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Welcome back to another gloriously unfiltered episode of 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 – where sensible conversation comes to die, random facts are enthusiastically discussed and words occasionally emerge that have never before existed in the English language. 😂
This time we're recovering from the absolute mayhem of Lakefest, risking our eyesight during a solar eclipse, celebrating left-handers, wondering where all our brain cells have gone, discussing suspicious cats, discovering the surprisingly complicated world of granny squares and celebrating the friendships that spring up when people get together and have a laugh.
Oh… and we meet Num𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗻.
No, we hadn't heard of him either. 🤣
🎪 𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧: 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟 & 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗭𝗘 𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗚𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦
What. A. Week. 😳
We kick things off with our adventures volunteering at 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 – five days, two gates, 21 brilliant volunteers, scorching temperatures and one enormous hill that appeared to have been designed specifically to finish us off.
Walking down it? Fine.
Walking back up it?
𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗪𝗔𝗬? 🥵🤣
We discover that people who stop halfway up to admire the “lovely view” are actually saying, “I can't breathe and if I take another step I may die.”
There's dust, mini tornadoes, moisturiser-related disasters, giant ice creams, bananas, sunflowers and some very inventive attempts to smuggle booze through security. 🍺🍦🍌
One unfortunate festival-goer even gets publicly congratulated when security discovers his hidden alcohol.
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘. 😳😂
And after several exhausting days, things get so bad that makeup is very nearly removed with 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.
Possibly taking the eyeball with it.
Next year we're taking a caravan. 😂
🌒 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗘
Apparently there are special glasses for watching a solar eclipse.
Who knew? 👀
Instead, we investigate alternative viewing methods before somebody does the one thing you're absolutely not supposed to do…
𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗡. ☀️😳
Cue temporary splodges, mysterious shapes appearing around the garden and a period of pretending everything is absolutely fine when you can't actually see properly.
We also hear how ancient tribes allegedly used their knowledge of eclipses to convince other people they could make the sun disappear – which, frankly, is some impressively advanced marketing.
After all the excitement, the verdict on the eclipse?
𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗗. 🦑
Yes. Squid.
We're sticking with it.
✋ NU𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧-𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦
It's been 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, so we're celebrating the creative geniuses who apparently favour their left hand.
Albert Einstein. Leonardo da Vinci. Paul McCartney. Julius Caesar.
And, of course…
NUMP𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘. 🤣🤣🤣
Napoleon has officially been renamed.
We also discover that kangaroos tend to favour their left paws and around 90% of parrots apparently use their left foot to pick things up. 🦘🦜
Educational content?
On this podcast?
Steady on.
🧠 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗘?
We return to the subject of brain cells and ask what actually makes somebody intelligent.
Is it education? Genetics? Life experience? Emotional intelligence? The ability to retain endless trivia?
Or is the brain basically an overloaded computer that occasionally needs to 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲? 💻🧠
Our theory is that as you get older, you haven't necessarily forgotten everything – you've just got a much bigger library to search through.
Unfortunately, sometimes the librarian appears to have gone for lunch.
The conversation then takes the entirely natural scientific leap from intelligence to…
𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗭𝗘. 😂
Festival bucket hats reveal that there may be several members of the 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 among us.
And there's even a perfectly reasonable explanation for headaches:
Dogs look at you and you know roughly what's going on.
Cats look at you as though they're reviewing your performance and will be submitting their findings to management. 😾
One minute they're being affectionate.
The next?
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞. 🐾
We discuss the mysterious cat spotted attending Lakefest in a pram, cats supposedly absorbing negative energy and the story of 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶, the resident cat from The Falcon Hotel in Bromyard, who disappeared before eventually being found eight miles away.
Then there's Bear – a cat who appears to have discovered the ultimate cost-of-living hack by simply living with several different families and eating dinner at all of them. 😂
Forget nine lives.
This one had multiple mortgages.
🧶 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗬 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦: 𝗡𝗢 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘
It's 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
Which sounds considerably more exciting once you discover the names of the crochet patterns.
There's the 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆.
The 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆.
And, our particular favourite…
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗 𝗡𝗢-𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗬. 🧶🤣
Apparently there are beginner, intermediate and advanced levels to granny squares – something we were blissfully unaware of until now.
We also ponder the ultimate fate of the lovingly crocheted blanket that somebody has spent months making for you.
You admire it.
You thank them.
You treasure it.
Then eventually…
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗧. 🐕😂
Granny Square Day has officially entered our brains…
…and immediately cleared the cache.
💬 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗔𝗣𝗣 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗚 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥𝗦
Among all the silliness, there's something rather lovely about this episode too. ❤️
Our Lakefest WhatsApp group brought together people who didn't necessarily know one another beforehand, and over five days of working, laughing, sharing photos and surviving Hamburger Hill together, genuine new friendships were formed.
