Community and charity, two words we’ll feature a lot on this show and our second programme is no exception. Community is the theme of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and the charity BEAT Eating Disorders has a powerful message for the 1.25 million people in the UK living with an eating disorder, and millions more who support them – because they feel the impact too. Eating disorders can be deeply isolating, but connecting with others who understand, or who share your interests and values, can be life-changing. And it doesn’t matter whether your community is one person or many, even a single meaningful connection can bring hope, strength, and the reminder that #YouAreNotAlone
BEAT Eating Disorders awareness week 2026
Disagreements. We all have them, and we can’t always solve them alone. We hear from Lynne Hughes-Williams, service development manager for Mediation in Wales, a charity which offers mediation and conflict resolution services to help people reach solutions safely, reliably and confidentially. They provide trained third-party mediators to get people talking again.
Charity shops are suffering from an increase in online selling as young people especially, sell rather than donate. Cardiff’s Salvation Army donation centre manager Dean Harvey is encouraging youngsters to adopt the ‘thrifting is cool’ mantra and to donate their unwanted items.
And Repair Cafe Wales is asking people to take part in ‘fix it February’ as it encourages us all to support the pop up events held on regular dates throughout Wales, where the local community can get their broken household items repaired for free by volunteers. It’s a social way to combat the general frustration with wasted materials, resources and a loss of skills.
