![Lorraine Chandler](/staticarchive/bf294325b2d328aee17a7dd896dfc3800aa1a0b0.jpg) |
Coping
with chemotherapy appears to be relatively easy for Lorraine Chandler from
Evesham, she is an incredibly strong woman with a great positive attitude.
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![Family](/staticarchive/67329a196156a0ee8871087f3bdb63a8dc8c1d4c.jpg) |
Christmas
for the Dhonau family is somewhat different to the norm as their son Peter
has severe autism. His brother, James, made this film and says he was better
behaved than normal.
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![Tiger](/staticarchive/85ed10cd4be72afb9001f57d0a11558a3eaafd31.jpg) |
Toymania
has hit town and Helen Parry is in her element. She worked with them for
nearly 20 years and simply loves this time of year.
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![Fairyland](/staticarchive/bf0560eba0058f526a9524d7d83b0e536808d490.jpg) |
An
extremely successful fitness project is ongoing South of the Wye in Hereford.
It's run by instructor Becki Dyer who's keen to get residents fighting fit.
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![Fairyland](/staticarchive/e658c5168fc0aa0629a3933e222dbe6e01b794ee.jpg) |
Snow
White with her dwarfs, along with Pinnochio and Cinderella, are just a few
of the delights in store at Jeanette and Fred Ong's wonderful Fairyland.
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![Russell Smith](/staticarchive/1f4720c969d94d2bcce6b4828a81804e1499eb13.jpg) |
Russell
Smith left his family home two years ago after heavy scenes with his mother
and new step father. Aged 16, doing his A Levels and living on sofa's and
in B&B's, Russell describes homelessness.
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![Chris Amor](/staticarchive/3fd75abb8369d4257f9f319b647ad525291bf424.jpg) |
Living
with dwarfism would be much easier for Herefordian Chris Amor if people
would treat him as an equal. Here's just some of the things that really
get to him about how people react to his condition.
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![Ben Gamble](/staticarchive/c43ddf3433651f4869e215b0bd8c8f36b992fc69.jpg) |
Ben
Gamble is a member of the Jujutsu club in Worcester. He's just returned
from the first ever World Jujutsu Championships in Canada.This is a biggie
for Ben. Watch his video to see how he got on.
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![Polish girls](/staticarchive/6ca05d3feb79988e3e5a06c15fc6930a1c3151e9.jpg) |
A
strong Polish community has evolved in South Herefordshire. Daria Jonivek
gives an insight into the life of a 50 Polish students living and working
in Allensmore.
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![Remote control for a toy racing car](/staticarchive/2723719f2426e782593df45a03034ec08104edc2.jpg) |
Helen
Parry from Hereford is mad about model car racing, so much so that she braves
all weathers to join 40 other fanatics each week on an outdoor track in
Ludlow.
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![Laying bricks in Uganda](/staticarchive/5ec8d5f7785181fe2818950eb0604a5e31f3ab32.jpg) |
Herefordshire
builder Martin Powell packs his tools and takes off to Uganda to build a
school house in the tiny village of Kanjobe.
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![Aulis Harku is a Finnish Priest](/staticarchive/421062f585bf4c605f599fbcc1eef8e0deef9ca9.jpg) |
Aulis
Harku is a Finnish Priest who came to Hereford and Worcester as part of
a home stay visit. Together with his host Jim Whittal, he shares his experiences
in a rather amusing manner.
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![Ruth and Don Lewer's garden](/staticarchive/f97d932c96a3801c6e6f19d7073004c306bade3f.jpg) |
Ruth
and Don Lewer are passionate about their garden. It's taken nearly three
decades of hard graft and dedication to create at Old Longworth in Herefordshire.
Here's a snatch of what they've achieved.
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![Tattood arm](/staticarchive/5af256337ef60d957176201cf14d52bf5b5b5b64.jpg) |
From
city tattoist to country artist, Rob Ritchie's work has always involved
attention to detail. It all began when he applied for a job as a cleaner
in London, little did he know it would lead him to rural Herefordshire.
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![Off road vehicle](/staticarchive/27e1dc3e6ec2f62281f474f71edf13005f24f441.jpg) |
Andrew
chooses to leave the outdoor world of agriculture for an indoor career in
engineering.