And that leads us nicely to one of our fantastic listeners, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸, and his carp-fishing gang, the 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀. 🎣
Started in 2019, the group has brought together men and women with a shared passion for carp fishing – but it's about far more than catching fish.
They're a community, they organise trips together, share tactics, help one another out and even have their own merchandise.
𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬'𝗩𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗘.
We really need to get our finger out. 🤣
Best of all, Mark listens to 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 while he's out fishing.
So Mark and the Snagg Warriors – this one's for you! 🎣🎧❤️
Finally, we're back out and about around Herefordshire. ❤️
We chat about 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗠𝗣 at The Courtyard and the big names it's bringing into Hereford – including a forthcoming encounter with Jasper Carrott.
We catch up with the wonderfully bonkers 𝗪𝘆𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁, where the basic principle remains beautifully simple:
Find something that floats.
Put on a ridiculous costume.
Get on it.
Try not to fall in. 😂🌊
We also give a big shout-out to our lovely listener 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, who's bringing her Story Time magic to Marden Parish Hall on Sunday 30th August from 11:30, with sessions for the young and the young at heart. 📚✨
And there's a new arrival at Hereford Butter Market, with 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹 opening a stall where customers can order online and collect their goodies.
Or, as we now prefer to call it…
🐔 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧.
We're fairly sure that's going to catch on.
🎧 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪!
So grab a cuppa, stick us on in the car, take us for a walk, listen while you're fishing, crocheting a solid no-holes granny square or sitting somewhere quietly wondering where your brain cells went…
…and join us for another half-hour of Herefordshire happenings, questionable facts, accidental words and conversations that rarely end up anywhere near where they started. 😂
🎙️ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 – 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟳
𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗦, 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 & 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗬 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦
🎧 Listen. Laugh. Follow. Share.
And remember…
𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦. 🐈🤣
👀 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘…
🥓 International Bacon Day
🧔 Beards
🖖 Star Trek
What could possibly go wrong?
Quite a lot, probably. 😂
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Grab a cuppa, find a comfy chair and join Pauline and Kerry for another wonderfully bonkers wander around Herefordshire, where no conversation ever stays on track for very long!
This week we're chatting about everything from books and butterflies to brainboxes, black cherry ice cream and a mysterious midnight gardener who clearly has a passion for dahlias... and absolutely no appreciation for perfectly striped grass!
🌿 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧...
🎪 Taking a behind-the-scenes tour of LakeFest with Wicked Events and getting excited for another fantastic festival.
🍺 Visiting The Britannia for a surprisingly lovely pub chat.
🎼 Enjoying an unforgettable summer evening of opera at beautiful Homme House.
🦶 Discovering that insect repellent and toenail polish definitely aren't friends... especially when your feet end up looking like they've grown grass!
📚 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐀 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤
We're talking favourite books, childhood comics, unforgettable stories and the books that have made us laugh, cry and completely lose track of time.
From Shiver and Shake comics to gripping true stories, we'd love to know which book has stayed with you forever.
💐 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 & 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐠
We spend a glorious afternoon making wildflower bouquets with the fabulous Wild Florist, discovering hidden floristry talents (or lack of them!), battling the wind and being expertly escorted by Walter the dog.
🍦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞
Mint choc chip? Black cherry? Mr Whippy? Or are you still dreaming about the legendary Locks Garage ice creams?
We also hear about Oakchurch's delicious plans to create a special ice cream supporting Lee's Place... and now we're all craving a scoop or three!
Welcome back to another episode of Herefordshire Hearsay, where no topic stays sensible for very long!
This week we're chatting about the friends who stay with us for life, those who hop off the train a little earlier, and why good friendships really are one of life's greatest treasures. ❤️
Of course, it wouldn't be Herefordshire Hearsay without wandering gloriously off-topic...
🍍 Pineapple, Pizza & Biscuit Dunking!
It all starts with Kerry and Julie's lively debate over one of life's biggest controversies...
Does pineapple belong on pizza? 🍕
Then we discover there's someone who has reached the age of 52 without ever dunking a biscuit in a cup of tea! Is that even legal? We investigate...
🏝️ Pauline's Isle of Wight Adventures
Pauline returns from a wonderfully peaceful break on the Isle of Wight with tales of quiet beaches, stately homes, mysterious insects, stolen bags of nuts, and one very alarming sleepy eye!
Plus... what exactly does "No Feathers Allowed" mean? 🤔
🏡 Front Room Weddings Anyone?
With new wedding laws on the horizon, our imaginations run wild...
Could Pauline and Kerry become Herefordshire's newest celebrants?
Would you choose an Elvis wedding?
A Bee Gees wedding?
Would witnesses arrive dressed as medieval knights?
