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BBC News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Peterborough charity blown away with donated football kits
A charity best known for upcycling used bath tubs has launched a scheme to recycle football kits to pass on to low income Up The Garden Bath said it had asked people to donate kits, including shirts and boots, that it could sell on at an "affordable cost".The Goal2Grow project was launched on 17 May at the Peterborough Celebrates founder Dave Poulton said he had been "blown away" by the 35 shirts so far donated. The organisation runs UNITY, a community shop in Queensgate, which sells products from 50 small Poulton also runs an educational workshop alongside volunteers at Central Park in the city, to teach people about gardening, recycling, sustainability and wildlife preservation - as well as equipping them with practical DIY the Goal2Grow project, donated football kits will be cleaned and sold at the UNITY store for about £ raised would support more educational and environmental projects in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, Mr Poulton said. "The project champions sustainability by extending the life of valuable sportswear, reducing textile waste and removing financial barriers that can prevent young people from participating in sport," explained Mr Poulton."It is about inclusion, wellbeing and giving everyone a fair chance to enjoy the game."At the festival, there was a man in football shirt who took his top off and walked around the festival without a shirt."That's how powerful this campaign is turning out to be."The response is amazing. We have started collecting shirts which could cost anywhere of around £60 or more." Earlier this month, he attended a Buckingham Palace garden party with his daughter where he could meet King Charles Poulton said it was an "honour" to be in his presence and said it served to raise awareness of what the charity had achieved. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Five stories you might have missed in Peterborough this week
A Peterborough charity gets an invite to meet the King, a team of knitters recreate the fourth Doctor's scarf - only much longer - and a Fenland filmmaker will release unseen footage of the city's famous hover train. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week, along with the politics and sport round-up. The man behind a community charity that turns old baths into flower beds has been invited to Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles. Dave Poulton of Peterborough charity Up the Garden Bath will attend a royal garden party on 14 May, celebrating people working in education and skills. A team of knitters have used their skills to create a 50ft (15m) long scarf for an unofficial Doctor Who exhibition in the city. Adventures in Time & Space, which opens at Peterborough Museum next month, asked the museum's resident knitting group to embrace the Time Lord's spirit and create the scarf. The original neckwear worn by the fourth Doctor, played by actor Tom Baker, reportedly measured 18ft (5.5m), so this woolly masterpiece is nearly three times its length. The team relocating a disused Victorian railway station brick by brick say they need £150,000 to complete the project. Wansford Road station in Sutton, near Peterborough, was dismantled last April and is being rebuilt at Railworld Wildlife Haven in the city. The building was in danger of being bulldozed to make way for the dualling of the A47. A woman who was told she would never move again is now preparing to live in her own home and hopes to become a nail technician. Megan Dixon, 20, was cared for at the Eagle Wood Neurological Care Centre in Peterborough after being diagnosed with functional neurological disorder which left her paralysed. She told the BBC that she "can't wait to finally move out and get a place with my boyfriend". A new documentary film will feature previously unseen footage of the testing of an ill-fated prototype of a so-called hover train. Filmmaker Drew Silver, from Littleport in Cambridgeshire, said he became enthralled with the story of the "space age" RTV 31, which was trialled in the Fens in the late 1960s. The hover train was poised to revolutionise public transport - but never took off. The prototype is on display at the Railworld Wildlife Haven in Peterborough. Trustees and volunteers of a community growing space in Peterborough have launched an opposition campaign after learning their site could be used for housing. The Green Backyard site forms part of a plot on London Road, where 48 houses have been earmarked as part of Peterborough City Council's Draft Local Plan for new housing. The authority, which is consulting on plans for the development of the city over the next 20 years, said people taking part was "essential in helping shape later versions". Meanwhile, the council turned down plans to subdivide the Ploughman Pub in Werrington into a smaller sports bar and three shops over concerns for the loss of a community facility. Owner Gujjar Investments Ltd had said the sports bar was a "financially viable alternative" to a full-size public house. Finally, works aimed at stabilising the Westfield Road railway bridge, near Bourges Boulevard, will start on Monday. It's due to remain partially closed until summer. Peterborough United secured their League One status for next season with a 1-1 draw at Barnsley. Ricky-Jade Jones scored the opening goal for Posh before Jon Russell equalised for Barnsley just before half time. Darren Ferguson's side are seven points above the relegation zone. Peterborough Sports suffered the heaviest defeat of their season at the hands of Scunthorpe. The Turbines were beaten 5-0 at Glanford Park. The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey team lost in the final of the play-offs to rivals MK Lightening. Phantoms had beaten Swindon Wildcats in the semi-final but fell short in their attempt to retain their title. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Five stories you might have missed in Peterborough this week