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![Lamb](/staticarchive/39988cc600a5bf4063a366a45af48f79e60c1b98.jpg) |
Jemma
gives us a crash course on lamb production thats recently finished on her
family farm in Hereford.
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![Frogs](/staticarchive/e214a61cfb37cb845c68e82134af7381d0196de6.jpg) |
Another
film from Rob Weaver, one of our amateur wildlife experts, who's busy springwatching
in his part of Worcestershire. In this film Rob talks about how it's a busy
time of year for frogs.
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![Orchard](/staticarchive/b0ca3730b18a5ba4a72eea494c5cf7c5fd0294a1.jpg) |
Charles
Bennett, from the Ledbury Poetry Festival, believes poems can help people
improve their reading and writing skills. As well as working hard towards
this years festival, he has also been writing about a Herefordshire Orchard,
which has now been turned into a special poetry trail.
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![Man playing guitar](/staticarchive/d3efbcbb14ea041ff7a3410dbd4e20f960084004.jpg) |
At
56, John Dale from Alvechurch, decided he'd had enough of working in a factory.
He quit his job and started to pursue a lifelong dream of being a professional
musician and entertainer.
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![Slug](/staticarchive/c854ff3cf05a981c1c41d56a9689ba7b70083f12.jpg) |
Spring
seems to have taken a long time coming this year - but there is evidence
it's on its way. Amateur wildlife expert Rob Weaver, has been out to the
Worcestershire countryside in search of some of the tell tale signs. Here's
the first of Rob's Springwatch films..
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![Polar explorers](/staticarchive/a3e66268568b925a16ecf50d9addf73102110387.jpg) |
James
Daly decided to attempt a journey that has never been copied before - follow
in Captain Robert Scott's footsteps to the South Pole. In their second film,
the modern day explorers, tell us more about their once in a lifetime journey.
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![Grave](/staticarchive/f340aa4629d9701c94a76cd4d43790aa368edffb.jpg) |
Diane
Thomas has set up and now runs a green burial site near Leominster, the
only one of its kind in Herefordshire.
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![Antacrtic explorer](/staticarchive/e56724fb87010d70996fde046ca157c666834391.jpg) |
Worcester
Explorer James Daly decided to attempt a journey that has never been copied
before - follow in Captain Robert Scott's footsteps to the South Pole.
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![Farmer and his pigs](/staticarchive/c18fc5ce7cf4d820cbf98500d04dd5489ca83729.jpg) |
Many
of us dream about giving up the day job and doing something completely different.
Well, Alex Oxspring has done exactly that. He's gone from being a stockbroker
to running his own farm near Pershore.
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![Clouds and fields](/staticarchive/9ba2727da3b797abaf3c0f15683effddc592573d.jpg) |
Veronica
Madgen was a farmer in Zimbabwe. Now she's settled in Herefordshire and
after being made to feel so welcome by locals, it's now very much her home
county.
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![Samantha Qureshi, a farmer from Pensax in North Worcestershire](/staticarchive/35a737bd30f9b291b271b4c496e610344706dfc8.jpg) |
Samantha
Qureshi, a farmer in North Worcestershire, has made a Video Nation film
about the day six of her cows were put down because of Bovine TB. She says
it was the worst day of her life.
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![Simon Willmont plays Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk](/staticarchive/e4a8fa8c460ea9e87429d93007f1d939e10db162.jpg) |
Worcestershire
actor Simon Willmont looks back at a busy Panto season down in Cheltenham,
playing Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Everyman Theatre.
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![AIDS ribbon](/staticarchive/5074ee80bd92ec3cff683d8a07d6e940cae2f3c0.jpg) |
Life
for Harry Lowden is proving to be busier than ever. His voluntary work now
includes being an HIV mentor.
