July 2019 Blog Posts
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Happy Birthday to everyone!
31st July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Do you ever feel guilty or nervous about sharing bad news? Well fear not! There is a man in America called Jon, who gets paid to break bad news to people and post it on YouTube. Anything from you’ve lost your job, to a Jeremy Kyle ‘the baby is not yours’ he will do it for the small fee of 5 dollars. Laura and David have said they could do this, although do not like confrontation so just mediocre news requests please, not bad!
A woman in Brazil who was constantly late for work because she claimed her alarm wasn’t working has installed a camera in her room and found out that her cat has been turning it off! There you go, a new excuse for anyone that wants to stay in bed tomorrow morning…
Laura and David had a lot of birthday requests this morning and made the mistake of saying Laura would sing to you in the style of your choice. There were many listeners that then ‘claimed’ it was their birthday just to hear Happy Birthday sung in the style of Heavy Rock, House, Ballad and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Don’t ask.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Rafiki from Lion King!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Countryfile Live at Castle Howard!
Today it was Big Jumble Anagram and Karen won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Tony did manage to name 5 Mr. Men Characters and won the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:26am
Strange Snacks
30th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Laura and David were talking Strange Snacks this morning after Laura was shook to the very core that her partner’s little sister eats frozen peas as a snack! Not cooked, actually frozen! This prompted Laura to share her strange snack which was pancakes, gravy and corned beef. Sparky in Strensall said he was partial to raw bacon, crab sticks and raw black pudding wrap with mayo. I mean, we’re all now very worried for Sparky. *gip*
Twitter has ‘gone off’ at a couple who say they swap sides of the bed each night! To be fair, Laura and David do find it quite strange, everyone has their side don’t they?
Three of Minster Land’s fish and chip shops have made it into the UK’s official guide for the best Fish & Chip shops. A massive congratulations to Millers in Haxby, The Wetherby Whaler and Mister C’s in Selby! Yummy yum.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was William Wallace from Braveheart, well done to Dougie!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Countryfile Live at Castle Howard!
Today it was One Line Lyric Quiz and Penny won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Ken didn’t manage to name 5 Strictly Come Dancing Winners and missed out on the £1000 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:15am
Have you ever had a moment you want the ground to swallow you up?
29th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
It’s the Love Island Final tonight at 9pm on ITV2! Laura is very excited, David not so much. In fact he hasn’t seen any of the episodes so set Laura a challenge to summarize the whole 8 weeks of content in 30 seconds! It was difficult, but she did it – although we don’t think anyone was more interested as a result…
Today Laura and David have been discussing moments you would like the ground to ‘swallow you up’. David divulged that he had been swimming and whilst coming out of the pool, had heard Tragedy by Steps playing from the aerobics class and automatically started doing the dance! We hope no one saw it, for everyone’s sake! Mark called in and said he had a similar moment, where he lost his trunks! Oh dear…
And finally, a town in Italy called Saonara has started fining people 400 euros if they insult or offend someone! Were not sure how this will be policed but we hope it might result in underground roast battles.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was E.T!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Countryfile Live at Castle Howard!
Today it was 3 Second Theme Tune and Clare won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Chris didn’t manage to name 5 Places on the Monopoly Board and missed out on the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:41am
Hopping Mad!
26th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Even the frogs thought it was too hot outside last night as one made its way in Laura’s house! There was a big debarcle as she tried to usher Fred the Frog out of the house, but he ended up under the sofa, on the dining table and behind the drier before getting back to his homeland outside!
Laura and Ben are getting around a bit in the showbusiness circles of York! Last night they had their acting debut in the opening number during Twelfth Night at the Shakespeares Rose – Laura was absolutely loving it and whilst Ben enjoyed himself, he really did have no idea how to dance so the audience may have suffered… AND Laura and Ben were invited to be special guest on the YouTube Challenge show Where’s Next? They went head to head with the team leaders Woody and Amber to hit checkpoints and CORNquer the York Maze. Both videos are on our Facebook page so you can find out who won.
House Band FriYAY! Today we had Ian and Mal performing in the studio ahead of their appearance at the Relay for Life York family fun day this weekend! Jo from the event committee also popped in to give us some more information about this weekend – “Relay For Life is a team fundraising challenge bringing communities together to beat cancer. Teams of family and friends fundraise for life saving cancer research uk, then join other teams and survivors to celebrate their fundraising in an overnight event, taking turns walking around the track”. There’s live entertainment, fun and games and lots more on Saturday the 3rd August! Check out the Facebook page for more info.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Gandalf!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Ronan Keating at Castle Howard next weekend!
Today it was 3 Second Theme Tune and Tom won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
John did manage to name 5 Songs by Adele and won the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:47am
Can you do the Warm Weather Challenge?
