Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio has had to stop all live broadcasting from its studios based at the hospital due to broadcast equipment being damaged by water from a faulty roof.
In the early hours of Saturday morning heavy rain fell in Aylesbury and water came through the roof of the radio building, this being the second time in just about a month.
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio said “ We are totally devastated by the damage to our equipment, which keeps the radio station running. Our volunteers give up their spare time for the patients, visitors and staff at the hospital and work hard to fund raise to keep the station running. This is the second time in a number of weeks we have had water come through the roof of our building, this time causing serious damage. The safety of our volunteers must come first and this is why we have had to take the difficult decision to not allow our volunteers in the building “.
The radio station went on to say “ We would like to thank Aylesbury Plant Hire who helped us with equipment to deal with the water coming through the roof early on Saturday morning, we are always grateful to the local companies that support us. Other local radio stations have also offered support, including Bucks Radio and Wycombe Sound “.
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio has been broadcasting from the hospital site for over 46 years.
Bucks Health Care Trust, their landlord were asked for a comment:
“We’re devastated about the water damage to the Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio studios and in turn the impact this is having on the valuable service they provide to our patients and colleagues. The Trust is working closely with the team at the radio station to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.”
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