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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Sacha Bigwood |Maisie Lillywhite
Festival is 'a gathering point for survivors'Sacha Bigwood & Maisie LillywhiteLene RaynerSue Brand said testicular cancer survivors and their loved ones meeting and chatting with others is "what the festival is all about"A festival described by one organiser as "a gathering point for survivors" of cancer will return this summer. The Hoosiers and Woody Cook will headline Test Fest, which will take place at Taunton Rugby Football Club on Saturday 21 June to raise awareness of testicular cancer.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Holmes |Sacha Bigwood
Image source, Quintin LakeImage caption, Quintin Lake walked 6,835 miles (11,000km) around the coast of mainland Britain with his cameraJonathan Holmes & Sacha BigwoodBBC News, West of EnglandA photographer has published a book documenting a 6,835 mile (11,000km) walk around the entire coastline of mainland Britain. Quintin Lake, from Cheltenham, walked the route in chunks over five years, having first set off from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral on 17 April 2015.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Beth Cruse |Sacha Bigwood
Image source, AuctioneumImage caption, The bar, which "has a whiff to it" according to auctioneers, is still in its original tin BBC News, West of EnglandA 125-year-old chocolate bar that was part of a batch given to soldiers by Queen Victoria is to be sold at auction in June – and could fetch up to £400.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Sammy Jenkins |Sacha Bigwood
Raising baby gorillas at home an 'amazing experience'Sammy Jenkins & Sacha BigwoodBBC News, West of EnglandFormer zookeeper Alan Toyne speaks to BBC Radio Bristol's Andy Bennett. A zookeeper has described what it felt like to hand-rear two baby gorillas who were rejected by their mothers. Alan Toyne, who spent 14 years working at Bristol Zoo, raised two infant gorillas - including one in his own home. He has now published a memoir, Gorillas in Our Midst, about the "amazing" experience.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Sacha Bigwood |Sarah Turnnidge
The "grit and determination" of a former Army officer with Parkinson's who drove the length of Africa – nearly entirely alone – has been captured by a Bristol filmmaker. Guy Deacon CBE, 60, travelled18,000 miles from his home in Dorset to Cape Town in a VW campervan, and was joined four times by Rob Hayward and his camera.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Sarah Turnnidge |Sacha Bigwood
Man walking 3,000 miles around the UK for charitySarah Turnnidge & Sacha BigwoodBBC News, GloucestershireDickie MacknessDickie Mackness is more than 2,000 miles into the epic challenge A Gloucestershire man aiming to walk 3,400-mile (5,470km) around the UK to raise money for charity, is more than 2,400 miles (3,860km) into his trek and is "going to complete this" despite injuries, he says.
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Sacha Bigwood |Clara Bullock
Town fights 'losing battle' against bad smellsSacha Bigwood & Clara BullockMo FletcherPeople in Somerton are complaining about the smell coming from a landfillPeople say a smell that has affected their Somerset town for years has stopped them being able to use a community facility. Described as a cross between gas and rotten eggs, residents living close to the Somerton Commercial Recycling Centre say the smell has gotten so bad that they are unable to use the community shed near the tip.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Leigh Boobyer |Sacha Bigwood
Boy walking almost 100 miles for hospital charityLeigh Boobyer & Sacha BigwoodKelsey ChappellEvan, now aged six, was born with a rare lung conditionA six year old born with a rare lung condition is going to walk the equivalent of the distance from his home to Legoland in Windsor to raise money for charity. Evan, from Yate near Bristol, plans to cover the 95 miles (152km) within 100 days.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Chloe Harcombe |Sacha Bigwood |Andy Bennett
Search queryGladiators 'totally eclipsed' my sporting careerChloe Harcombe, Sacha Bigwood & Andy Bennett - BBC News, BristolSat, January 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM UTCApollo often gets recognised by Gladiators fans [Hungry Bear Media Ltd]Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
aol.com | Rachel Candlin |Sacha Bigwood
August 30, 2024 at 10:35 AMMore than 1,300 clay figures have been made by residents, community groups and businesses in Bridgwater [Elliott Morgan]More than 1,300 unique ceramic figures, each made by a different person, are to go on display. The installation, inspired by artist Antony Gormley, has been created at a series of workshops for residents, community groups and businesses led by arts charity, Seed, in Bridgwater, Somerset.