25th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Tears for Fears are performing at the York Racecourse evening meet tomorrow and Ben and Laura wanted to give two lucky winners some badges to go! The challenge Ben set himself was to make Laura cry and produce actual tears and you had to guess whether he could do it or not! Ben’s attempt included talking about Donkeys and Laura’s parents which did not bring about a tear! Well done to Jo and Maz who guessed correctly and won the badges. Laura said Ben should’ve brought puppies in to the studio, that would’ve done it!
It’s 34 degrees today! It’s mafting! It’s hot! It’s sweltering! And Ben is fed up of every person he meets commenting on the heat, so he’s started the Warm Weather Challenge. If you can go the whole day without commenting ‘it’s hot’ about the weather, you pass. If you slip up and mention the heat – you have to donate a Tin to our Tonne of Tins appeal! So we sort of want you all to fail really…
Ben and Laura were out yesterday in Copmanthorpe doing Greatest Place trying to find the friendliest place in Minster Fm Land! The more flags Laura can get people to wave in 60 seconds, the higher the score. Copmanthorpe managed 8, no one denied the flag so they got an extra 10 bonus points! And Laura pitched for an extra point as a van drove past and ‘wooped’ out of the window but couldn’t stop to wave the flag, so she got them ½ a point (which really makes no difference but we’re happy with it) 18 and a ½ points, second in the leaderboard!
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Wallace!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Ronan Keating at Castle Howard next weekend!
Today it was One Line Movie Quiz and Alice won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Harry did manage to name 5 Films starring Drew Barrymore in the last 3 seconds and won the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 9:27am
The Greatest Job Titles!
24th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Ronan Keating is coming to Castle Howard next weekend and as well as giving away tickets to see him on the Game Wheel, today we gave away Meet and Greet tickets on Ben’s Bonus Round. The listeners had to guess what Laura’s favorite Boyzone/Ronan song was, after a few incorrect guesses, John Hawkins guessed correctly with Father and Son and won the tickets to see and meet Ronan Keating! Congratulations!
Ellie Goulding is allegedly set to get married in York Minster this summer! This has not been confirmed yet, but rumour has it if she does get married there we’ll have a lot of Royal guests in and around York! Laura is very sad that this is yet another person that is getting married before her…
Today we have been discussing the greatest Job Titles after Laura’s pal became ‘Head of Soap’ at the weekend – so we took to Facebook and asked the listeners for their job titles! A lot of fantastic comments including ‘Giggle Doctor’, ‘Vehicle Progressor’ and ‘Cabbage Mechanic’ but our winner today, just because Ben and Laura loved saying the word but didn’t have a clue what the job is, was ‘Phlebotomist’. Well done to Lucy Dennis-Mcculloch who has a very cool job and wins some cinema tickets to Everyman.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Martin Brody!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Ronan Keating at Castle Howard next weekend!
Today it was Singalongasong and Michaela won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Mark didn’t manage to name 5 Famous Fashion Designers and didn’t win the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:43am
Giant Leech on the loose!
23rd July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Watch out if you’re in York this week, there is a giant Leech on the loose! The York Dungeon said that the 10 foot Leech has come for it’s revenge and you can catch the York Dungeon show at the Great Yorkshire Fringe this week in The Teapot!
As it is very sunny today, we thought our bonus round question would be, what is Laura’s favorite ice lolly. Rob got it right and won the tickets to Tears for Fears and Racing this Friday, however it opened up a can of worms and it seems we have divided North Yorkshire… According to Ben, a magnum is an ice lolly, according to Laura it is an ice cream! Go to the Facebook page to place your vote!
Thursday will be the day that Laura and Ben grace the stage of the mighty Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre! They are very excited to be part of the action in Twelfth Night and they will be playing *drum roll* THE OCEAN! Yes that’s right, they will be waving some blue flags and making wavy sea noises. Make sure you get your tickets -2.00pm Thursday.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Batman!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Bishop Wilton Show this weekend!
Today it was Ben’s Big Jumble and Nicola won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Natasha did manage to name 5 Chocolate Bar Names and won the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 9:59am
Catherine bagged £1000 on Panic!
22nd July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Ben and Laura asked you all on Facebook: What was the last silly thing you cried at? A comment would be chosen at random to win badges to Tears for Fears this Friday at York Racecourse! Crying… tears for fears… get it? Ben last cried at a West Wing Podcast and Laura cried at a dog in a pram, but the random generator chose Liz Walsh who cried at her sons leaving assembly! Well done Liz.
After the last success of The Greatest Showman outdoor cinema event at The Principal Hotel, the hotel have decided to run the event again, this time to raise money for St Leonards Hospice! Laura and Ben spoke to Tracy from The Principal this morning to find out more…
Congratulations to Catherine!! This morning, Catherine was the 3rd person to win £1000 with panic! She correctly named 5 countries that border Turkey in under 10 seconds (although she was very very close to the bell!) it was more dramatic than the cricket world cup! And guess where she is spending the money? A Holiday to Turkey. How fitting! A massive well done to Catherine for keeping her nerve and also a good luck as she starts her new job today too!