Could this be Herefordshire's first Front Room Wedding Service?
We may even have invented a new business...
❤️ Let's Talk Friendship
This week's main discussion is all about friendship.
The people who stand beside us.
🎤 Voices of Herefordshire🌦️ Fun Fact Time!🐦 Squeak's Corner🌍 World Population Day📰 Herefordshire Headlines😂 Expect...
What do wrestling legends, UFOs, heatwaves, Elvis weddings and a very cheeky seagull have in common?
Absolutely nothing... except they're all packed into another laugh-out-loud episode of Herefordshire Hearsay!
Join Pauline and Kerry as they swap hilarious stories, reminisce about childhood Saturday afternoons, survive the Herefordshire heatwave and wonder if aliens really are watching Bromyard...
Buckle up... it's another wonderfully bonkers journey through life in Herefordshire! 🚀😂
😂 National Joke Day – Time to Laugh!
We celebrate National Joke Day with a chat about the comedians who've had us crying with laughter over the years.
From Peter Kay and Billy Connolly to visual comedy, classic one-liners and one particularly memorable aeroplane joke... expect plenty of giggles.
🤼 Back to the Wrestling Ring!
Remember Saturday afternoons watching Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks and Mick McManus?
We take a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of British wrestling and discover there's now a wrestling academy right here in Herefordshire!
Kerry also shares some hilarious childhood wrestling battles that didn't always stick to the rules...
🛸 Watching the Skies...
It's World UFO Day, so naturally we ask the important questions...
👽 Are aliens real?
🛸 What really happened at Roswell?
🌌 Why do people believe they've been abducted?
And after an evening spent watching the skies...
...did Pauline and Kerry finally spot a UFO?
🥵 The Great Herefordshire Heatwave💍 Wedding Bells... and Elvis?🐔 Chicken Chat🐦 Cheeky Seagulls Strike Again!❤️ Making Good Things Happen🍺 What's On Around Herefordshire?🙌 This Week's Shire Shout-Outs🎧 Listen Now!
Skydives, Stories and Summer Solstice
Episode 13
Sunday, June 21, 2026 • Duration 29:54
🎙️ Herefordshire Hearsay – Episode 13
🚲 Skydives, Stories and Summer Solstice ☀️
Buckle up (or perhaps strap on a parachute!) because Episode 13 takes us from the skies above Swansea to mysterious crop circles in rural Herefordshire, with a few giraffes, bicycles and builders thrown in for good measure.
Here's what's coming up...
🪂 Taking the Plunge!
Kerry heads to Swansea Airport to support a charity skydive and discovers that jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane might actually be quite addictive! We hear about nervous jumpers, incredible views and a fundraising total that left everyone smiling.
Would you do a skydive? We’re still not entirely convinced...
🦆 Come Dine with Pauline
A candlelit dinner sparks memories of one of Pauline's most memorable culinary disasters involving duck fillets that mysteriously transformed into something resembling conkers!
The conversation turns to entertaining friends, dinner parties and why good company is often more important than good cooking.
🚲 National Bike Week (A Bit Late!)
We may have missed National Bike Week by a few days, but that doesn't stop us chatting about childhood cycling adventures, scraped knees, bike proficiency tests and those ever-popular Beryl Bikes that seem to appear in the strangest places.
Plus, we celebrate some fantastic local cycling initiatives.
😂 Tongue Twisters & Barry from Watford
A simple mention of a bicycle museum sends the conversation spectacularly off course and into the wonderfully bizarre world of Barry from Watford and Clinton Baptiste.
Expect laughter, dodgy impressions and plenty of confusion along the way.
Sock Bags, Cider & Community Spirit
Episode 12
Monday, June 8, 2026 • Duration 33:42
🎙️ Episode 12 🍎 Sock Bags, Cider & Community Spirit
Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of **Herefordshire Hearsay**, where we celebrate the people, places, memories and madness that make our county so special!
This week we're reminiscing about old communities, raising a glass to World Cider Day, debating terrible drivers, hiding clutter behind sofas and celebrating the incredible volunteers who keep Herefordshire ticking. Plus, we bring you the latest update from the mysterious Bromyard crop circles! 👽🌾
📚 Hay There! Festival Fun & Famous Faces
Pauline and Kerry headed off to the wonderful **Hay Festival**, where they enjoyed an intimate and fascinating conversation with comedian and author Alan Davies.
🍦 Shepherd's ice cream was consumed.
📖 Signed books were purchased.
⛪ Cat Bevis and the team at Over Church were visited.
🐻 And there was excitement in the air as Bear Grylls prepared to make an appearance!
A perfect day out filled with books, laughter and great company.
🏰 Tammy Takes on 100 Miles!
We catch up with the inspirational Tammy Ruck, who is preparing for the epic **Rat Race 100** challenge.
