Radio Clatterbridge Scoops Prestigious Awards at the 2025 National Hospital Radio Awards

Station of the Year

Winners of the 2025 National Hospital Radio Awards were announced in a ceremony held in Hinckley, Leicestershire, on Saturday 5 April 2025.

Radio Clatterbridge were crowned Silver winners of the hotly contested Station of the Year Category, the judges found some real quality in the output here and loved the coverage of the ‘light up a life’ service. “There’s a real connection to the hospital with some of the strongest speech content. The variety of programmes is impressive and this was a really enjoyable listen”.

The HBA Lifetime Achievement Award, Mike Eveleigh - Radio Clatterbridge

Mike Eveleigh from Radio Clatterbridge won the prestigious HBA Lifetime Achievement Award, receiving a standing ovation. Mike has been an active Radio Clatterbridge volunteer for an incredible 50 years. Originally joining the station as a Presenter, he later became more involved in the stations output producing jingles and Station Idents. etc. But it didn’t stop there, later playing an active role in training, fund raising and managing the stations output as Programme Controller.

He was a Police Officer when he first joined the station and worked as a detective, soon progressing to working with homicide for 10 plus years with Merseyside Police. Despite holding down a highly demanding job, sadly taking him away from presenting, Mike still always managed to find the time to continue tom fundraise for the station and train other volunteers in the use of the equipment and broadcasting techniques. Assisting with four studio moves and embracing many changes from the early days of Vinyl to CD and then into the digital age, allowing us to broadcast on AM and Online using digital desks funded by the Friends of Clatterbridge.

Mike has always risen to the challenges and changes. Since retiring from the Police Force, Mike returned to Broadcasting, and still produces four shows a week, despite being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. Facing his challenges head on battling illness, the effort, research and production that go into his four shows a week can be clearly heard, Mike isn’t just a presenter, he’s a friend and a familiar face amongst the volunteers and staff right across the Clatterbridge Health Park.