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Rhett Butler!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Bishop Wilton Show this weekend!
Today it was One Line Lyric Quiz and Helen won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Catherine did manage to name 5 countries that border Turkey and won the £1000!!! and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 9:50am
Dunnington a new contender for The Greatest Place!
19th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Schools out for Summer! Yes it is the last day of term and Laura and Ben gave you the opportunity to nominate a teacher that has gone above and beyond to have a visit from Laura this morning on air and win a Minster FM goodie bag, including badges to York Races to see Tears for Fears next Friday! Shannon Roberts and her son Keelan nominated Mrs Precious from Tang Hall Primary school. Mrs Precious has been the Head for 6 years and is leaving today so loved her surprise!
Ben and Laura were out yesterday in Dunnington doing Greatest Place trying to find the friendliest place in Minster Fm Land! The more flags Laura can get people to wave in 60 seconds, the higher the score. Dunnington managed 9, but 2 no-one denied the flag so they got an extra 10 bonus points! 19 points, top of the leader board!
It’s Meadowfest in Malton tomorrow and it’s House Band Friday today! So Ben Beatties’ After Midnight Band played some fantastic Jazz and Blue for us live in the studio. Meadowfest still has half-price tickets left on our voucher page so if you’re looking for something to do this Saturday make sure you head down to Meadowfest!
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Dorothy from Jerry Maguire!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Bishop Wilton Show this weekend!
Today it was Bandety Blank and Liz won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Luke didn’t manage to name 5 Characters from Peaky Blinders and didn’t win the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:50am
The Three T's: Tins, Tempest and Tagged!
18th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
Tagged Theatre Company came in to chat to us today about their new show Caption This which debuts at Big Yorkshire Youth Festival this weekend! The show explores the pros and cons of social media and the influence it has on young people, incorporating real stories, comedy and pop culture it is sure to start a conversation! The Big Yorkshire Youth Festival runs this weekends at the Theatre Royal, it is for 7-19 year olds and is a fantastic opportunity for young people to get involved with as many workshops, performances and fun theatre that they can! A day ticket is £20 and a weekend £38, you can buy these from the Theatre Royal Box Office.
Ben and Laura also had a chat with the lovely cast of The Tempest from Shakespeare’s Rose today, they gave us a 10 second low down of the show and told us how fantastic it is to perform in such a brilliant space. They also said that Ben and Laura could go backstage for a challenge AND be in one of the shows!! Watch this space Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks… Ben and Laura are on their way to acting fame.
Morrisons in Acomb has become our newest collection point for Tonne of Tins! Thank you to Community Champion Natalie and all of her team at the store, there will be a trolley at the exit with the Tonne of Tins logo for you to donate there! This news comes shortly after the fantastic announcement that we hit a TONNE of tins last night! But we are going to keep going to see just how much we can get by the end of August – it really does make a massive difference so THANK YOU!
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Jigsaw!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Bishop Wilton Show this weekend!
Today it was Singalongasong and Stuart won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Lindsay did manage to name 5 Fruit and Veg that are Orange in Colour and won the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 9:29am
Scouting for Girls big winner!
17th July 2019
Things we talked about today…
York is at the top of the leaderboard… for all the wrong reasons apparently! Turns out York leads the way in the UK with 16% having cheated on their partner! That’s 1 in 7 people, 1 in 7!!!
Laura and Ben spoke to Scouting For Girls front man Roy Stride today, he told us all about their new album ‘The Trouble with Boys’ and played their new single Grown Up. As the boys are also gracing North Yorkshire with their musical talents at Thirsk Racecourse on the 16th August, we also gave one lucky winner the chance to win tickets to the Racing and Meet and Greet with SFG! Congrats to Sonia in New Earswick. Ben is Jealous.
Border Collies and Cocker Spaniels make the top of the list for the ‘naughtiest dog breeds’ as they are the most likely to need Behavioural Therapy. Being a dog lover Laura argued that they aren’t naughty, just energetic! Ben then said the same thing.. about his son.
Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura…
SCREEN STARS (6:20)
Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is acted out by Ben…It’s Guess the Character from the famous quote…
This morning it was Red from Shawshank!
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning tickets to Bishop Wilton Show this weekend!
Today it was One Line Lyric and Gail and Nigel won the tickets.
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Barrie didn’t manage to name 5 Cricketers that played in the England Winning World Cup Team and missed out on the £25 and the Dungeon Tickets!
Ben and Laura on air weekdays from 6am.
Posted by Laura at 10:55am
