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Another week, another set of #PostPositive stories from across the UK.
This week we see some incredible fundraising work in the local community, inspiring young children fighting on behalf of their hero and and a celebration of black music in Merseyside.
So here they are – #PostPositive articles from our Community News Teams published between October 22 and October 28.
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InYourArea Editor in Chief, Ed Walker, is just one of the people who will be taking part in a fundraising challenge during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month this November.
Ed sadly lost his father on September 1, just five months after his initial diagnosis.
Now, Ed will be participating in Pancreatic Cancer UK’s ‘Challenge 24’, which will see him run 24km from his home in Preston, Lancashire, to Southport, Merseyside, where his father Peter grew up.
Target beaten, I guess I’d better up it – that was usually the advice from my Dad! I think he came from the @davidhiggerson school of target-setting 😆 https://t.co/oQmB9jDSe4
— Ed Walker (@ed_walker86) October 23, 2020
Ed has already beaten his initial fundraising target, and has chosen to up it to £1,000.
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Peter Williams, 85, and his wife, Julia, 81, have held a plant sale on their driveway in Chapel Street, almost every day since mid-April – raising funds for the National Garden Scheme in its first year of opening in the city.
Together they have raised £3,500 to contribute towards the National Garden Scheme’s Help Support our Nurses campaign.
Peter said: “It’s been nice talking to all the visitors. It’s been a big chunk of our social life this year.
“And it’s the lovely people in and around Ely who need to be thanked as it’s their spending and donations that have helped raise these funds.”
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Former Royal Mail employee, Terry Turner, has raised thousands of pounds for Demelza Hospice Care for Children with his unique bear scenes, which have entertained neighbours and their families since March.
Demelza Hospice Care for Children look after families in Kent, East Sussex and South East London.
Terry, 63, has now received an award from the local Mayor for outstanding community spirit and compassion shown to residents during the pandemic – he’s completed over 60 teddy bear scenes this year!
He was nominated for the award by Croydon resident, John Wainford.
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The heroic actions of football star Marcus Rashford have captured the hearts and minds of the nation recently.
And children from Bredbury Green Primary School in Stockport, Greater Manchester are no exception.
Year 2 pupils have created a mural to him in the classroom, labelling him their “Black History Month hero.”
Click here for the full story – and to see Marcus Rashford’s sweet response to their message on Twitter.
When lockdown hit and people couldn’t go out or go to church, Susan Burnett of Holy Trinity Church in Paulton, Somerset, invited members of her congregation and others to contact her by phone if they would like to share a hymn each Sunday.
People were allotted a 10-minute slot every Sunday in which they could choose a hymn to share.
Susan sings the hymn over the phone, with husband Kevin accompanying her on the church organ.
Members of the congregation were so impressed that they nominated Susan for a ‘Make a difference Superstars Scheme.’
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Sergeant Joe Nevitt, based at Wattisham Regiment Army Air Corps in Suffolk, has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Working as a section commander at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, Sgt Nevitt was in charge of up to a dozen teenagers as they took the first steps in their Army careers.
He has received the MBE in recognition of his work at the college, providing a unique mix of basic military training and vocational skills to 16 to 17 year olds before they go on to specialist training.
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As part of Black History Month, a festival of celebration and exploration of black music on Merseyside and its role in communities over the past 70 years is set to launch on Friday, October 30.
‘On Record’ will host a vast array of specially commissioned and original content, starting at 5pm.
The festival will begin with an important evening of entertainment on Friday which will include performances by The Real Thing, The Christians, Jennifer John and Sense of Sound and Mic Lowry.
There will also be a debate around black music and its significance in the past, present and future of Liverpool’s music scene.
This virtual festival has been funded by Liverpool City Council.
Click here for the full line-up.
Hundreds of daffodil bulbs have been planted to brighten the entrance to Scarth Close in Lingdale, Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
Children from Lingdale Primary School in North Yorkshire helped to dig out the old shrubs and plant the bulbs alongside environmental specials, Thirteen Group.
Thirteen Group has been working with school children to improve the environment in their local village.
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