Healthy Alternative Fairs

With top complimentary therapists, quality nutritional advice & the usual cornucopia of good stuff , the sixteenth Southside Health Fair effectively launched the Northern Summer season- well at least acting as a superb h`ors d`oeuvres for next week`s Lincolnshire Show & the July Great Yorkshire Show. With a magnificent seven Southsiders on ambassadorial duty, whilst Jon Ferguson took up an early studio berth as warm-up for `The Chaos Theory` with Andrew Snaith, the range of exhibitors and contacts was well up to par. Recent Honours Graduate in Music from Oxford Brookes University & top York correspondent Catrina Lakin ( congratulations Catrina ) took up her tasting duties with aplomb, whether vegetable with River Swale organic vegetables , fruit with seasoned tomatoes, or sweet, ably guiding newbie Owen Corrigan through the process. The amazing Shelagh Jones not only coordinated the event with effortless style but also found time to discuss catering matters with Georgina. Even Lloyds/TSB put in a brief appearance !. With harpist extarordinaire Liz Westhead www.harpsinheather.co.uk on hand to provide coaching for both Catrina & David Eagle, it was no suprise that Dulcie Brown ( Tres Jolie Bags & Chimes ),Ecoflow Distributor Alison Pride, Decoupage card expert Rosemary Billington & Chocs Away with Tracy Hart were on top form. Adding Bush Essentials www.bushessentials.co.uk with Ann Clement, The Sweet Shop World with Graham Ventom, Dorothy Ditchburn`s magnetic jewellery AND The Bowen Technique as demonstrated by Judith Watson & Norman Ogden www.smart-therapies.co.uk to the mix, together with Reverse therapy specialist Lyn White www.northeast-reverse-therapy.com ,Busy Beeder Sue Meredith , Margaret from The Body Shop at home, Revenue & Customs advice from Gill Prouse & Aloe vera`s distributor Christine Elstob all provided for a superb event . Special congrats too to the sterling work of recent recruits Sylvia Roberts ( new Chaos Theory TV Theme champion ), Owen Corrigan & Shaun Scott-Johnson.

Health fair Exhibitors set for 16th Show

Some of the ace exhibitors who`ll be present at the 16th health fair in the Atrium of the James Cook University Hospital include

Angelic Reiki - Sheila Wren

Burdass Lamb

Bush Essentials

Busy Beader- Sue Meredith

Chocs Away

Decoupage cards -Rosemary

Ecoflow

Linda Vickers Healing Zone

Heldor jewellery

Moores sweets

New Dawn -Sharon Shaw

Reverse Therapy -Lyn White

River Swale

Smart Technologies

Tres Jolie -Dulcie Brown

Lloyds/TSB

Goldshield Elite

Hafair 15 in the Valentine Zone

With some super new exhibitors from Tres Jolie with Dulcie Brown to Roger Llewellyn and Swaledale organic vegetables, Busy Beeder Sue Meredith, Ian Evans from Forever Living & Julie with Mobility adding to firm favourites Smart with the Bowen technique, Tracy Hart with Chocs Away, Ann Clement with Bush Essentials , Gill Prouse from Revenue & Customs and many more, the fifteenth Health Fair had something for everyone from the Chaplaincy Dynamic Duo of Marjorie & Father Paul Dowling to Kristina Cook & Andrew Snaith.Kristina & Shelagh are already looking forward to HAFAIR 16 as are Norman,Judith & Anthony,David & Dulciethe Ditchburn Team & Liz Westead & co with Harp therapy

With the fifteeenth Southside health Fair ( posters sponsored by Smart Therapies, Cavalliert Cosmetics & Mandarina Textiles ) scheduled to take place this Friday at the James Cook University Hospital Atrium, the planning quartet of Shelagh Jones, David Eagle and relative Southside newbies Anthony Atkins & Lloyd Nolan -who introduced his fellow University of Teesside Media production undergraduate Sammi Gee to her first Southside experience on Saturday- are well on course to produce a Valentine Special.

