Alnwick sees civic spotlight: defibrillator, MP radio show, TV repeat
alnwick has three confirmed local stories this week: the Stephen Carey Fund, working with the WMC and Alnwick Lions, supplied a new public-access defibrillator registered on the Circuit; David Smith MP will launch an hour-long monthly show on Lionheart Radio starting March 20 at 9: 00 am ET; and Chris and Caroline Friend will appear in a repeat of Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It airing March 11 at 8: 00 pm ET. These developments reveal concurrent strands of community investment, direct political engagement, and national visibility for local residents.
Stephen Carey Fund defibrillators
The latest public access defibrillator was provided by the Stephen Carey Fund in partnership with the WMC and Alnwick Lions and has been registered on to the Circuit defibrillator database. The fund has now supplied ten defibrillators in Alnwick, with locations named at Yorkshire Trading, The Masonic Hall, The Shepherd Rest and others including Castleview Care Home and the Cricket Club. The pattern suggests the Stephen Carey Fund is building a distributed emergency-response network by placing units at community hubs across Alnwick, increasing the chance that a device will be nearby when someone suffers a cardiac arrest.
David Smith on Lionheart Radio
David Smith MP will join Lionheart presenter Richard Dale for an hour-long, monthly show in which he will discuss local and national issues, explain life in Parliament, answer listeners’ questions and play a selection of his favourite songs. The first episode will air on March 20 at 9: 00 am ET on Lionheart Radio, which broadcasts on 107. 3 FM and DAB across Alnwick and the surrounding area. The figures for broadcast platforms—107. 3 FM and DAB—point to a program designed to reach Alnwick-area listeners directly and to give constituents recurring, scheduled access to their MP.
Alnwick Baptist Church couple return
Chris and Caroline Friend, co-ministers at Alnwick Baptist Church, were first seen on Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It in January 2022 after presenters Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer visited their four-bedroom home at Chapel Lands in summer 2021. The episode can be seen on March 11 at 8: 00 pm ET on Channel 4. The pattern suggests the Friends’ story—tied to decisions about home, family and Caroline’s cancer treatment—continues to resonate beyond Alnwick and offers a reminder that local experiences can drive national interest.
The next confirmed date in this sequence is the March 11 broadcast at 8: 00 pm ET for the repeat featuring Chris and Caroline Friend; if that airing renews attention to the couple’s story, the data suggests it could also amplify community conversations and support for initiatives such as the Stephen Carey Fund’s defibrillator placements across Alnwick.
