East Riding Council Chairman Kay West has officially opened Vixen 101’s Studio 1 and launched the station’s world record bid today (Thursday 26^thApril).

Cllr Kay West, Paul Atkinson and Dave Henderson at the studio launch

The facility, at the station’s High Street studios in the centre of Market Weighton, has taken some three years to build and will ease the pressure on Vixen 101’s other studios.

Cllr West, who represents Pocklington on East Riding Council, was joined by the Mayor of Pocklington Cllr Graham Perry and Peter Hemmerman from Market Weighton for the ceremony.

Cllr West says: “I hope you all have a good time. Paul and Dave will be very tired at the end, I am sure.

“Thank you for doing this for putting Market Weighton and the area on the map – it’s great to have such a facility in the area. I didn’t realise that radio stations needed so much equipment so you’ve done well and this studio is very impressive.”

The first song played after Paul Atkinson and Dave Henderson began their 101-hour and eight minutes endurance marathon was “My Heart Skips a Beat” by Olly Murrs.

Paul, who organised the marathon, says: “We’re raring to go and I thank so many people

for their support – sponsors, advertisers, the Vixen 101 team and our witnesses. This is genuine community radio bringing everyone together.”

Dave says: “Although I completed 53 hours last year in our last marathon, this time we have our breaks better planned, so it should be much more enjoyable.”

Two hours of great Seventies music. Here are a few clues for the first hour… Giorgio goes on forever; Smoke gets in Bryan’s eyes; Neil is in blue jeans; Jennifer has the right time of the night; Noddy completes a farewell song, in an aeroplane toilet. But what have the Melodians to do with Boney M? Hmmmm!

From 9 until 10 o’clock it’s this week’s Chart from 1978. It begins with a song from “Saturday Night Fever” and ends with the Eurovision Song Contest entry that struggled to the 11th position(disgraceful)

Vixen 101 devotes Saturday morning to the focal point of the Pocklington Walking Festival. Tony Barker will be live at the town’s arts centre as the local Walkers are Welcome group stage day two of various walks around the area. Also today, we meet the winners of Pocklington’s Got Talent, talk to Pocklington Lions in their anniversary year, catch up with the Rev Les Slow as he counts down to a sponsored cycle ride, and hear about Pocklington’s Jubilee plans.

In Saturday Theatre, there is a Dickens flavour as Great Expectations comes to Junction Goole, and a special production is organised at the Tom Stoppard Theatre at Pocklington School.

All between 10 and 1 on Vixen 101.

Some new items have been added to the Vixen 101 web shop. You can now buy things like mouse mats, tee shirts, Fox’s Den Frothy Coffee Mugs and even Fox’s Den Pants. New items will be added shortly.
 Click the shopping bag logo on the right sidebar to check out the shop. All proceeds of goods sold through the shop will go towards funding the station.

As always a wide selection of music from the Decade including: a Jamaican shot sheriff, a questioning telly tune, a groover and an apology in 1976. The Doobie Brothers revive a Kim Weston song and Santana similarly with one from Fleetwood Mac.

At 9 o’clock we start the Top 20 of 21 April 1973, from Dawn to a couple of banjo players (at Dusk?)

A wide range of songs this week includes Artistes: Procol Harum, The Clash, Freddie Starr and Dusty Springfield. Mix them with a white dove, a lady lovebug and a dirty old man…and a few others to complete the first hour!

Between 9 and 10 o’clock it’s the Chart of the second week in 1975, starting with the Rollers abeit saying “Bye,Bye” and ending with Wigan’s Ovation or Labelle due to tick tock.

Keep me company….. again!