Exhibitors you can expect to meet include

Ace Harpist Liz Westhead www.harping-on.co.uk

Rosemary Billington Decoupage card-maker extraordinaire

The legendary Graham Ventom with healthy Liquorice + and `The Sweet Shop World`

Roger Llewellyn- www.riverswale.co.uk top quality organic vegetables

Ann Clement and the superlative bush essential oils www.bushessentials.co.uk

Revenue & Customs correspondent Gill Prouse

Busy Bee-der Sue Meredith

Dulcie Brown-making her Hafair debut with Tres Joli ethicallly sourced products

Tracy Hart- with the simply sensational Chocs Away

Dorothy Ditchburn - & her remarkable hand-crafted magnetic jewellery

& many more

Whitby Town FC correspondent Andrew Snaith will be attending whilst Midweek Music & Mayhem presenter Jon Ferguson will be anchoring the show from the studio with a couple of Camra Real Ale tickets available too !

Many thanks to Smart therapies, Cavalliert cosmetics & Mandarina textiles for sponsoring the posters which were given their first outing at Hafair 14 & will be used to great effect to promote Hafairs 15, 16, 17 & 18

Fourteenth Health Fair - another winner

The Fourteenth Healthy Alternative Fair proved to be a winner with exhibitors and visitors. In addition to the return of Healing Hands with Inge Westerlink, we were delighted to welcome Ruth from BBC Tees, ace reporter Claire Burbage from The Northern Echo ( here with HAFAIR Coordinator Shelagh Jones ) Marie Cunningham with her recently published book and thoroughly enjoy a day which saw our dial-a-vet Stuart Easby have his first harp lesson from Liz Westhead ( seen here looking duly amazed with George Sunley! ). Fr Paul Dowling experienced the wonders of Bush Essentials with Ann Clement, & Linda Vickers providing her inimitable Reiki treatments.

Revenue & Customs expert Gill Prouse was on hand , whilst Stacey Stockdale & Jenny provided highly useful info on Lung Cancer awareness. Earthworks Wendy Cann was as chilled as ever and Dorothy Ditchburn shared some fashion tips with Stuart

Tracey Hart with Chocs Away added to the festive spirit and Graham Ventnor kept his healthy liquorice supply on hand as ever.Thanks as well to our behind-the scene workers Craig Boddy, Andrew Snaith & Andy Charlesworth for their help on and before the day

Audio for HAFAIR 14 will be available on our weekly podcast very soon- now onto HAFAIR 15 on Feb 8th !

Bonus Healthy Alternative Fair Poster

If you`d like your very own copy of the Smart Therapies, Mandarina Textiles, Cavalliert Cosmetics Sponsored Hafair Poster click on alternative-fair_poster.pdf & even better come to the fair itself this Friday

Hafair dates for 2008- Feb 8th, June 13th, Sept 12th, Nov 7t

Health Fair Exhibitors

Don`t forget your chance to meet the following top exhibitors at our next Health fair in the superlative James Cook University Hospital Atrium on Friday Nov 9th

You can also book taster sessions with many exhibitors by calling Shelagh Jones on either 01642 854742 0r 07766723190

Bush Essentials- www.bushessentials.co.uk

The Sweet Shop World- with health-giving liquorice & more !

Hand-Crafted Cards with Rosemary Billington

New Dawn Holistic Healthcare- www.newdawntherapies.co.uk

www.chocsaway.org.com

Sue Anderson- `be all you can`

Heldor jewellery

Goldshield Elite- www.gselite.com/shelagh Top Nutritional supplements

Smart therapies www.smart-therapies.co.uk

Bioptron Light therapies

Juice Plus Marie Osbourne

Great Expectations child care

Temple Soaps

Healing Zone www.freewebs.com/linda-healingzone/index.htm

Revenue & Customs expert Gill Prouse

Body Shop at Home

Farmaround

www.skybluetherapy.co.uk

live music with ace harpist LIZ WESTHEAD & MUCH MUCH MORE !

