we reach a certain level - that would be fantastic!

As I said I will be doing the full chart rundown on my Peterborough FM Saturday show which is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm so tune in at www.peterborough.fm and click on the 'listen online' link.

Please vote and please donate - with your support we really can make a difference.

About Peterborough FM

Peterborough Community Radio Project, known as Peterborough FM is driven by the delivery of outputs of social benefits, giving everybody the chance to get their voice heard, thanks to the Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities Programme and the BBC Children In Need Appeal. The charity PACO is behind the project. The project has been running since 2007 and has so far involved more than 700 volunteers to date.

Using radio as a tool, Peterborough FM contributes to regeneration and improved community cohesion and capacity in the city. Peterborough FM is sees as a community resource, to be used by individuals and organisations making up the city’s community. The project brings together people from diverse backgrounds who would not meet each other in the normal course of their lives.

Further information

About My Purple Pledge / Young Epilepsy

My Purple Pledge is Young Epilepsy’s annual fundraising campaign which takes place in March to coincide with Purple Day, the (26 March 2012), the international day to mark epilepsy awareness.

With the backing of some famous friends including Commonwealth, European and World Champion 400 metre hurdler, Dai Greene, Waterloo Road actor Phillip Martin Brown and footballer Leon Legge, to name just a few, Young Epilepsy is asking people to make a purple themed pledge to raise money for young people affected by epilepsy.

Further information

You can also vote in the poll below...


Choose your 10 favourite songs from this list of 25 tracks
The following is a list of 25 songs which were originally broadcast on the Pleasuredome Pick'n'Mix community radio show on Peterborough FM. A Top 25 chart will be broadcast during the show's 25th episode on 24th March 2012
Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc
Love Song - Adele
Life On Mars - David Bowie
Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
London Calling - The Clash
Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) - Cornershop
Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Groove is in the heart - Deee-Lite
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Welcome to the Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
All Right Now - Free
I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
The Model - Kraftwerk
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
Buffalo Girls - Malcolm McClaren
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Firestarter - The Prodigy
The Last Time - The Rolling Stones
Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds
How Soon is Now? - The Smiths
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
Lucky Man - The Verve
See Results