LIVE AT THE CATHEDRAL 2023 are delighted to announce The Hoosiers as their headline act on Friday 22^nd September and the sensational Natalie Imbruglia on Saturday 23^rd September 2023 performing at Durham Cathedral next month.

The Hoosiers

The multi-platinum success of The Hoosiers 2007 debut album, "The Trick to Life", and singles such as "Worried About Ray" and "Goodbye Mr. A", raised huge expectations for its follow-up, not least at The Hoosiers' record label. The prophetically titled "The Illusion of Safety" was, all the band agree, a troubled project from the start.

Irwin suggests, "The word 'hit' is substituted for 'good'. There's an art to writing under those conditions, but it wasn't one that worked for us. It exacts a toll on too many writers. You give up too much if you do that."

Such a negative experience of the creative process – the odd laugh aside – would have done for many bands, and there was indeed a period where The Hoosiers went their separate ways. "I remember getting to this point," says Al, "where I said, 'I need some space from this'. I think we all knew it. We needed to forget about it for a while."

"The News From Nowhere", released in 2014, was an astonishing return to form. "Doing it on our own terms," says Irwin, "and actually having a proper say in it, felt wonderful. We had nothing to lose, but a lot to prove."

Shattering their previous run of an album every three to four years, 2015's "The Secret Service" – only a year after their third album – reveals a band hitting their stride through a purple patch; improving as they discover they have more to say than ever.

Tension, creativity, democracy, arguments, time apart, coming back together, and then songs. Lots of them. Gone is the self-consciousness of the dog days around their second album; gone, too, the self-doubt. In their place is a deeply rooted – and hard-won – confidence, and a determination to lock back into the freedom and joy of the early days.

To win a pair of tickets to see The Hoosiers tune into CVFM Radio on Monday 4th September to find out more, and keep your eyes peeled on our Facebook page too facebook.com/cvfmradio and if you don't manage to win a pair of tickets, tickets are still on sale.

Tickets for the The Hoosiers – Durham Cathedral show taking place on Friday 22^nd September are available from:

Friday 22^nd September 2023

Durham Cathedral

Box Office No: 0844 888 9991

Website – https://liveatthecathedral.com/

Tickets - £30.00

Time - 7.30pm

Tickets for the Natalie Imbruglia – Durham Cathedral show taking place on Saturday 23^rd September are available from:

Saturday 23^rd September 2023

Durham Cathedral

Box Office No: 0844 888 9991

Website – https://liveatthecathedral.com/

Tickets - £35.00

Time - 7.30pm

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Saturday 2nd September 2023

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According to research, 66% of parents were worried about their child starting secondary school.

Worries included them walking to school alone, not always knowing their whereabouts or what they are up to and their child taking the bus alone.

The study by Life360*, which revealed the 30 main anxieties mums and dads share at this important transition point, also showed over half (53%) were more anxious about their child being less safe than they were at primary school.

Other concerns included offspring getting into trouble, the volume of homework involved and the influence of older pupils.

Meanwhile 49% of parents of older children, already at secondary school, said they found it hard to judge what rules they should put in place.   

34% agreed that after their child started big school, trusting them to be where they say they will be was the biggest challenge.

Furthermore, after a term or so in secondary school, parents are slightly more likely to stress about whether their child will make friends. 

Nearly half (47%) make sure to tell their kids what to do if they're being bullied, and 30% will make sure their bag and school gear is up to scrutiny from their peers. 

To help children transition to their new school, 39% talk to them about their own experiences.  

Finally, it seems going to secondary school does not have a significant impact on when parents believe kids should get their own mobile phone – with parents of secondary and primary school children both suggesting it should be around the age of 10. 

Almost 60 per cent (58%) said they will be monitoring their child's location via a mobile phone by the time they start secondary school, including 32% who already did this when they were at primary school.

Jason from CVFM Breakfast spoke to Sue Atkins, Parenting Expert and Psychotherapist about it.  To listen back head over to Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/48yJK7MxxlgzdWeRznEEY9 

TOP 30 WORRIES OF BRITISH PARENTS WHEN KIDS START SECONDARY SCHOOL:

1. Bullying
2. Will they make friends
3. How they will settle in
4. Whether they'll be happy
5. Peer pressure
6. The influence of new friends
7. Managing your child's anxiety/ mental health
8. The influence of older pupils
9. How they will get on academically in general
10. Walking to school alone
11. Whether they'll like their classes
12. The volume of homework
13. Not always knowing where they are or what they are doing
14. School safety
15. Whether they'll be a little fish in a big sea
16. Keeping their belongings /bag safe
17. Increasing pressure from social media
18. Whether they'll like their teachers
19. They wouldn't have any primary school friends in their classes
20. How they'll cope with a stricter behaviour system
21. They won't know how to get around the school layout
22. Whether the secondary school will make the same allowances for their needs as primary school
23. How they'll perform in exams
24. Whether the teachers will get to know them as well as primary school teachers
25. Taking the bus alone
26. Whether their phone will be stolen
27. They'll start pushing the boundaries in terms of their independence
28. Them getting into trouble generally
29. How they'll navigate the school lunch system
30. Whether they are responsible enough for their first phone