Upton Vale - The Extra Scoop

Les Tidball is a man who has encountered danger regularly with his travels across Eastern Europe. His childhood adventures spent on the railways were also quite hazardous but exciting for a young boy. His career in building and architecture, was a little safer but no less rewarding. Let's find out more about Les Tidball, as Kirstin Neilson-Hunter meets up for a chat in 'The Extra Scoop!'

Join Kirstin Neilson-Hunter as she chats with Neil Abbott about how he grew up in the Bay, not knowing much about church or Christianity but then working many years abroad as a minister in France and his own personal struggles. Let's find out more about Neil Abbott in The Extra Scoop!

Join Kirstin Neilson-Hunter as she meets up with Andy Manley, to discover his not so conventional childhood, his enthusiasm for music, the story behind his guitar, meeting his future wife and so much more. If you can't see his smiling face in the room, you will certainly hear his infectious laughter. Let's find out more about Andy Manley in 'The Extra Scoop!'

Kirstin Neilson-Hunter meets up with Ian Clarke in his driveway, where he has something a little 'out of the ordinary' parked there! With over six decades of being a part of Upton Vale, Ian chats about his life with Kirstin Neilson-Hunter for another Exclusive in 'The Extra Scoop!'

Join Kirstin Neilson-Hunter as she chats with Zoraida Ali Smith in her home. With a Brazilian background, and being of a determined and independent character, she has a great deal to share about her life. Find out more with Kirstin in The Extra Scoop!'

Being no stranger to 'Exclusives' David Scott talks to Kirstin Neilson-Hunter about his newspaper days and his latest book Born 2b Different, which explains and reveals his shocking family secret! Find out more with Kirstin in The Extra Scoop!

Join Kirstin Neilson-Hunter, for her last exclusive interview, before Christmas, as she chats with Mark Angoy, a member of our Welcome Team, with a background in both insurance and mental health/nursing. Find out more about Mark Angoy in 'The Extra Scoop!'

Barbara Sumner, is quite at home on the open seas as well as here on dry land and is a talented linguist and musician. To hear more of this Exclusive, join Kirstin Neilson-Hunter as she meets up with Barbara in the Extra Scoop!

Kirstin Neilson-Hunter had the privilege of interviewing Gerald for 'The Extra Scoop', where he shared his interesting and sometimes unconventional life journey, the moments that shaped him, and the ways he experienced God's presence.

Chief Executive, elected Trustee of Upton Vale, husband, and father to four energetic boys, Alex Kittow is very much a 'man of action' and hard to miss, not least because of his impressive height. Kirstin Neilson-Hunter catches up with Alex at his smallholding, where conversation turns to leadership, family life, and his love of the great outdoors. Discover more about Alex Kittow in The Extra Scoop!

Listen to a relaxed David Coffey, in conversation with Kirstin Neilson-Hunter, find out all the things you didn't know about David in his summer house, for an Upton Vale Exclusive, in 'The Extra Scoop!'