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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Nearly £1,000 raised for Prostate Cancer UK at classic car picnic
A classic car picnic held in Oxfordshire has raised almost £1,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. The MG and Classic Car Charity Picnic at Millets Farm Centre near Marcham saw an 'eclectic mix' of vehicles brought along in the name of the charity. The MG car club was formed in 1930 and since then has looked to celebrate automobiles in particular of the MG brand. On Sunday, August 10 the group got together between 9am and 3pm for its latest annual picnic at which a record amount was raised for Prostate Cancer UK. READ MORE: Open to all cars, old Fords, Rolls Royces, Rovers and some American classics were among the 130 on display with £844 being raised in total for the charity. 'It was a very relaxed event,' said Neil Hyett, the main organiser of the show. 'People could turn up when they wanted.' The 71-year-old retiree added: 'Prostate cancer is an important charity as many of the classic car owners are susceptible and we get a lot of support for it. 'A few people there have had prostate cancer. It's a very relevant charity to owners of classic cars.' He added that he was grateful for the support of Millets Farm Centre. One in eight men will get prostate cancer in their life with the charity offering support to those impacted and funding for research. The event was fully put on by volunteers and saw people displaying their own cars while viewing other vehicles and picnicking.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Government ignored licence that could have saved my brother
A woman whose brother died in a car crash caused by a young driver has said she is "angry" that the government has not introduced graduated drivers' Pullen's 17-year-old brother Elliot, was among three passengers who died in 2023 after the car they were travelling in hit a tree in the village of Marcham, was "disappointed" that the government's latest driving proposals focused on motorists over 70 and not graduated drivers' licences, which she thinks could have saved her brother.A spokesperson from the Department for Transport said it does not support graduated drivers licences but is considering other measures to protect young drivers. Thomas Johnson, 19, was driving on the night that Ms Pullen's brother had only had his licence for less than a year and was filmed inhaling laughing gas behind the wheel and travelling at speeds of up to 100mph before the was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. "You don't know the hurt and the heartache unless your family has felt it," Ms Pullen reaction to the news that drivers over 70 could be banned from the roads if they fail compulsory eye tests, she said she did agree that this is also an issue but believes young drivers should be the said: "It just makes me angry because the government and everyone can see that these graduated drivers' licences would have saved so many lives and will continue to save so many lives so I can't understand why they don't believe that they're necessary, they should be the most important thing within the driving laws at the moment."She believes it could help to save up to 100 lives a year adding that "if these graduated drivers' licences save one life that would be enough for us".Among the changes Ms Pullen hopes to see is a ban on new young drivers carrying "peer age passengers" for the first six to 12 months. 'One in five crash' In reaction to the government's latest driving laws, Edmund King, president of the Basingstoke based AA said: "The area that seems to have been overlooked here is the one in five new drivers who crash in the first year of driving."Figures from the Department for Transport found 290 people were killed in young driver crashes with more than 4,669 seriously injured in 2023."The leading cause of death of young people between 17 to 19, not only in the UK but worldwide, is in car crashes," Mr King said.A spokesperson from the Department for Transport said: "Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driving Licences, we absolutely recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads and continue to tackle this through our 'Think' campaign."We are considering other measures to address this problem and protect young drivers, as part of our upcoming strategy for road safety - the first in over a decade." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Leader Live
20-05-2025
- General
- Leader Live
'Joyful' Glyn Ceiriog pre-school in danger of closing
Cylch Meithrin in Glyn Ceiriog is in danger of closure as it faces a £5,000 funding gap going into the summer. The Welsh-English pre-school is a large part of the local community and is 'integral' to the primary education in the Ceiriog valley. Cylch Meithrin is sited at Ysgol Cynddelw and provides not only a pre-school but also the after-school club and boasts a small forest area so a lot of time is spent outside. It is feared the closure would have huge knock-on effect locally and children who use Cylch told of the importance of the pre-school in their lives. Orla Young, 8, is a member of the after-school club and said: 'I like playing and the opportunity to make new friends. "It's fun, joyful, and the staff really care about the children that come." According to Katie Marcham, Chair of the Glyn Ceiriog Cylch Meithrin Committee, the pre-school's close relationship with Ysgol Cynddelw allows toddlers 'to step seamlessly from early years education into primary school without it feeling like they're changing setting at all'. 'Losing Cylch would mean parents having to take their children out of the Ceiriog Valley in order to access early education and many may not be able to do so, meaning they miss out altogether,' said Ms Marcham. MORE NEWS 'Not only that, but fewer children would spend their early entitlement at the school, and those using the after-school club may have to be educated elsewhere; not only would all of this lose Ysgol Cynddelw valuable funding, but for those children may mean being schooled away from their local area. Anyone wishing to donate to help save Cylch Meithrin can do so via: Ms Marcham explained that the funding issues had been caused by rising administrative costs which were now under control and that if they could raise the money the funding would be secured permanently. 'We have worked to get costs down in recent months but we still have funding issues. We have worked out if it wasn't for the summer holidays coming up we could just keep going and it would be fine. "But we have six weeks there with no income and we still have to pay staff 'We are just hoping to get some donations to see us through and pick up in September and go from strength to strength."
