Bedrock Radio

Bedrock Radio is a volunteer-run charitable station broadcasting from Queen's Hospital in Romford to hospital listeners and the surrounding communities. Its local area includes Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Newham, together with nearby parts of Essex such as Brentwood, Thurrock and Basildon. The service combines music with local news, events and information relevant to everyday health and community life.

The music selection reaches from the seventies to contemporary favourites, with specialist programming adding variety in the evenings and at weekends. Listeners can contribute requests, dedications and opinions, keeping the studio connected with the people receiving the service. That personal element is especially significant for an audience that includes people spending time in hospital as well as those listening at home.

Bedrock's hospital radio work extends to King George, Goodmayes and Whipps Cross hospitals alongside Queen's. Its charitable purpose includes supporting people affected by illness, poor health or old age and encouraging physical and mental wellbeing. The organisation receives no NHS funding for its running costs, relying instead on volunteers, donations, sponsorship and other fundraising activity to maintain its broadcasts.

The station's community information reflects this practical remit. Its events coverage includes activities such as the Upminster community café, junior parkrun at Harrow Lodge, table tennis at Bretons and meetings of Andy's Man Club. Local reporting also covers developments at nearby hospitals and cultural activity in the boroughs. From its Romford base, Bedrock Radio brings those notices and stories together with familiar music, providing a shared local service for patients, families and the wider neighbourhood.