Southside`s thirteenth Healthy Alternative fair took place in the James Cook University Atrium on Friday Sept 14th and provided the usual mix of top complementary therapies, nutritional advice and fascinating craft- oriented material. Gary Wetherall from Bioptron provides Tracy Anne Bousfield with her first light treatment

after which she met up with Bush Essentials` Ann Clement

and had a top Reiki massage with Linda Vickers & the Healing Zone

. The Body Shop at Home proved to be a top attraction

as did ace harp therapist Liz Westhead who together with children`s author and creator of CBBC`s `Bad Penny ` & `Stupid` Dean Wilkinson decided that the prize of a family ticket to Countryside Live in October - kindly donated by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society should go to Linda Vickers & `The healing Zone` ,

here receiving her prize from event coordinator Shelagh Jones, with `Bush Essentials a close runner -up

. other highlights of the day included meeting up with Mr & Mrs Bowring

( parents of our ace pennsylavania USA correspondent Ross ), David Eagle having his first harp lessons

and taking the Juice Plus Challenge

with Linda Turnbull whilst Jon Ferguson anchored the on-line studio broadcasts

( seen here with writer Dean Wilkinson & Judith from Smart Therapies). Sky Blue Therapies Kirsty

made her Hafair Debut whilst Revenue & Customs expert Gill Prouse and Traditional Liquorice/sweets purveyor Graham Ventnor maintained their legendary status. Other key contributors included

Kristina Cook, George Sunley , Craig Boddy & Daniel Morgan. George was so overwhelmed with Sharon Shaw he immediately took up his Bioptron light treatment

whilst Dean checked out MY designs with Michelle Yarhambefore receiving his first Indian Head Massage

With HAFAIR 13 on audio coming very soon featuring Tracy Hart and Chocs Away, Decoupage expert Rosemary Billington, Dorothy Ditchburn`s premier designs, Audrey Why & temple soaps and much more its little wonder our Southside management quartet of Shelagh, David, Kristina & George are already planning the Fourteenth Health fair on Friday Nov 9th !

www.hafairs.com

Don`t forget your chance to meet the following top exhibitors at our next Health fair in the superlative James Cook University Hospital Atrium on Friday Nov 9th

You can also book taster sessions with many exhibitors by calling Shelagh Jones on either 01642 854742 0r 07766723190

Hewitts Solicitors- Janet Drew & her team with top free legal advice & their unmissable double Decker Bus- in the South Carpark- www.hewitts.co.uk

You`ll be able to meet our very own Dial a Vet Stuart Easby ( www.1vet.info ) ,Revenue & Customs specialist Gill Prouse,Children`s author & comedy writer Dean Wilkinson & many more

All this and the chance to try ( & maybe even make purchases from ) the following great exhibitors

Smart Therapies- Judith Watson & Norman Ogden www.smart-therapies.co.uk We will again be offering tasters of Bowen and Daoyin Tao at £5 a session - We will also be promoting Back Care Week, which the Bowen organization, BTER is holding, where we are offering 3 treatments for the price of 2 throughout June to people with a back problem who haven't tried Bowen previously, as a research project

Here are a few magical memories of the tenth HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE FAIR.

Anita Aslin and Musical Friend in transit

& in action !

Cellist Catrina Lakin ( Miss York )

with keyboard specialist David Eagle

Catrina with Marie Cunningham

Allison Moore`s healthy sweets proved as popular as ever !

Coaching Guru Paul McArthur ( www.thecoachingguru.co.uk ) with Abbey & Beverley Linfoot

Abbey tries the Bioptron light treatment with Gary Wetherall

Staff and youngsters from the children`s unit with Miss York & Miss Charity

Not only did we have the full trilogy of Greedy Cow Books

author Ian James was also on hand

right next to Louise Wren & Worx of Africa

whilst Fr. Bill Serplus works on his next sermon !

Kevin Pattison & the tahitian noni juice team were well into the Christmas theme !- as was Catherine Stokeld from Middlesbrough Borough Council ( seen here with station manager Alex Lewczuk )

Great Expectations manager William Guthrie

Wendy Cann of Earthworks

Meanwhile back in the studio with Gerard Robinson ( serving as Nick Murray`s warm-up act ! )

Mike Burns was conducting a master class in interactive poetry ( earlier in the day the event was launched by the legendary Rosemary Conley & featured Sally Penford from Dermalogica)

Instant Karma`s superlative Rollerball massage

Linda Turnbull with juice plus

Kimberley Mack with Innovations Aloe Vera

Dr Jim Kyaw-Tun, Kirsty Hyne, Craig Boddy,Louise Rigg & Stuart Easby

George Sunley & Shelagh Jones were still counting attendees !

whilst The Bowen Technique people chilled out in the voluntary Services Cafe ! !