🏃♀️ 100 miles
🏰 Castle to castle
⏰ 48 hours
❤️ Raising money for the Royal National College for the Blind
Starting at Bamburgh Castle and finishing at Edinburgh Castle, Tammy's challenge is nothing short of extraordinary. We're all behind her!
🎸 Elvis Has Entered the Building
Kerry attended a fabulous 60th birthday celebration with a full-on 1960s theme.
Welcome back to another wildly unpredictable episode of Herefordshire Hearsay — the podcast where absolutely anything can happen… and usually does. 😂
This week we dive headfirst into vampires, UFOs, smart fridges, diary disasters and mysterious crop circles in Bromyard. Normal service resumed then.
🧛 World Dracula Day Special!
Christopher Lee vs Gary Oldman — who is the ultimate Dracula?
We celebrate World Dracula Day with tales of Hammer Horror films, terrifying bats on strings and a truly unforgettable childhood scare from Kerry involving:
A torch 🔦
A pair of tights 🧦
Uncle Mick 😱
Plus:
Why Dracula films were accidentally hilarious
The best vampire movies of all time
Why Kerry thinks Leslie Nielsen deserves more credit
A VERY important Dracula fun fact
🛸 UFOs Over Herefordshire
Things take a very strange turn when Heidi shares her genuinely spooky UFO sighting near Much Marcle 👽
Orange lights… impossible movements… standing in the road staring at the sky…
Meanwhile:
Doug from Bromyard is STILL reporting alien activity
Crop circle chaos continues
Toby from The Secret Garden gives his verdict
Dawn may have accidentally invented “Crop Circle Tourism”
Night-time tractor rides and illuminated crop circles, anyone? 🚜✨
Eurovision, The Lost Tapes & a Very Heavy Mattress
Episode 10
Sunday, May 10, 2026 • Duration 33:34
🎙️ Episode 10 – Eurovision, The Lost Tapes & a Very Heavy Mattress
This week on Herefordshire Hearsay, things spiral beautifully out of control as we discuss donuts, Eurovision fever, trapped limbs, rescued seagulls and mysterious old videotapes. Basically… business as usual.
Grab a coffee (and possibly a caramel custard donut) because this episode is packed with laughs, nostalgia and wonderfully random Herefordshire chaos.
🍩 Donuts, Cake & Dangerous Levels of Custard
We celebrate National Donut Week in the only way we know how — by aggressively taste-testing caramel custard donuts from Greggs and nearly entering another dimension.
Meanwhile, Kerry heads off to the gorgeous Aymestrey Patisserie where her husband makes a bold two-cake decision he may later regret… and she ends up playing fetch with the world’s cleverest collie dog carrying THREE tennis balls at once.
Also featured:
✨ Millionaire shortbread
✨ Fancy coffee
✨ Dog admiration
✨ Full custard facial incidents
🍳 The Great Baked Bean Debate at Docklow
We head out on location to Docklow Pools Fisherman’s Arms for a breakfast expedition and immediately get pulled into the great national crisis:
Should beans be on the plate… or in a pot?
Pauline threatens legal action over beans touching eggs, how bizarre! While Kerry quietly removes all beans from existence entirely.
Plus:
🥓 Excellent breakfasts
☕ Lakeside walks
😂 National Laughter Day
💚 Lovely chats with Jackie & Keith
Kebabs, Congas & Close Encounters
Episode 9
Monday, April 27, 2026 • Duration 31:17
🎙️ Episode 9: Kebabs, Congas & Close Encounters
Buckle up, because this episode is a proper mixed bag—in the best possible way. From tea-fuelled debates and nostalgic nights out, to aliens in Bromyard (yes, really), we’re covering it all.
🫖 Tea, Chat & Garden Gossip
We celebrate National Tea Day the only way we know how—with strong opinions and plenty of cups of the good stuff ☕
Builders’ tea vs posh tea leaves… there’s only one winner (or is there?)
A lovely catch-up in a beautiful garden with chickens, sunshine and great company
Why fruit tea smells amazing but never quite delivers
🕺 Throwback Nights & Dancefloor Moves
We take a trip down memory lane to Hereford’s iconic nightlife:
Sticky carpets, legendary clubs and late-night kebab runs
The unspoken art of dancing like nobody’s watching (even when they definitely are)
And yes… the conga makes an appearance
🌯 Kebabs, Cake & Questionable Choices
Food gets a mention (obviously):
The magical, homing-device powers of a post-night-out kebab
Carrot cake in the garden (a slightly more civilised option)
And a shocking confession… someone’s NEVER had a kebab 😱
🎭 Fancy Dress & Party Chaos
From Vikings to custard pie battles, we dive into party memories:
Why dressing up brings out your inner actor
The genius (and mess) of a custard pie party
And why we might just embrace fancy dress a bit more
We kick things off with what we’ve been up to lately.
