Kalpana Boodhoo

Birmingham, Hereford, Worcester

Journalist and Co-Presenter, When Are You Having Kids? at BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester

Half Mauritian 🇲🇺 Half Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 Herefordian 🍏 Brum 🦬 BBC Journo🎙️Co presenter of When Are You Having Kids? 🤰🏾 @bbchw 📻[email protected]

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Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers share company life as tour begins

2 months ago | bbc.com | Kalpana Boodhoo

Dancers share ballet company life as tour beginsKalpana BoodhooTanya GuptaAmelia Thompson performing in Black Sabbath: The BalletAudiences will soon be stepping into the magical world of Cinderella when a production by Birmingham Royal Ballet goes on tour.
The young funeral staff 'cutting stereotypes'

Oct 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shehnaz Khan |Kalpana Boodhoo

Sterling Riegel, Alex Alcott, Mark Thomas, Noah Dixon and Conor Rabone all work at Thomas Brothers in Redditch [BBC]A group of young staff at a Worcestershire funeral directors have said the work is "rewarding" and helps to overcome an outdated view of the industry. At Thomas Brothers in Redditch, a majority of operatives responsible for arranging services are aged in their 20s and 30s.
Call for memories of 180-year-old locks

Oct 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shehnaz Khan |Kalpana Boodhoo

Diglis Locks in Worcester was opened on 9 October 1844 [BBC]Generate Key TakeawaysPeople have been urged to share their memories of historic canal locks as a charity celebrates the 180 years they have been in operation. The Diglis Locks, in Worcester, opened on 9 October 1844 and played a focal part in the city's burgeoning marine trade. The Canal and River Trust (CRT), which now helps manage England's waterways, is collecting memories as part of the Diglis Island Oral History project.
Charity praised for helping woman's mental health

Jul 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chloe Hughes |Kalpana Boodhoo

Chloe Hughes - BBC News, West Midlands and Kalpana Boodhoo - BBC Hereford and WorcesterJuly 7, 2024 at 4:03 AM·2 min readA woman says after she reached a "breaking point" in her life, an outdoor course run by a charity changed her life . Ruth Trinder, 37, from Hereford, said she turned to the group in Shropshire after experiencing grief, the breakdown of her marriage and going through surgical menopause.
Wartime munitions sculpture finds permanent home

Mar 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Kalpana Boodhoo

A sculpture honouring wartime munition workers is set to be officially unveiled on Saturday in Herefordshire. The 2m tall (6.5ft) Rothewas Angel now has a permanent home at the former site of the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) in Rotherwas, Hereford. The sculpture was created by art students in the city and commissioned by Hereford City Council in 2019.
Friends form running group in Hereford as safe space for women

Feb 7, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Kalpana Boodhoo |SHEHNAZ KHAN

A group of friends said they formed an all-female running group to help other women feel safe while taking part. "Girls That Run Hereford" is aimed at girls and women of all abilities and ages in Herefordshire. About 30 people joined the group's latest run after it was formed in January and it had already attracted hundreds of followers on social media. Founder, Lillian Istance, 22, said the sessions were a "safe space" for runners to meet up and exercise.
Hereford home to 'vital' national munitions database

Jan 22, 2024 | aol.com | Kalpana Boodhoo

Hereford home to 'vital' national munitions databaseElliot Ball & Kalpana Boodhoo - BBC NewsJanuary 23, 2024 at 4:50 AMSenior archivist Rhys Griffiths and community historian Clare WichboldHerefordshire will be home to a new national database about the people who worked at wartime weapons factories. The Rotherwas factory in Hereford was one of Europe's biggest explosive-filling sites during World War One. According to records, 6,000 people worked packing shells for allied troops.
Hereford home to 'vital' national munitions database

Jan 22, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Elliot Ball |Kalpana Boodhoo

Herefordshire will be home to a new national database about the people who worked at wartime weapons factories. The Rotherwas factory in Hereford was one of Europe's biggest explosive-filling sites during World War One. According to records, 6,000 people worked packing shells for allied troops. Nationally, 250,000 entries have been added.
Life really busy since Bake Off, says contestant

Dec 20, 2023 | msn.com | SHEHNAZ KHAN |Kalpana Boodhoo
Life never got back to normal after Bake Off - Saku Chandrasekara

Dec 19, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Shehnaz Khan |Kalpana Boodhoo

A Great British Bake off contestant said her life "never got back to normal" since she appeared on the show. Saku Chandrasekera, from Herefordshire, was one of 12 bakers in the latest series of the Channel 4 show. She was eliminated from the tent in week seven, after the bakers were challenged to make crème caramels and treacle puddings. Despite that, Ms Chandrasekera says her life has been "really busy" since the competition.

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