Tag: Communities in Focus
The mechanic who went away and came back
Geoff Venus trained in the trade in the 1990s, left it for the Civil Service, and now runs the Hallgarth garage in Lanchester.
Three senior teams, five junior, one village
Lanchester Cricket Club has been going since 1973, and it has never been only about the cricket.
More than 300 blankets, and an angel on every one
Born in Palestine, raised in South Africa and settled in Lanchester, Pat Christie is 86 and still making things for other people.
The Story Behind the 499 Festival
Since launching in 2018, the 499 Festival has grown into a much-loved weekend of live music, camping, good food and great company.
At 18, He Speaks for 46,000 Young People
Lucas Wainwright lost his left foot at three years old. By 18 he has been elected to the UK Youth Parliament and won an apprenticeship with Channel 4.
Twenty Years of Teaching People to Breathe
Laura Ridgeon has taught gentle, accessible Hatha Yoga in Lanchester since 2009, with classes at Croft View and monthly Sound Baths.
Thirty Plots, and a Waiting List
For more than 100 years the Lanchester allotments have given local people somewhere to grow their own. Thirty plots and a waiting list.
Three Generations of Dairy Farming, and Counting
For almost 60 years the Bradley family has farmed the land around Lanchester. Now the Langpark Herd is passing to a third generation.
The Hound Hygienist in Lanchester
Millie has turned her passion for animals into an award-winning career at The Hound Hygienist in Lanchester, combining professional dog grooming with specialist canine dental hygiene.
Inside Roz and Chris’s Hidden Garden
Thirty years ago Roz and Chris turned a concrete parking yard on the edge of Lanchester into a garden of winding paths and deep borders – and the UK’s National Collection of Physocarpus.