We're back for another special episode of the Beacon Blether, your guide to what's happening in Gorebridge.

This time, it's a health and wellbeing special! We talk to some of the area's foremost health/fitness/wellbeing practitioners and hear what they can offer to those of us looking to get fitter, eat more healthily, or who just want to get out of the house and be active while making new friends. From Judo to Zumba, Karate to fitness training, there's something for everyone in Gorebridge.

Links:

Paul: Heriot-Wado Kai Karate

Laura - BPM Training

Mhari - Zumba, Food & Mood

Hannah - Sportif Judo

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It's another special edition of the Beacon Blether podcast!

This time, to mark the 5th anniversary of the Covid lockdown in the UK, we gathered together some of Gorebridge's finest to reminisce about the village's response to the pandemic, and how they coped both professionally and personally with the restrictions. We'll hear how The Beacon organised food deliveries to the community, how local organisations worked together, some amusing lockdown tales, and hear what they would do if a similar pandemic was to happen again (perish the thought!).

Gorebridge Community Development Trust – Supporting Gorebridge to bring about its own community enrichment

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A special pod for you! This episode is a recording of our author event a few weeks ago with Pip Fallow, whose book 'Dragged Up Proppa' describes his upbringing in a County Durham mining town with lots of parallels with Gorebridge.

Pip is an inspiring character, with lots of great stories from his past, but he's a campaigner too. He passionately believes in the power of 'Proppa Jobs' to bring meaning to communities, and wants to 're-industrialise' Britain's forgotten communities to reinstate a sense of social cohesion. He's also got some interesting political ideas too, redefining the idea of representation for citizens.

Have a listen, hope you enjoy it.

Some links:

Dragged Up Proppa (Waterstones bio)

BBC news item on the 'Proppa Jobs' campaign

Gorebridge Community Development Trust

The Beacon: Facebook

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