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BBC News
24-05-2025
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Chelsea Flower Show medal for Rutland designer's bird garden
A Rutland-based garden designer has won a medal at her first RHS Chelsea Flower Oakey received a silver gilt for highlighting the plight of the UK song bird in her show SongBird Survival Garden aimed to show the narrative of a bird's daily life with a birdhouse den made from reclaimed materials showing motifs of threatened UK and Stacey actress Alison Steadman was one of the visitors to the garden and said she had picked up some tips to attract birds into her own garden. Ms Oakey said she wanted to include three elements, "shelter, water and food that are instrumental to birds' lives" in her garden. "My design is inspired by the movement and perspective of a bird, foraging for food and water while moving between points of safety and shelter."Two pathways weave between layers of planting, mimicking how birds prefer to move through a network of cover," she Oakey said the garden featured a birdhouse den made from reclaimed materials, with bird-friendly planting which provides natural sources of food and nesting material. 'Family tradition' Ms Oakey said her parents were florists and avid orchid growers, who had won seven gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show previously. She said: "It's just lovely to be able to follow in their footsteps. "It's exciting to follow the family tradition and come to Chelsea." Once the Chelsea Flower show has finished, Ms Oakey says the whole garden will be relocated. "We're taking it on a lorry up to Hull to its permanent home with the Neighbourhood Network Charity, who manage a bustling community centre, based in Bransholme."It currently doesn't have an outside space, so it'll create a lovely place for people to sit and an oasis for birds in the city," she said.
Wales Online
20-05-2025
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- Wales Online
Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman vows 'I'm not doing it again' ahead of milestone
Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman vows 'I'm not doing it again' ahead of milestone In a recent interview, Pam Shipman actress Alison Steadman said she's had to "turn down a lot of things" due to a recent injury, and won't be returning to one aspect of her career There's one part of her career that Alison wants to leave in the rear-view mirror (Image: Getty Images ) Alison Steadman has said there's one element of her professional life she won't be doing again, as she gears up to celebrate a milestone. The Gavin and Stacey star, known for playing Pam Shipman in the much-loved BBC sitcom, turns 79 in August. And, with her 80th fast approaching, there's one aspect of her impressive career that Alison wants to leave in the rear-view mirror. In other ways, however, she has no intention of slowing down as she gets older. Alison wants to return to work this summer, after suffering a fall in Dubai that left her relying on a wheelchair to get around. Unfortunately, the injury - the breaking of the metatarsals in her foot - has also meant she's had to "turn down a lot of things". Yet, her return to acting will omit one specific creative medium, as she's flat-out said she won't be doing it. The Gavin and Stacey star is known for playing Pam Shipman (Image: BBC ) Article continues below When asked about her plans, the actress told Best magazine: "No, I'm not doing theatre again. I love doing the telly and radio, and I've had to turn down a lot of things because of my foot, but that's the way it is. I'll hopefully be back working in the summer, but we'll see." Meanwhile, the actress also recently revealed that she'd like Gavin and Stacey to return as a film, despite the popular show seemingly coming to an end with a Christmas special in December 2024, titled "The Finale". Created by James Corden and Ruth Jones (who also star in the show as Smithy and Nessa Jenkins), Gavin and Stacey's final episode attracted more than 19 million viewers. Despite this, Alison seems keen for the show to make its mark on the silver screen, clarifying that she'd "definitely be up for that" and praising the two writers as "brilliant". She told Daily Star Sunday: "I'd love it if a film of 'Gavin and Stacey' came up. If it did I'd definitely be up for that. I think it would work as a film, too. Ruth Jones and James Corden are such brilliant writers. I'm sure they could make it work." Alison also recently revealed that she'd like Gavin and Stacey to return as a film (Image:) Article continues below Sadly, however, Ruth has previously shut down any notion of the show returning. Speaking to Woman and Home magazine, Ruth dubbed the finale episode a "beautiful ending to a wonderful journey". The Welsh actress added that she was "delighted" with the response, claiming that they "couldn't have done it any better". Ruth also pointed out that people were "very satisfied" with the end result of the series. Larry Lamb, who plays Mick Shipman on the show, also believes there are advantages to a cinema version. Speaking previously to the Times, he explained that by putting it in the cinema, they would attract 35 million people and "make all the money over again".
BBC News
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Faversham: Celebrities to take to stage at literary festival
One of Kent's largest literary festivals gets under way on Literary Festival offers a week-long "eclectic range of speakers and events", its organisers Alison Steadman, who plays Pam in Gavin and Stacey, will be on stage in talking about her life and career to tie in with her autobiography. Other well-known authors visiting the Kent market town include Michael Rosen, actress Dame Harriet Walter, designer Dame Zandra Rhodes and Paralympian Jonnie Peacock. The annual festival, which began in 2018, offers an "exciting mix of well-known authors, leading thinkers, up-and-coming writers, and local talent". As well as guest talks it features writing competitions, workshops, slam poetry and children's events. A spokesperson said: "The quality and scope of the programme is what gets us excited and makes it a festival that people want to come to."The festival runs over nine days at various venues around the town until 2 March.