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![Flute player](/staticarchive/454b5a5b1dd20a10473223d405ce3fef9511ea24.jpg) |
Bibby
aged 10, Sophie aged 9 and Mollie aged 8 all go to the Haberdashers Red
Cap School in Hereford. Here they talk about the things they do at Christmas
and what makes it magic for them. >>>Watch
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![Streetlight in the snow](/staticarchive/9f1c5e5ed70cba92578bec0a7b4c5e53915264ec.jpg) |
Twelve
year old Poppy from Worcester cannot wait for Christmas to arrive, and talks
about her memories of decorating her dolls house ready for Santa to arrive. >>>Watch
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![Elgar](/staticarchive/7f6765d56941818883bc8927cdcbd5dd308766ae.jpg) |
After
years of golfing frustration, Peter Ricketts has realised it's right to
think left when putting. >>>Watch
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![Elgar](/staticarchive/502c48bc2b835beda51597936569a7f96869f349.jpg) |
The
woman who sculpted the new statue of Edward Elgar in Hereford talks about
turning an idea into reality. >>>Watch
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![Sign](/staticarchive/0ca8921d5509adea3b4c58438dd1fd442bd430f6.jpg) |
Ann
North's been running her burger bar for years. Although she's tucked away
in a corner of Pershore station she certainly doesn't miss out on what's
happening in the world around her. >>>Watch
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![Mug](/staticarchive/5694b5ff2bc95d0b806ead72dbde9336c248b07d.jpg) |
Like
many young people Kate Brackley was bullied at school. She wants people
to know how getting a job she loves has changed her life and given her the
confidence she never had. >>>Watch
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![Woman's face](/staticarchive/49a535744e6a492479ea8760a55bc29d36e4d31b.jpg) |
Dee
Reading has to dig deeper than ever before to find the courage to fight
the cancer she thought she'd beaten. Despite her shock and fears, Dee hopes
her story can give other people strength. >>>Watch
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![Farriers](/staticarchive/3dea0a1f9e22e0e622dfdd208711c0cd588595fd.jpg) |
Martyn
Lovell from Eastnor in Herefordshire has been a Farrier for 52 years. In
that time he's learnt a lot about the language of people and horses! >>>Watch
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![Homeless man](/staticarchive/faa18c1a2d81b6a8d896e38ea0cbdd0099df2a56.jpg) |
Mark
Sargeant was a nurse for 20 years but changes in the NHS led him to try
something different - now he works with homeless people in Worcester where
no day is ever the same. >>>Watch
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![Girl doing homework](/staticarchive/48862085af2cb08f2c727d0bfeae32ac778485d5.jpg) |
As
the school term comes to an end, 15 year old Elizabeth Woodhouse ponders
the value of homework - she just can't seem to get round to doing any. >>>Watch
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![Julie and Paul Clark](/staticarchive/665c54ba38990a2efca18a7dbd51655125b4bf7e.jpg) |
Paul
Clark has become a fulltime carer for his wife Julie. He reflects on how
this new role has affected his life. >>>Watch
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![Woman's face](/staticarchive/cf698f686e4ab2fb7be6d777a22b2292f3a1133f.jpg) |
Julie
Clark has always loved travelling by train. But she's gained a very different
experience of using public transport since developing MS. >>>Watch
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![Postman](/staticarchive/05abdd7f8b02227e6984fbf1d89f99b9857e1a22.jpg) |
Colin
Ellis has been a postman in Worcestershire for 22 years - he takes us with
him on a typically hectic Christmas round - which includes a manor house/museum,
a house featured in Bridget Jones.. and a nice pub. >>>Watch
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![Scales](/staticarchive/57a48ef590b9f252ee572dbd9d4a5d6235de2115.jpg) |
Heather
talks about why she's taken the drastic step of quitting her job so that
she can lose weight and get her life back on track. >>>Watch
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![Sue and her horse](/staticarchive/9c34181beb8fb27df32d328a1e86790a8b477bfc.jpg) |
Sue
grew up in a Worcestershire farming family and went hunting twice as a youngster.
But rather than gaining a love of hunting her early experiences turned her
fervently against the sport. >>>Watch
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![Huntsman](/staticarchive/a4142ba54ef33c5f1f1de5eccb834992d0a800f6.jpg) |
Tom
Leeke belongs to the radical Ledbury Hunt. His passion for hunting led him
to became a legitimate member of the Labour Party in order to interrupt
the Prime Minister during his Labour Party speech. >>>Watch
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![Bride](/staticarchive/5c2f5b823c63bb6e70d0736580ff2dc18a0e3343.jpg) |
For
the past five years lorry driver Steve Worton from Worcestershire has been
taking convoys of aid to victims of of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It
was on one of his mercy missions to Belarus that Steve met and fell in love
with translater Natasha Butava. >>>Watch
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![Destoryer](/staticarchive/93aba0498ce7126164ac8e8863a573b630158a87.jpg) |
Les
Rowles from Herefordshire was just 18 when the Japanese surrendered in 1945.
