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1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Kelly Withers |Matt Faulkner |Charlie Taylor

Image source, Family HandoutImage caption, Alice Moody arrived in Hardington Mandeville after completing her teacher trainingKelly Withers & Matt FaulknerIn 1943 a young teacher left her home in London to board a train to Somerset. As commemoration events take place to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, the village she was sent to is remembering the children evacuated there for their own safety and the woman sent to help them.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Kelly Withers |Matt Faulkner

Village remember evacuee teacher 80 years onKelly Withers & Matt FaulknerCharlie TaylorFamily HandoutAlice Moody arrived in Hardington Mandeville after completing her teacher trainingIn 1943 a young teacher left her home in London to board a train to Somerset. As commemoration events take place to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, the village she was sent to is remembering the children evacuated there for their own safety and the woman sent to help them.

Jan 19, 2025 | yahoo.com | Matt Faulkner

Ten tonnes of food, equivalent to 23,809 meals, was saved from landfill in the run-up to Christmas thanks to a community fridge. Twenty volunteers in Shepton Mallet stocked the fridge with food they collected from local supermarkets, including sprouts, carrots and even two turkeys. Anyone is allowed to take food from the fridge, which was set up primarily to reduce food waste. "I cannot express how hard our volunteers worked," said volunteer Vix Ross.

Jan 18, 2025 | msn.com | Matt Faulkner

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Jan 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Matt Faulkner

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