LATEST NEWS  15 March 2010 New kids on the block Well, new kids..... factually not really but still, in a way yes. Radio Seagull is pleased to announce the return of the long lost Seagull voice of Norman Barrington. Norman was on board the MV Mi Amigo when Radio Seagull broadcasted on 259 metres MW. Another familiar voice people know from that era and that ship is Brian Anderson's. He worked for Radio Caroline at the time. Starting mid March, every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3 (midnight to 2 in the UK) they will compose a very interesting bouquet of music and you are sincerely invited to join in by tuning in to Radio Seagull on 1602 or via the world wide web. Norman and Brian are likely to visit the ship when offshore, which might well be there first offshore experience since the seventies. Another new kid on the block who is going to join the crew when the ship is offshore is Steve Conway. The Irish presenter will join Chris Kennedy on board who also is Irish, so make way for the Dubliners, the Guinness and the Irish tea. On Thursday the 18th March 2010, Martin Smith will be running a competition in his programme to win a 4 track Martyn Joseph CD ‘You Must Hear This’. We have 4 Cd’s to give away so join Martin between 19.00 – 21.00 Central European Time (18.00 – 20.00 GMT) for your chance to win in this easy to answer competition.Why not catch up with Martyn Joseph on his current UK Tour, details at www.martynjoseph.com New 558 / 1602 Logo Clothing Bring on the Spring & Summer with the new 558 / 1602 Logo T Shirt, this Value T Shirt is now available from our Web Shop at http://www.cafepress.com/radioseagull or by pressing the Merchandise button. Additionally we have the new logo on a Golf Shirt and a Zipped Hoody. Visit our store today to get kitted out for this summer, browse around for other Radio Seagull related products and remember when you purchase any item from our store you are contributing to the up keep of the Jenni Baynton and to maintaining Radio Seagull on our current and new broadcasting platforms. Press Release Press Release Radio Seagull has teamed up with Pirate Radio Sales to provide a fantastic selection of Radio memorabilia. Whatever your taste in Radio, Offshore, Land based, Independent, Luxembourg or more, there's sure to be something here that'll be of interest to you. Featuring many great radio shows from the Offshore stations, high quality documentaries, jingles and general interest Audio CDs, super MP3's & DVDs. All material is carefully selected for its quality of content, both in audio and interest value and many items have audio samples available which give an indication of their quality & content. All stocked titles are dispatch quickly, next day by First Class Post or international air mail. POSTAGE FREE in the UK. Click on the Pirate Radio Sales Logo below and remember to write Radio Seagull in the General Information box when prompted to answer ‘how did you find out about us’ when you place an order. Look out for new Radio Seagull CD’s & DVDs also available on an exclusive arrangement with Pirate Radio Sales over the next few months as well as from our own website.   Radio Seagull offshore around the clock? As an offshore period like we had in 2008 and 2009 demands a lot of preparation, so the organization has already started to update last years blueprint of the event. The planned time for the broadcast will be late April, early May, probably around ascension. A change compared to last year is the anchor. The ship will no longer be "anchored" to a buoy, but will use her own anchor. This way we hope to avoid the constant clashing of the buoy against the ship when the battle between tide and wind stops the ship from swinging round.  Another new feature will be the Radio Seagull weekend. For three days the 1602 will radiate Radio Seagull programs only. The Radio Waddenzee presenters on the ship will be replaced for Radio Seagull jocks and Radio Waddenzee will close down for that time. More details are to follow. Radio Seagull Music Store You can now purchase all your favorite music whether it’s a current album or one from the past via our Music Store, buy CD’s or download MP3’s direct to your computer. From Adult Contemporary, Blues, Hard Rock & Metal, Jazz, R&B, Soul, World & Folk whatever your musical taste is we have the answer in our Music Store. My Seagull Friend Singer Song writer Nick Barnes has kindly donated his song My Seagull Friend to Radio Seagull and Radio Seagull Records for us to sell and raise funds for the maintenance of the Jenni Baynton. Here's a note from Nick on how the song came about: The song My Seagull Friend....... Well where do I start. Martin Smith phoned me one day a couple of years ago and asked me if I could put a jingle together for his programme on Radio Seagull. So I set to work and wrote the jingle. I really liked the structure of it and started to work on it as a full blown song about Radio Seagull. So I set to work doing a bit of home work about the radio station. When I had written the song and music I sent a copy of it off to Tommy Mandel who has helped me with my music. Tommy is the keyboard player with the Bryan Adam's Band. The song came back 3 weeks later sounding great. So thanks to Nick 'My Seagull Friend' will be available as an EP in the New Year exclusively from the Radio Seagull web site, the track listing is: 1. My Seagull Friend (Tommy Mandel Mix) 2. My Seagull Friend (Acoustic Version) 3. Radio Seagull Jingle 4. My Seagull Friend Original Promo 5. My Seagull Friend 2010 Promo. The Radio Seagull Web Shop Now Open!!!!   The Radio Seagull Web Shop is now OPEN for business; there is a whole host of goodies for all the family, not to mention some items for the office, home and even the family pets.  Each item in the shop is emblazoned either with a picture of the Jenni Baynton or our logo so you can wear your clothing with pride and spread the word for Radio Seagull.  Each item sold contributes to the up keep of the Jenni Baynton and towards establishing new broadcasting platforms for you to listen to us, as you spend more you can have the satisfaction of contributing and securing Radio Seagull’s future.  Watch out over the next few months as new and exciting products are added to our store and from our website as we plan to produce DVD’s and CD’s for admirers and Offshore Radio enthusiasts alike, ranging from footage of the Jenni Baynton at sea, a tour of the ship and much more, there will be CD’s with air checks, jingles, trailers and commercials as well as Music CD’s available on our own Record Label.  Click on the Merchandise Button and explore the new Radio Seagull Web Shop. Whilst holidaying in France we took a visit to Douarnenez in Brittany and to my surprise came across a familiar sight in the form of a Lightship, as there was no transmitter mast it wasn’t the Jenni Baynton on holiday as well but Trinity House Lightvessel number 4 ‘Scarweather’.Decommissioned in 1989 the ship had been purchased by the Musée de Bateau in Douarnenez/France for £40,000, for restoration and renamed to ’Scarweather’. The ship was no longer at the pier of the museum ships but in the middle of the water and there appeared to be no visits to the ship.    Radio Seagull is available online. Currently the time is shared with Radio Waddenzee. Simply click on the LISTEN button. Check out the PRESENTERS page - biogs and words of wisdom