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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Tuk-tuk India rally 'shows what women can achieve'
A woman who is travelling 1,000 km across India in a tuk-tuk said bringing joy to people along the way is "quite the experience". Claire Jenkins from the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, is part of the Sisterhood Rickshaw Rally, 60 women journeying from Chennai to Goa. The group aims to raise £350,000 to support projects in Chennai to empower women and girls, including the construction of safe, weather-resistant classrooms. The rally, which takes place around International Women's Day on Saturday, is "a bold statement of what women can achieve together", the group said. Speaking to BBC Radio Gloucestershire, Ms Jenkins said she had experienced her tuk-tuk breaking down but had got on the road again and was now approaching Bangalore. "We've done 175 km so far, so we're now driving through a lot more rural areas," Ms Jenkins said. "We've got 18 tuk-tuks and 60 women, which causes quite the riots. We've got a lot of people driving alongside us, waving, and it's great to be able to share some joy with people. "It's been quite the experience." During the journey, which is due to finish on Wednesday, the women have kept their spirits high through "tuk-tuk-aoke". "We have a speaker and we sing songs all of the way, incredibly badly," she said. "And when our speaker ran out yesterday, we were doing primary school bangers like All Things Bright and Beautiful." The rally is made up of female entrepreneurs and has raised more than £90,000 so far. Ladies Circle India and Round Table India identified three women and girls' projects for the funds to be donated to. As well as the weather-resistant classrooms, it will also go towards giving skills training to young women to allow them to achieve economic independence, and improving maternal healthcare. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. First tuk-tuk library rolls into a city Fundraisers to travel to Africa in a tuk-tuk The Sisterhood
BBC News
07-03-2025
- BBC News
Tuk-tuk rally across India 'quite the experience'
A woman who is travelling 1,000 km across India in a tuk-tuk said bringing joy to people along the way is "quite the experience".Claire Jenkins from the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, is part of the Sisterhood Rickshaw Rally, 60 women journeying from Chennai to group aims to raise £350,000 to support projects in Chennai to empower women and girls, including the construction of safe, weather-resistant rally, which takes place around International Women's Day on Saturday, is "a bold statement of what women can achieve together", the group said. Speaking to BBC Radio Gloucestershire, Ms Jenkins said she had experienced her tuk-tuk breaking down but had got on the road again and was now approaching Bangalore."We've done 175 km so far, so we're now driving through a lot more rural areas," Ms Jenkins said. 'Share some joy' "We've got 18 tuk-tuks and 60 women, which causes quite the riots. We've got a lot of people driving alongside us, waving, and it's great to be able to share some joy with people."It's been quite the experience."During the journey, which is due to finish on Wednesday, the women have kept their spirits high through "tuk-tuk-aoke"."We have a speaker and we sing songs all of the way, incredibly badly," she said."And when our speaker ran out yesterday, we were doing primary school bangers like All Things Bright and Beautiful." The rally is made up of female entrepreneurs and has raised more than £90,000 so Circle India and Round Table India identified three women and girls' projects for the funds to be donated well as the weather-resistant classrooms, it will also go towards giving skills training to young women to allow them to achieve economic independence, and improving maternal healthcare.
Telegraph
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Chilli-eating contests and pork pie wreaths: the eccentric new funeral trends
The report also found that music choices are changing, with the classic hymn Abide With Me this year being replaced by Frank Sinatra's My Way as the most-played funeral song. The classic hymns Amazing Grace, written by the reformed 18th century slave trader John Newton, and All Things Bright and Beautiful are the only other religious songs in the top 10. Other non-religious songs that prove popular include AC/DC's Highway to Hell and Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell. Elsewhere, more than a third of under-35s now say they would like a 'themed' element included in their own funeral, more than twice the figure for the total population – at 15 per cent. It now costs an average of £9,797 to send a loved one off, up from £9,658 in 2023, according to the report. Mark Screeton, chief executive of SunLife, said: 'According to our report, more than half of us would like our own funeral to have a 'personal' element, including bright clothing instead of black, or a theme reflecting our likes and interests. 'But when it comes to it, most people don't tell their loved ones of these wishes. In fact, 18 per cent of funeral organisers have absolutely no idea about any of their loved ones' preferences – not even whether they wanted a burial or a cremation.'
