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2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Benton |Vic Minett

Image source, Damon CroftImage caption, Damon Croft runs Bell Green Amateur Boxing Club in Coventry and said he had seen a surge in attendance after receiving a £5,000 grantA youth boxing club has gone "from strength to strength" after receiving a grant and buying a brand new ring, organisers say. Damon Croft, who runs Bell Green Amateur Boxing Club in Coventry, joined the group almost a year ago and said at the time there were only two children who regularly came.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Hughes |Vic Minett

Image source, University of WarwickImage caption, The team demonstrating its "buzzer stance"A former University of Warwick student said getting to the final of BBC Two's University Challenge, one of the UK's most prestigious quiz contests, was a dream come true. Thomas Hart, Benjamin Watson, Ananya Govindarajan and Oscar Siddle will appear in the final of this year's series at 20:30 BST against Christ's College Cambridge.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chloe Hughes |Vic Minett

A former University of Warwick student said getting to the final of BBC Two's University Challenge, one of the UK's most prestigious quiz contests, was a dream come true. Thomas Hart, Benjamin Watson, Ananya Govindarajan and Oscar Siddle will appear in the final of this year's series at 20:30 BST against Christ's College Cambridge. Mr Hart, 22, was in his fourth year studying maths when the programme was filmed about a year ago. "I applied every single year I was at university.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Benton |Vic Minett

Image source, Redhead ResidenceImage caption, Shane Cole and Joel Redhead are walking 140 miles (225 km) in memory of Joel's nephew, Jude, who died in NovemberTwo TikTok influencers who met through social media are walking 140 miles (225 km) from Coventry to Wales to raise money for a bereavement charity. Shane Cole, from Walsgrave, Coventry, and Joel Redhead, from Hull, are fundraising for Chasing Rainbows, which supports families who have lost a child.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Charlotte Benton |Vic Minett

"The charity came at a time when I really needed them and pulled me out of what was a really bad situation."Spencer Wadsworth is preparing to run further than he ever has before at the London Marathon on Sunday, a challenge in which he will raise money for the organisation that helped him. The 20-year-old, who grew up in Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, suffered a life-changing injury while playing in a rugby match for Keele University in October 2023.