His destroyer was called in to help clear mines around the waters of Singapore.
Recently he and other naval veterans made an emotional trip to revisite
sites they had only seen in war time. >>>Watch
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![Tsunami victim,](/staticarchive/924ddf54d35c6cab61177d4cf090d2c0e289e907.jpg) |
Sri
Lankan born Lal Peiries is taking time out of his job as Manager of Worcestershire's
Community Mental Health Partnership to return to his birthplace to help
traumatised victims of the recent Tsunami. >>>Watch
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![Santa Claus](/staticarchive/4057d83a87f09ed5a90ada3dd4a82837b946f61f.jpg) |
Colin
Skidmore is one of Santa's very hard working helpers. He's been lighting
up the eyes of children on the Severn Valley Railway's Christmas Cracker
- but even Santas can run out of steam! >>>Watch
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![Sausages](/staticarchive/2cddc187cbe1bfebbbf581fe06c76ac644422366.jpg) |
Chris
Titsall's an award winning butcher from Malvern - and he's pretty busy at
this time of year get a whole range of meats ready for other peoples' Christmas
plates
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![Iraq flag](/staticarchive/13573928fbfbe1c4c2efd7219a69eb682e7e9208.jpg) |
Having
a father from Iraq leads Omar to a crisis of identity. He'd love to visit
his father's homeland but fears it may be a long time before he can.
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![Elvis Prelsey](/staticarchive/411fda4bb01e8f00f4e1d4dc26dcccbe22aed21d.jpg) |
A
film about what happens when you try to become Elvis. In this case it leads
to the destruction of Sam's much loved band. Time to get his hair cut again! >>>Watch
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![Hampster](/staticarchive/98fd67c55e17b7fb8dcb756d5d0addc4b843b757.jpg) |
TomÂ’s
mum has broken her arm and Tom has to take on some of the basic duties around
the house to give her a hand.
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![Santa](/staticarchive/c636a79189bfe641059245ce578a984aee678614.jpg) |
Fred
and Margaret take a trip down memory lane together and remember Christmas
in Redditch when they were young and you really did get an apple in your
stocking. >>>Watch
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![Car wheel](/staticarchive/79c620cce9f77d4b5c87e6b9a0847bf9c1ce8ee4.jpg) |
David
Bishop films on the day when he gives up his old job to become self-employed. >>>Watch
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![Amy Bayliss](/staticarchive/aaeb488eb02afb717abacb9c2140d6ac98927a2d.jpg) |
A
Herefordshire student and her flatmates talk about their feelings about
a possible war in Iraq. >>>Watch
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![Wreath](/staticarchive/05edcbda2875bfadb2e28f44c393addda2b3e558.jpg) |
After
being involved in the last Gulf War as a Wing Commander, the Rev. Michael
Rogers gives his views on the latest conflict. >>>Watch
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![Girls dancing](/staticarchive/45b0d477c22bdaf70124af1e36bd980b7e4181de.jpg) |
Amy
is a student and she and her flatmate have a study deadline to meet, but
somehow before they get down to work there are all those temptations to
fight off.
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![Fireplace](/staticarchive/880704922bf89dbc687916bd69033384191ab4ff.jpg) |
Trish
returns to Worcester to see her family and after a couple of years living
in Australia finds that the city she grew up in has changed and not for
the better.
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![London marathon](/staticarchive/a7492cd70dffe3b2848d4c3a0ad62e24fddfe497.jpg) |
Faye
takes part in her first ever London marathon, she's only ever run one marathon
before. >>>Watch
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![Hands](/staticarchive/512ef90513e630f15c03a4f9745e71302593c7e8.jpg) |
Tom
and Margaret have been married for 54 years. They talk about love, relationships
and what has kept them together for all these years. >>>Watch
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![Horse](/staticarchive/c5067e2179ed8a35603982bdd57a951a27d869df.jpg) |
Ann
and her family own a horse, Frisbee and enjoying going for rides on it.
However they live on a busy main road and have to often use the road to
get to where they want to go. >>>Watch
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