In this episode Zara & Melinda sit down with Siân Harrington, Chief Executive at Fulham Palace Trust. Find out more about the Palace, future plans, Sian's love of history and her journey from a volunteer collections assistant to joining the Fulham Palace Trust in 2011.
The Trust's vision is to engage people, through the stories of Fulham Palace and the Bishops of London, in 6,000 years of English history, and to become one of the UK’s most inclusive and inspiring historic houses and gardens.
Hosts: Zara Thomas & Melinda Shelbourne
Guest: Siân Harrington
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30 Jul 2026
A Lasting Legacy
In this episode Zara & Melinda talk to Sarah Bender about the story and the man behind Ray's Playhouse. A charity set up in January 2011 to save the Sands End Playhouse which had been operating in Fulham for over thirty years.
The playhouse is a lasting legacy to Ray Bender who was born and raised in Fulham. Situated in the heart of Sands End, Ray’s Playhouse is a charity-funded early-years children’s centre, providing daily inclusive stay and play sessions for parents and carers with children under 5 years old. The Bender Family Trust fund core costs to keep the Playhouse running but rely on the generosity of Trusts, Foundations, Corporate givers and individuals to provide added services to benefit families and the wider community.
Hosts: Zara Thomas & Melinda Shelbourne
Guest: Sarah Bender
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4 Jun 2026
Don't give up, keep going
n this episode Zara & Melinda are back in the Blueprint Studios talking to Paola di Lanzo, Fulham resident and founder of Paola's Body Barre Studio in SW6. Paola's passion for health and fitness began three decades ago in Australia, led her to study at the Pilates Institute and develop her unique PBB Method.
Hear the story of how Paola left Perth Australia for London. The hard work, setbacks and struggles of running a business, whilst raising a young family, and never giving up in the face of adversity to make the PBB Studio a success.
Hosts: Zara Thomas & Melinda Shelbourne
Guest: Paola di Lanzo
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