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Derby allotment turns 130 with 'rude veg' competition
Derby's first ever allotment is celebrating its 130th birthday with a "rudest vegetable competition".Firs Estate Allotments, based in Dean Street, was founded in 1895 and the seven-acre site is home to a community of more than 100 keen gardeners spread across 50 open day on Saturday is part of National Allotments Week and a number of events will take place on the Dr Alex Rock, told the BBC: "We love opening our doors and we love people just wandering around and falling in love with this green lung in the city." The site still has the Victorian-style allotment layout and boasts a set of World War Two shelters and barrage balloon couplings which were designed to hide Derby from German bombers. Dr Rock said the allotment had an "absolutely incredible year" for fruit such as damsons and apples and people turning up to the open day will be able to see a wide range of methods and items grown on each plot from potatoes to tromboncino, a type of squash used in "rudest vegetable competition" is where the tromboncino will take centre stage, often taking a humorous form when left to grow out. Allotment holders have been nurturing their entries since April."They are rude looking vegetables," Dr Rock added."We'll be judging the rudest tromboncino at the open day so people will be invited along to pick their favourite."You can judge it by length, weight and even girth. It's the people's choice." Dr Rock said the benefits of working on an allotment were huge and urged people to get involved."It's an escape and when you go through those gates it's a little bit of paradise... you really don't feel like you're in a city," he said."It allows you stop and reflect, get the soil in your hands and really get stuck in to connect with growing fruit and vegetables."Other activities include tool sharpening sessions, a guided meditation on the wildlife plot, a history tour, a barbeque, wine tasting sessions and live allotment is open to the public between 11:00 BST and 16:00.
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Cornwall surfing prodigy says Boardmasters wins 'means the world'
Hotly-tipped Cornish surfer Lukas Skinner has said retaining his double crown at Boardmasters this year "means the world".The 17-year-old broke his leg four months ago, but took both the Men's Championship and Junior Boys in the UK's biggest surf event at Newquay's Fistral beach on 10 August. Lukas said the recovery from his injury was tough but now he now had his sights on more titles and the Olympics in 2028. "To be representing Cornwall and bringing it back home, it was the best crowd I've ever surfed in front of for sure, " he said. Boardmasters is part of the European-based QS tour, with the highest ranked competitors making it onto the Challenger Series, which in turn feeds the top level Championship from Perranporth, is off to Spain next in his bid to get enough points to progress to the Challenger teenager is also part of the GB Surfing Progression Squad, and has his Olympics said: "That's always the main goal - and it's at Trestles Beach in California, which is one of my favourite waves in the world. "I believe I can do it so I'm going to train very hard and hope that I can." But the road to the Boardmasters victories at Fistral Beach has been hard after the leg injury that meant Lukas had to fly to Germany for said: "I think people don't realise how hard it is going through that - there were a lot of dark times and I think that's why all my emotion came out when I did win."I broke down in tears because this year has been so hard for me and it all just paid off and the crowd was insane and so loud."It was a long four months, but it built me as a better person and I was able to come back and win, so I'm really happy."His father Ben is also a pro-surfer and 11-time European longboard champion."My dad is a big inspiration. He's my biggest supporter, along with my mum, and he makes my surfboards as well, so that's special."My biggest goal at home is to show that it is possible to come from Europe and Cornwall and get to the top stage."I am really proud to be that person for younger surfers to look up to."
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Brass bands to take over Devon for two-day event
A two-day event for brass bands is set to return to Devon across the weekend. The event - called Bandamonium - will see 23 bands perform five concerts each in ten different locations across the will also be the Massed Bands Concert at 20:30 BST on Saturday in Hatherleigh Market, when 23 bands and more than 500 players will play the 4th year of the festival, organisers are hopeful "hundreds" of people will attend the free show. Tim Williams, Founder and Chair of Trustees for Bandamonium, said it was a "feel-good weekend of world-class brass"."Brass just sounds magical here - it's part of our heritage and perfect for playing outdoors across the Devon hills," he said. "We're expecting hundreds with the sun out, with both brass fans and first-timers coming along."He added: "It's not every day you get to hear some of the UK's best brass bands without leaving your hometown."The full line-up will be available on the event's website.