Kerry has been strength training with her awesome personal trainer, Jack, while Pauline firmly maintains that her preferred workout is walking… to eat cake. Pauline also recounts her unforgettable encounter with “Deadlift Dave,” who tried to persuade her to stay at the gym even after she’d handed in her notice.
Pauline then whisks us off to Italy 🇮🇹, where modern-day gladiators attempted to charge her for photos in Rome. She also shares a cringe-worthy tale from a previous visit when her purse was stolen—and the Italian police couldn’t stop laughing at her Google Translate statement. Mamma Mia! 😂
🐾🎪 National Pet Day & World Circus Day
It’s a double celebration as we mark National Pet Day and World Circus Day!
Kerry relives a childhood trip to the circus that ended with her face-down in the mud after tripping over a tent rope—ruining her brand-new coat and providing lifelong embarrassment on the bus ride home.
Naturally, we discuss what our dream circus roles would be. Kerry fancies herself as a fortune teller or knife thrower, while Pauline recalls pretending to be a psychic at a police charity event—only to be recognised weeks later in a chip shop as “the best psychic in Herefordshire!” 🔮
We also hear about a psychic policeman from Ludlow and Pauline’s hilarious mix-up between a cannonball and a cannibal. Easy mistake… right?
🎪 Roll Up, Roll Up! Life Under the Big Top
Pauline hits the streets to ask locals what they’d do in the circus.
🤡 Martin #1 would be a clown—because no one would recognise him under the makeup. He also reveals that picking up after his son’s dogs is his favourite pastime.
⏳ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐀 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐞?
Inspired by a local school, we wonder what memories, keepsakes and treasures deserve to be buried for future generations to discover.
🦋 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬 & 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
We're off to Ross-on-Wye, chatting about butterflies, hummingbird moths, local quiz nights and discovering that Kerry isn't quite as keen on things flapping around her face as she is on Herefordshire!
🧠 𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐀-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝?
Who would you call if you were on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
We hear lovely stories about the clever people in our lives, the parents who always seemed to know everything and those friends who somehow have an answer for absolutely anything.
🌼 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫
Possibly our strangest mystery yet...
Someone has been secretly mowing grass in the middle of the night... planting unexpected dahlias... and causing absolute horticultural chaos in Peterstow!
Who are they?
Why are they doing it?
Should there be sandwiches on the stakeout?
We're on the case...
☕ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧
Pauline accidentally breaks one of village life's unwritten rules and discovers that making the tea before you've earned your place can cause more drama than an entire season of Midsomer Murders!
Who knew custard creams could be so controversial?
💚 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬
🥚 Barry's brilliant Egg Hut is bringing a community together one conversation at a time.
🎨 We also celebrate talented young local artist Mabel and the fantastic creativity being showcased right here in Herefordshire.
💬 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!
We'd love to hear from you...
📖 What's your favourite book?
🍦 Which Herefordshire ice cream gets your vote?
⏳ What would you hide inside a time capsule?
🧠 Who's the cleverest person you know?
🌼 And... who do YOU think is secretly gardening in Peterstow under the cover of darkness?
🎧 Listen Now!
Whether you're driving through Herefordshire, walking the dog, enjoying a cuppa in the garden, or simply avoiding the neighbours!
As always, thanks for tuning in, laughing along with us and being part of the Herefordshire Hearsay community.
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We'll see you next time for more stories, laughter and all the wonderfully quirky happenings from around Herefordshire!
And the wonderful friends who can disappear for years before picking up exactly where they left off.
It's one of our most heartfelt conversations yet.
This week we hear from Pete, who shares his thoughts on lifelong friendships, boarding school memories, football and why his wife might not actually call him her best friend!
As always, Pete brings plenty of laughs and a few surprises.
Did you know that St Swithin's Day is said to predict the next 40 days of weather?
We explore the fascinating legend behind this centuries-old tradition and discover why one very unhappy saint allegedly made it rain for forty days and forty nights!
Everyone's favourite young seagull is back!
Squeak has now progressed from being rescued in the garden to demanding room service by banging his food bowl on the conservatory roof!
Will he finally take flight... or has he become just a little too fond of Pauline's cooking?
We also chat about the changing population of the world, why birth rates are falling, and the curious mystery of why Milton Keynes seems to be bucking the trend!
Roundabouts, anyone?
This week's local stories include:
☕ New ownership at the much-loved Moka Bar
🤝 Fantastic National Lottery funding for The Hub in Ross-on-Wye
🎉 A warm welcome to new local business Phoenix Party Supplies
It's always great to celebrate the people making Herefordshire such a wonderful place to live.