A Peterborough charity gets an invite to meet the King, a team of knitters recreate the fourth Doctor's scarf - only much longer - and a Fenland filmmaker will release unseen footage of the city's famous hover train. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week, along with the politics and sport round-up. The man behind a community charity that turns old baths into flower beds has been invited to Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles. Dave Poulton of Peterborough charity Up the Garden Bath will attend a royal garden party on 14 May, celebrating people working in education and skills. A team of knitters have used their skills to create a 50ft (15m) long scarf for an unofficial Doctor Who exhibition in the city. Adventures in Time & Space, which opens at Peterborough Museum next month, asked the museum's resident knitting group to embrace the Time Lord's spirit and create the scarf. The original neckwear worn by the fourth Doctor, played by actor Tom Baker, reportedly measured 18ft (5.5m), so this woolly masterpiece is nearly three times its length. The team relocating a disused Victorian railway station brick by brick say they need £150,000 to complete the project. Wansford Road station in Sutton, near Peterborough, was dismantled last April and is being rebuilt at Railworld Wildlife Haven in the city. The building was in danger of being bulldozed to make way for the dualling of the A47. A woman who was told she would never move again is now preparing to live in her own home and hopes to become a nail technician. Megan Dixon, 20, was cared for at the Eagle Wood Neurological Care Centre in Peterborough after being diagnosed with functional neurological disorder which left her paralysed. She told the BBC that she "can't wait to finally move out and get a place with my boyfriend". A new documentary film will feature previously unseen footage of the testing of an ill-fated prototype of a so-called hover train. Filmmaker Drew Silver, from Littleport in Cambridgeshire, said he became enthralled with the story of the "space age" RTV 31, which was trialled in the Fens in the late 1960s. The hover train was poised to revolutionise public transport - but never took off. The prototype is on display at the Railworld Wildlife Haven in Peterborough. Trustees and volunteers of a community growing space in Peterborough have launched an opposition campaign after learning their site could be used for housing. The Green Backyard site forms part of a plot on London Road, where 48 houses have been earmarked as part of Peterborough City Council's Draft Local Plan for new housing. The authority, which is consulting on plans for the development of the city over the next 20 years, said people taking part was "essential in helping shape later versions". Meanwhile, the council turned down plans to subdivide the Ploughman Pub in Werrington into a smaller sports bar and three shops over concerns for the loss of a community facility. Owner Gujjar Investments Ltd had said the sports bar was a "financially viable alternative" to a full-size public house. Finally, works aimed at stabilising the Westfield Road railway bridge, near Bourges Boulevard, will start on Monday. It's due to remain partially closed until summer. Peterborough United secured their League One status for next season with a 1-1 draw at Barnsley. Ricky-Jade Jones scored the opening goal for Posh before Jon Russell equalised for Barnsley just before half time. Darren Ferguson's side are seven points above the relegation zone. Peterborough Sports suffered the heaviest defeat of their season at the hands of Scunthorpe. The Turbines were beaten 5-0 at Glanford Park. The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey team lost in the final of the play-offs to rivals MK Lightening. Phantoms had beaten Swindon Wildcats in the semi-final but fell short in their attempt to retain their title. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Five stories you might have missed in Peterborough this week
A Peterborough charity gets an invite to meet the King, a team of knitters recreate the fourth Doctor's scarf - only much longer - and a Fenland filmmaker will release unseen footage of the city's famous hover train. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week, along with the politics and sport round-up. The man behind a community charity that turns old baths into flower beds has been invited to Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles. Dave Poulton of Peterborough charity Up the Garden Bath will attend a royal garden party on 14 May, celebrating people working in education and skills. A team of knitters have used their skills to create a 50ft (15m) long scarf for an unofficial Doctor Who exhibition in the city. Adventures in Time & Space, which opens at Peterborough Museum next month, asked the museum's resident knitting group to embrace the Time Lord's spirit and create the scarf. The original neckwear worn by the fourth Doctor, played by actor Tom Baker, reportedly measured 18ft (5.5m), so this woolly masterpiece is nearly three times its length. The team relocating a disused Victorian railway station brick by brick say they need £150,000 to complete the project. Wansford Road station in Sutton, near Peterborough, was dismantled last April and is being rebuilt at Railworld Wildlife Haven in the city. The building was in danger of being bulldozed to make way for the dualling of the A47. A woman who was told she would never move again is now preparing to live in her own home and hopes to become a nail technician. Megan Dixon, 20, was cared for at the Eagle Wood Neurological Care Centre in Peterborough after being diagnosed with functional neurological disorder which left her paralysed. She told the BBC that she "can't wait to finally move out and get a place with my boyfriend". A new documentary film will feature previously unseen footage of the testing of an ill-fated prototype of a so-called hover train. Filmmaker Drew Silver, from Littleport in Cambridgeshire, said he became enthralled with the story of the "space age" RTV 31, which was trialled in the Fens in the late 1960s. The hover train was poised to revolutionise public transport - but never took off. The prototype is on display at the Railworld Wildlife Haven in Peterborough. Trustees and volunteers of a community growing space in Peterborough have launched an opposition campaign after learning their site could be used for housing. The Green Backyard site forms part of a plot on London Road, where 48 houses have been earmarked as part of Peterborough City Council's Draft Local Plan for new housing. The authority, which is consulting on plans for the development of the city over the next 20 years, said people taking part was "essential in helping shape later versions". Meanwhile, the council turned down plans to subdivide the Ploughman Pub in Werrington into a smaller sports bar and three shops over concerns for the loss of a community facility. Owner Gujjar Investments Ltd had said the sports bar was a "financially viable alternative" to a full-size public house. Finally, works aimed at stabilising the Westfield Road railway bridge, near Bourges Boulevard, will start on Monday. It's due to remain partially closed until summer. Peterborough United secured their League One status for next season with a 1-1 draw at Barnsley. Ricky-Jade Jones scored the opening goal for Posh before Jon Russell equalised for Barnsley just before half time. Darren Ferguson's side are seven points above the relegation zone. Peterborough Sports suffered the heaviest defeat of their season at the hands of Scunthorpe. The Turbines were beaten 5-0 at Glanford Park. The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey team lost in the final of the play-offs to rivals MK Lightening. Phantoms had beaten Swindon Wildcats in the semi-final but fell short in their attempt to retain their title. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