Smart Therapies- The Bowen Technique www.smart-therapies.co.uk will also provide taster daoyin tau Chinese Face,Neck & Shoulder massage sessions

Harpist Anita Aslin, Cellist & current Miss York Catrina Lakin, the current Miss Charity, Abbey Linfoot & from `The Brittas Empire` Mike Burns

The ninth Healthy Alternative Fair launched

and magically moved with the efforts of 3 Southsiders

Ross Bowring, George Sunley & Shelagh Jones who then became 5 Southsiders

with the addition of Terri Eaton and Craig Boddy, and then a magnificent 7

with Stuart Easby, Louise Rigg ,Dr Jim Kyaw Tun ( who had started with Alex Lewczuk at 7.00a.m ),and Ian Richardson.David Eagle also made his second Hafair and is already working on jingles for the Leisure Lounge & Hafair10. Not forgetting Nick Murray

and Fr Bill Serplus making a baker`s dozen of Southsiders meeting some fabulous exhibitors on a generally superb September day - Here are just a few memories of the event ( more will be available with exhibitor details on www.hafairs.com with audio downloads by the end of the month )

Terri puts BT Disability`s Mike Begley to the test

Louise & Terri with Fiona Stanley

Gary Wetherall explains the Bioptron light treatment to Ross

Instant Karma with Fr Bill

Great Expectations ChildCare

Body Shop at Home with Shelagh

whilst Terri & Louise connected with David Chatterjee

From Noni Juice to sugar-free sweets

and on to the Newcastle Wellness show on Sept 23/24th with Mark Huntington

Meanwhile Marie Cuningham

is already looking forward to HAFAIR 10

Kathryn Armstrong & Dr JimKyaw-Tun

with dial-a-vet Stuart Easby

Inge Westerlink takes the Nick Athey Arginine test

Marie Cunningham ( Insight ) & Linda Vickers ( The Healing Zone )

Card expert Rosemary Billington

Dorothy Ditchburn ( Heldor Jewellery )

JCUH medical operative extraordinaire Emma March with Pharma Nord Nutritional supplements

Reiki with Irene Llewelyn

Kath & Kimberley from the Patients carers association

Kimberley Mack ( Innovations Aloe vera )

Mark Tough ( Lifephorce ) works with Dr Jim & Dial-a-vet Stuart Easby

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, the largest teaching hospital in Europe, is the current location for Southside Broadcasting`s regular Healthy Alternative Fairs (HAF).

These fairs offer an opportunity for health practitioners from the fields of complementary medicine and craft /lifestyle specialists to exhibit their services and products directly to health professionals, patients and vistors in the hospital atrium.

HAF12- Friday June 1st 2007
HAF 10 is being held from 11:00am until 5:30pm. If you would like to exhibit then please email or call 01642 854742.

Exhibitors from previous fairs have included fruit juices, healthy tanning systems, Indian head massage, Chinese herbalists and healthy catering services. With each fair the range of alternative and complimentary practitioners grows.

The fairs are firmly established at the hospital and offer an ideal meeting point between Western medicine and complementary therapies, as well as offering the opportunity to increase awareness of your services and products.

Each fair is promoted on Southside Radio, the exclusive hospital radio service, as well as leaflets and posters and of course our sister website www.southsideradio.com .

Please browse this site and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

Here are some of the fine and essential staff at the James Cook University Hospital who are ready for HAFAIR9

An exhibitors list of the first fully registered attendees and their web contact details is now available, late registrations will be added asap.

There will also be the opportunity to purchase customised CD`s featuring audio details of exhibitors.

Summer officially launched with 16th Health Fair

Health fair Exhibitors set for 16th Show

Hafair 15 in the Valentine Zone

Fourteenth Health Fair - another winner

Bonus Healthy Alternative Fair Poster

Health Fair Exhibitors