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Ali Fraser
Born in Surrey, I have largely a sports background graduating with a 2:1 BSc (Hons) in Sports Science from Surrey University where I have represented my college in football and basketball. I moved into the IT field and was given the opportunity to crew in the BT Global Challenge. This life changing experience introduced me to radio and I promptly volunteered for hospital radio co-hosting a regular weeknight show. Hobbies also include netball, surfing, music, films and theatre.
Knives and Fawkes
For the unsuspecting, Lewes is a sleepy old English market town nestled comfortably in the southern county of Sussex. But beneath its quiet unassuming quaintness there lies a deep, dark and sinister tradition of pagan sacrifice, the burning of Protestant martyrs, rebellion against the courts, smugglers and the burning of effigies. This history is ritualised every year in an ancient bonfire festival. A town awakes…
‘Includes ‘Torches, Lewes’ a poem by Sean Street