Shamim Akhtar
Shamim is a regular with BCB, presenting Thursday’s About Bradford, 11am to 12 noon, with Shazia Awan and also the monthly Here We Are show.
Presenting radio shows is a new challenge for her and she’s enjoying every minute of it. Mum to four children who keep her very busy, when Shamim gets a few minutes to herself she loves reading and watching her favourite team Liverpool Football Club on the telly. Shamim is also crazy about cats and currently has two, Stevie and Gee Gee.
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A BRADFORD poet who organised a competition for children to appreciate their teachers through poetry has been inspired by the pupils’ work. Sharena Lee Sati’s project was selected as part of the Response2 grants, awarded by Bradford Council to people working in the district’s creative industry. Many children responded, each creating a poetry postcard under the theme ‘Heroes Are Teachers’, and others have the chance to enter before the closing date in May. “I was deeply inspired by our teachers throughout lockdown and how they lifted our children s spirits up,” said Sharena. “Not only did they manage to teach remotely online but they helped to keep what little normality we had left. They have been incredibly hardworking and compassionate throughout lockdown, not just to their students but to parents too.