Fundraising
Funded by donations.
Bedrock Radio relies on donations from the public, along with sponsorship and advertising from local businesses, we achieve this by hosting local events, or arranging collections in the local area and through on-air sponsorship.
We are thankful for all the support and generosity from the community that plays a vital role in helping Bedrock Radio to keep broadcasting to hospitals across East London and the wider health community.
Bedrock Radio receives no financial support from the NHS.
We are independent of all hospital charities too. While others do their own good work in improving other areas of the hospital, they generally don’t provide ongoing funds to maintain or support patient entertainment systems.
Across the health community, patients, staff and local people make Bedrock Radio part of their day.
Listening in hospital, at home, at work or on the go. Bedrock is available in local hospitals, online, smart speakers and the Bedrock Radio App. Playing Your Healthy Music Mix, all day, every day, and we’re making listening even easier by launching on DAB+ Digital Radio across for North East London & South West Essex soon.
Get Involved.
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We are a Community Health & Hospital Radio Broadcaster.
Broadcasting to patients of Queen’s, King George, Goodmayes and Whipps Cross Hospitals. -
We aim to make patients stay in hospital better, by broadcasting dedicated hospital focused radio programmes and visiting patients on the wards.
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We receive no income from the Government or NHS.
Bedrock Radio is totally independent & self-funding charity, supported by your donations, sponsorship & occasionally grants.
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We are run entirely by a team of volunteers, who give their time generously to visit patients, produce shows, fundraise and promote our service.
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You are supporting a small independent local charity.
None of our volunteers are paid, so you are not lining some CEOs or department heads pockets, unlike large charitable organisations.
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The funds raised from your support enables us to keep on-air, entertaining patients across our local hospitals, plus continue outreaching to our community about benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
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You will be supporting our volunteers who are from the local community, helping boost their communication skills and making them feel part of a fantastic team, boosting their social skills & confidence.
- Are you a business? Supporting a charity boosts your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by embracing a positive impact through the community. Our listeners will learn about your business through your support of Bedrock Radio.
Help us fund new ward radio’s for patients at Queen’s Hosptial, Romford.
Get your name, or personal message on the side of our wards radios.
Which are enjoyed by patients and staff for hours each day!
Get started: https://www.bedrockradio.org.uk/sponsor-a-radio/
Help us raise funds by having one of our collection tins on your premises.
Ideal for shops, bars, pubs, cafés and coffee shops!
Our branded collection tins are sealed and come with chains, allowing them to be secured somewhere convenient in your premises.
Our tins visibly show your customers that you’re supporting a local charity.
We also give you a mention on air as a location supporting us.
Plus, we share the success of notable returns with a press-release to thank you for your work.
Unlike other charities, our agreement is simple and straightforward at no risk to you.
Recent locations with Bedrock Collection Tins:
Ma Bakers | The Fruit Hut | Wheatsheaf Pub
Interested? – Contact Us
Enjoy the great outdoors with a charity walk or run.
A great activity for children and adults – you could even bring your dog!
With loads of open spaces across East London & Essex to enjoy and boost your mental health, we’d love for you to take a walk with Bedrock Bear!
We can provide sponsorship templates to get you started and help promote the event.
Tell us you’re fundraising – Contact Us
Encourage your colleagues to come into work dressed as their favourite music icon, or something topically festive, for a donation to Bedrock Radio.
We would love to get you involved through our social media and on-air.
Tell us you’re fundraising – Contact Us
For the sporty.
Challenge your management or your rivals to a friendly football match, Game of Ultimate Frisbee – or a sport of your choice
Raise funds by selling tickets for the day, or perhaps an office sweepstake that makes a donation to Bedrock Radio!
We’d love to get involved with you and have our sports team provide commentary back to the studio.
Tell us you’re fundraising – Contact Us
Brew with Bedrock!
Flick the kettle on, get the cakes out and make it a coffee morning, afternoon tea or a bake sale.
& Get Bedrock Radio or Bedrock GOLD playing in the background!
With fabulous fairy cakes, beautiful brownies or get creative with the carrot cake!
Sell some naughty, nice and creative treats sold for a donation to Bedrock Radio.
Tell us about your Brew With Bedrock and we’ll send you some goodies to get you started.
Tell us you’re fundraising – Contact Us
Mobile & Website Banners.
- Banner Advert 600 x 100 banner £10 Per Month.
- Mobile App Pre-Roll 640 X 1136 Splash Screen with short audio (10 seconds ideal) £30 Per Month
Sponsored Blog / News Post
- Website & App
A single Blog / News article features on our website, mobile app & our monthly newsletter. - You provide the article & any associated branding artwork advertising.
- Must comply with our standards.
- Content must not be misleading, harmful, or phishing related.
