Get Better in Chelmsford

About Get Better in Chelmsford

Join host Richard as he sits down with the people building, creating, and shaping Chelmsford. Get Better in Chelmsford shines a light on the fascinating stories of entrepreneurs, business owners, and community leaders who have unlocked the secret of building something that matters. From organisations that have been going strong for over a century to grassroots movements that started with a poster in a coffee shop - these are the stories of people driven by passion, rooted in Chelmsford. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/get-better-in-chelmsford (http://linkedin.com/company/get-better-in-chelmsford)

Publisher

Get Better in Chelmsford

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jan 2024

Latest episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2026

   S3 E6: Turning Up With Megan Paxman

   She texted a few friends, put a poster up in a coffee shop, and hoped for the best. Twelve women showed up. Two years later, the WhatsApp group has 560 members. In this episode, Richard speaks to Megan, founder of Girls Run Chelmsford - the all-women running community that started as a Wednesday evening jog and has grown into something much bigger. Megan talks about why running alone as a woman is genuinely difficult - the safety concerns, the motivation, the isolation - and why doing it in...

2. 

   1 Jun 2026

   S3 E3: My Plan Bee With Tony Briggs

   From celebrity photographer to beekeeper. And why that's not as strange as it sounds. In this episode, Richard speaks to Tony, founder of Plan Bee - the Essex-based beekeeping project that's part business, part conservation mission, and part last line of defence for the honeybee. Tony spent 30 years photographing the likes of Kate Moss, Ocean Colour Scene, and Bill Bailey before making the switch. Now he manages over 60 hives for around 20 clients across Essex and London, keeps bees on the ...

3. 

   1 Jun 2026

   S3 E1: More Than A Garden With Sue Carter

   What if the garden sold itself - you just had to get people through the gate? In this episode, Richard speaks to Sue from RHS Hyde Hall, one of just five RHS gardens in the country and firmly on Chelmsford's doorstep. From the sweeping hilltop views to the plot-to-plate vegetable garden, Sue shares what makes Hyde Hall so much more than its horticultural reputation suggests. They explore how Hyde Hall balances its national RHS identity with deeply local roots - with 80% of visitors coming fr...

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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