🍍 Pizza debates
☕ Biscuit dunking
🏝️ Holiday adventures
❤️ Friendship stories
🐦 A cheeky seagull
💍 Ridiculous wedding ideas
🌦️ Weather folklore
🤣 Plenty of laughs
…and, as always, absolutely no guarantee we'll stay on topic!
🎧 Listen Now!
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Join Pauline & Kerry for another laugh-out-loud episode of Herefordshire Hearsay!
Pop your headphones on, press play, and prepare to wonder how on earth one conversation can go from St Swithin's Day to Bee Gees weddings in under five minutes!
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We'll see you next time for more stories, laughter and all the wonderfully quirky happenings from around Herefordshire!
We chat about surviving the soaring temperatures, desperately hunting for air conditioning, overheating cars and why one portable air conditioner accidentally switched the central heating on!
If you struggled in the heat... you're definitely not alone.
Wedding planning is underway as Pauline's daughter begins searching for the perfect venue.
But things soon take a wonderfully unexpected turn...
Could Herefordshire be missing a trick with drive-through Elvis weddings?
We think there might just be a business opportunity waiting to happen!
Sybil the chicken is back!
She's becoming just a little too comfortable around the house and has developed some rather cheeky habits...
Who really owns the kitchen these days?
Pauline's famous seagull saga continues!
This time baby seagull Squeak decides to invite himself into the kitchen, while another fearless feathered criminal steals someone's lunch right off the streets of Hereford.
These birds are becoming local legends!
The HIT Squad have been hard at work helping transform the buildings at the Violette Szabo Museum, despite battling the hottest day of the year... and accidentally buying the wrong colour paint!
There's also exciting news as Lee's Place becomes a finalist in the BBC Hereford & Worcester Make a Difference Awards.
Community spirit at its very best.
We also chat about:
🍻 Beer on the Wye preparations
🛍️ Lyde Court Flea Market
🎸 Upcoming summer festivals
🎨 Community projects
📅 Plus plenty of events happening across the county.
A huge Herefordshire Hearsay shout-out goes to:
⭐ Simon at PIP Printing for always going above and beyond.
⭐ Lyde Court and their brilliant regular flea market.
⭐ The fantastic HIT Squad, whose volunteers continue to make such a difference across Herefordshire.
You're all amazing!
Whether you're driving, fishing, walking the dog, relaxing in the garden or hiding from the heat...
Grab a cuppa (or something colder!) and join Pauline & Kerry for another warm, funny and wonderfully unpredictable episode of Herefordshire Hearsay.
Don't forget to Follow, Like, Share and tell your friends where to find us.
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🏡 Pauline's Patio Project
Pauline's garden makeover continues as she introduces two local tradesmen who have transformed her patio area.
We chat bricklaying, landscaping, learning new skills and why finding reliable local tradespeople is worth celebrating.
🦒 World Giraffe Day
Why is World Giraffe Day celebrated on the Summer Solstice?
We investigate some surprisingly fascinating giraffe facts, including lightning strikes, giant eyelashes and why baby giraffes have a rather dramatic entrance into the world!
✈️ Shobdon Airfest Adventures
A trip to Shobdon Airfest brings vintage aircraft, wartime history, classic motorbikes and a catch-up with an old police colleague.
There's even a beautiful 1951 motorbike making an appearance.
✍️ National Writing Day
Pauline shares her love of writing and reveals how some of her stories seem to write themselves.
From creative writing courses to murder mysteries and mysterious characters who wander off the page, it's a fascinating glimpse into the creative process.
🌞 Summer Solstice Shenanigans
Things take a decidedly strange turn when reports emerge of a mysterious Summer Solstice gathering near Stoke Lacey.
There are crop circles.
There are rumours.
There may be aliens.
And apparently, clothing is optional.
As you can imagine, local resident Janet is not impressed.
🌸 Shire Shout-Out
This episode's shout-out goes to the wonderful volunteers behind Hereford in Bloom, whose hard work helps make the city look fantastic every summer.
Thank you for everything you do! 🌼
👽 Coming Up Next Time...
We'll be celebrating International Joke Day, investigating World UFO Day, and heading back out across Herefordshire to meet more interesting local characters.
Who knows what we'll discover next?
🎧 Thanks for listening to Herefordshire Hearsay!
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☮️ Peace, love and questionable fashion choices were everywhere.
Proof that you are never too old to rock 'n' roll!
📸 The Great Facebook Time Machine
Could local Facebook groups be the modern-day history books of Herefordshire?
Pauline shares the story behind the hugely successful College Estate community group, which has brought together generations of former residents to share photographs, memories and stories.
🏡 Street parties
👨👩👧👦 Family connections
📷 Historic photographs
❤️ A true sense of belonging
A heartwarming reminder of how powerful community can be.