- Content will be published on Bedrock Radio, Bedrock GOLD & Mobile App.
- £75 per posting.
Fundraising Your Way.
Put the FUN into Fundraising
Host your own event, take on a challenge, or turn your interests into funds for the Bedrock Radio.
Bedrock Radio launches on DAB+ Digital Radio next year! 
We have been awarded a licence by Ofcom and we’re just waiting for the transmitter operator to install & test their equipment sometime in 2025.
As part of our DAB coverage, Bedrock Radio will be launching a new range of sponsorship and advertising packages.
Affordable Advertising.
Simple Sponsorship.
Bedrock Radio is a registered charity.
We’re a non-profit organisation, all of our income is invested into running our radio service, paying our broadcasting fees and general maintenance, to serve the health community.
Our packages are intended to be affordable, with competitive rates, offering excellent value, so you can help us in making people feel better across the community.
Bedrock has no paid staff, as we’re volunteer run. Meaning, your on-air support is needed to help us cover our broadcasting fees. It is our intention to offer affordable advertising, enabling small local businesses to reach listeners across North East London & South West Essex.
Sponsorship of a selected programme.
Exclusive to just a single client for the duration of the campaign, programme sponsorships take your messages outside of the normal advert breaks, building awareness with greater listener recall over time, The sponsorship is exclusive to one client for the duration of their campaign.
What’s Included:
- 3x Sponsor Tags / credits per hour.
- Programme Promotion with your credit played periodically throughout the rest of the day.
- Durations of 4 / 8 / 12 month campaigns.
Available shows:
Breakfast | Lunchtime | Afternoons | Evenings | Love Songs
Weekend Breakfast | Weekend Brunch | Back To The 80s | Specialist Shows
Example:
“Bear Taxis sponsored lunchtimes on Bedrock Radio – If your out with friends, or need a ride to the hospital, get there safely & on-time call 0800 123 456 today”
“Lunchtimes on Bedrock Radio with Bear Taxis, we’ll get you there, book your ride today via the Bear App or call 0800 123 456”
Sponsorship of a selected segment.
Segments are reoccurring features played at set times throughout the day, elevating your message outside of the normal advert breaks and builds awareness. There are a limited number of segments, they include a short credit with the feature.
What’s Included:
- 1x Sponsor Tags with the segment.
- Grantee number of plays per day, based on frequency of segment
- Durations of 4 / 8 / 12 month campaigns.
Available Segments:
Weather Report | Time Check | Events Guides
Example:
“Bedrock Radio Weather, sponsored by Radio Homes <Weather Report> Sponsored by Radio Homes, find your dream home today at radiohomes.co.uk”
Advertising Spots.
Repetition is key in radio advertising building awareness through repeated exposure. Research by the RadioCentre has shown 77% of people trust radio more than other media, with listeners 22% more likely to consider and act on a radio advert. To keep things simple we don’t do premium times it’s the same rate for breakfast, daytime and weekends.
What’s Included:
- Advert of 30 to 50 seconds for maximum impact.
- Guaranteed number of plays during daytimes.
- Choice of simple packages, based on 4 week rotations.
3 Play – 90 Spots / 3 plays per day
5 Play – 150 Spots / 5 plays per day
8 Play – 240 Spots / 8 plays per day
Quarter – Four Months campaign – 480 Spots / 4 Plays Per Day (120 spots a month)
Sponsor the Bedrock Radio App & Web Player!
- Sponsor Credit broadcast 8x per day.
- Sponsor logo/ banner in app.
- £750 Per Year.
Great exposure on and and off-air! with a regular advert on-air and your logo / advert appearing on our mobile app & across our website.
Example:
“Get the Bedrock Radio App sponsored by Bedrock Books, for a great read at 20p a book, visiting the wards of Queen’s Hospital Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays”
We arrange and host a number of events, we are always looking for commercials partners to help support our events.
We also attend a number of fetes and community events through the year, help us cover the costs and we can help by promoting your products / services.
Events:
Broadcast Marathon | Quiz Night | Outside Broadcasts | Community Fetes | Fun Days & more.
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Want to get involved?
- Hospital broadcasting is unique, we get heard by many people due to high patient turnover.
- Bedrock volunteers visit the wards talking to patents & staff collecting song requests.
- We broadcast 24 hours a day for the hospitals & the community.
For The Community, By The Community.
Bedrock Radio is a small charity run radio station, our objective include; providing relief of sickness, poor health and old age and advancement of health through the promotion of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle & having good personal mental and physical health for the public benefit. Unlike local & national broadcaster we're run by volunteers, all who come from the local area, helping to run the charity & provide radio programmes for people in the local area. We really do appreciate any support we receive from individuals and the companies in the community.
