The number of hours of broadcasting for a radio station like hours is governed by the number of volunteers willing to work hard and the number of hours devoted to raising money from kind-hearted people and local business.
The number of hours for Radio Heartbeat is in direct proportion to the hard work and drive of General Manager Irene Dick and fundraiser Mitchell Gibb who work hard to raise the cash which runs the station and keeps the patients in Monklands Hospital with good in-house free programming.
During the last couple of weeks this balance has been tipped badly. Someone broke into the radio station and stole almost the entire contents of the new studio 2. It had only been operational for a fortnight when it went. Everything was brand new and shiny. We were very proud of it. But the thief stole an entire mixing desk - you can see the photograph on this blog - and he stole microphones, headsets, computer equipment and much more.
We are devastated! We are bereft! It was hard enough to get the money to buy the bits in the first place but to lose it again is bad.
If you have been offered cheap broadcasting equipment you should be calling us - it's probably ours!
If you are the thief then you should be ashamed of yourself. You have deprived an organisation which aims only to provide a patient-led service. You have deprived an organisation which only had the well-being of its members and listeners at heart.
Can you help to put the heart back into Heartbeat. Can you donate a little sum to contribute to the larger sum we are oing to need to replace the missing equipment?
If you can help then contact the station manager. Thank you!