🍏 Cider Country Celebrates
It was **World Cider Day**, so naturally we had to talk cider!
From Perry confusion to dry cider challenges and stories of drinkers whose "back legs" mysteriously stopped working, this segment is packed with classic Herefordshire humour.
🍎 Apples
🍐 Pears
🍺 Beer on the Wye
😵 Legless legends
Plus, Pauline uncovers a fascinating cider fact hidden within Hereford Cathedral's historic Chained Library.
🎭 Bring Back the Carnival!
Remember Hereford Carnival Day?
The colourful floats, costumes, music and community spirit are fondly remembered as Pauline and Kerry discuss whether it's time to bring back one of Herefordshire's great traditions.
🎺 Marching bands
🚛 Decorated lorries
💃 Dancers
🎉 Community pride
Who's volunteering to organise it then?
🚗 What Makes Your Blood Boil?
Road users, beware!
This week's discussion turns to those everyday driving habits that leave us muttering under our breath.
❌ No indicators
❌ Last-second braking
❌ Car park chaos
❌ Drivers who think everybody else is psychic
If you've ever shouted at your windscreen, you'll definitely relate to this one.
🅿️ The Doctor's Car Park Showdown
Heidi joins us with an unforgettable tale from her local medical centre car park.
🚙 One parking space
😡 One angry motorist
🙈 One very awkward confrontation
Who was actually parked badly? You'll have to listen to find out!
🧦 The Sock Bag Solution
Move over Marie Kondo. (Japanese professional organiser!)
Pauline reveals her revolutionary approach to housework, including:
🛋️ Hiding everything behind the sofa
🧦 The legendary sock bag
🧽 Why spotless sinks might be overrated
A masterclass in practical housekeeping... sort of.
🤝 Volunteer Heroes
It's Volunteers' Week, and we're celebrating the amazing people who give up their time to help others.
From community events and local charities to the fantastic HIT Squad volunteers, this segment shines a light on the people making a real difference across Herefordshire.
👏 Community champions
🚩 Civic events
🎪 Lakefest preparations
❤️ Endless goodwill
As Pauline says, they're "one hell of a bunch!"
🌾 The Bromyard Files
The mystery continues...
Our undercover investigator has been dispatched to look into the latest developments surrounding the Bromyard crop circle saga.
👽 Alien activity?
🚜 Farmer mischief?
🕵️ Local conspiracy?
Watch this space...
🎶 Shire Shout-out
This week's Shire Shout-out goes to the incredibly talented **Mark Peters**.
🎹 Piano
🎸 Guitar
🎷 Saxophone
🎤 Vocals
A gifted musician, entertainer and all-round good egg.
Congratulations also go to Mark and Jo on their wedding anniversary! 🥂
👀 Coming Up Next Time...
In Episode 13 we'll be chatting about:
🚴 National Bike Week
☀️ Summer Solstice
✍️ National Writing Day
🦒 World Giraffe Day
Because where else would you find bicycles, sun worship and giraffes in the same conversation?
🎧 Thanks for listening to Herefordshire Hearsay!
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram, share the podcast with your friends, and tell us what makes your blood boil on the roads, whether you use a sock bag, and if you've ever lost the use of your back legs after a few ciders...
04:22.000 Hitchhiker’s Guide, Towels & Total Nonsense
06:44.000 Coffee options! Not really...
07:57.000 Pauline: Doctor’s Receptionist From Hell?
11:52.000 World Dracula Day Special!
12:22.000 Heidi's Dracula Delight
14:23.000 Uncle Mick, a torch and a pair of tights! Best scare ever!
16:11.000 Hammer Horror Films
18:32.000 Dracula Fun Facts
19:05.000 Who is Alan Davies?
20:10.000 Diaries, Disaster & Dangerous Secrets
25:34.000 Crop circles and strange occurences
26:04.000 UFO encounters in Much Marcle
28:36.000 The Secret Garden Pub, Chatting with Toby
31:11.000 UFO round up
31:38.000 Eurovision, who won? We don't remember!
32:58.000 Crop circle chaos continues
34:20.000 Coming Up Next Time
🎡 Lakefest Excitement!
We talk all things Lakefest and our brilliant interview with Lee from Lakefest for an upcoming Story Seat special.
Without giving too much away… it was emotional, inspiring and filmed in a very unexpected location.
Honestly, what a lovely human being.
🛏️ Rug Escapades Pauline vs The Mattress
Possibly one of the greatest stories in podcast history.
Pauline buys a giant rug for her bedroom and attempts to move an impossibly heavy bed entirely on her own. What follows includes:
⚠️ Being trapped under a mattress
⚠️ No phone nearby
⚠️ Exhaustion sandwiches
⚠️ A triumphant rug victory
Against all odds… the rug ended up perfectly square.
🐦 Meet Ralph the Seagull
Yes. We’ve named a seagull.
Pauline tells the incredible story of rescuing baby Ralph after he fell off the roof, nursing him back to health, chasing him up the road with a net, and eventually watching him return years later demanding broccoli quiche at the back door.
He now taps on the roof every morning for breakfast.
Frankly, Ralph may now own the house.
🎤 Eurovision Fever Arrives
Eurovision season is here and emotions are running high.
We chat about:
🎶 ABBA
🎶 Dana
🎶 Mary Hopkin
🎶 Dressing up for Eurovision parties
🎶 This year’s wildly chaotic UK entry
Can Britain finally win?
Probably not.
But we remain emotionally committed.
📼 The Lost Tapes
Pauline uncovers ancient VHS recordings of her sons pretending to be a rock band in the cellar during the glorious long-haired teenage years.
Expect:
🎸 Fake band documentaries
🎸 Mobbing “fans”
🎸 Ghostly dressing gown appearances
🎸 Accidental family commentary preserved forever
Somewhere between Spinal Tap and complete disaster.
👽 Bromyard Aliens & Pentagon Files
Doug from Bromyard is BACK with more UFO theories… and annoyingly, current events may actually support him this time.
We discuss:
🛸 Pentagon UFO file releases
🛸 Crop circles
🛸 Cashpoint aliens
🛸 Whether Doug should be banned from phoning in forever
The truth is out there. Unfortunately, so is Doug.
🌿 Out & About in Herefordshire
This week we also chat about:
🌱 The Cart Shed Plant Fair at Garnons
🦉 Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
🥕 Riverford organic veg boxes
🚂 Waterworks Museum steam days
📚 Hay Festival excitement
🐂 The return of the Hereford Bull Trail
There’s always something happening in Herefordshire… even if half of it involves cake or wildlife.
📢 Coming Next Time…
In the next episode we’ll be talking about:
🛁 Towel Day - in memory of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams.
🧛 World Dracula Day
🛸 More crop circle nonsense
🎉 A brand new competition
…plus whatever else happens when we leave the house unsupervised.
🦁 Martin #2 dreams of being a lion tamer… although he admits he’s not quick enough on his feet if things go wrong!
Kerry also shares a fun fact about Kwame the contortionist, who famously tangled himself into a knot during the “Preston Park Twist” and needed an osteopath to unravel him. Talk about bending over backwards for your art!
🐕 A Guide Dog with a Taste for Sausage Rolls
Pauline fondly remembers her former police colleague Pervez, whose guide dog insisted on leading him to Greggs every lunchtime for a sausage roll. Apparently, it wasn’t Pervez’s idea… or so he claimed. 🌭
🌱 National Gardening Day
We celebrate National Gardening Day with a lively debate on the best way to grow tomatoes:
Grow bags?
Pots?
Or simply buy them from the supermarket and pretend you grew them?
No judgement here! 🍅
🍽️ The Art of the Polite Review
Christine from Ledbury calls in for advice after dining at a dreadful restaurant run by a lovely family. How do you leave a kind TripAdvisor review without offending them?
Our suggestions include praising:
The lovely carpet,
The absorbent napkins,
And the delightfully dim lighting. 😄
Constructive criticism at its finest!
🍔 Jeff & Ted: The Final Chapter?
We receive an update on Jeff and Ted, who have finally returned home from their edible escapades. Jeff’s wife Sandra has given them a good meal and told them to grow up—potentially the last we hear from the duo!
🛍️ Vintage Vibes at Hereford Buttermarket
Pauline meets Sam from Revibe, a vintage stall in Hereford’s Buttermarket. While her treasures are beloved, it’s her adorable dog that steals the show. If she sold dogs, she’d be a millionaire! 🐾
👽 Suspicious Sightings in Bromyard
Doug from Bromyard calls into the radio station with a chilling tale. Walking home from the pub one evening, he encountered what he believes was an alien with glowing red eyes. Terrified, he fled for his life!
He also recalls a menacing black cat that nearly finished him off—if not for his loyal dog, Rusty. Kerry and Pauline are now inviting Bromyard residents to confirm… have you seen it too? 👀
📣 Join the Conversation!
From psychics and circus clowns to sausage rolls and suspicious aliens, this episode is packed with laughter and unforgettable stories.
🎧 Listen now to Episode 8 – Psychics, Sausage Rolls & Suspicious Aliens on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
If you’ve ever:
Been mistaken for a psychic,
Been led astray by a sausage roll, or
Spotted something strange on your way home…
We want to hear from you!
Herefordshire Hearsay is all about local voices, untold stories and celebrating the brilliant people who make the county shine. If you love Herefordshire, you’ll love this.
