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BBC News
13-07-2025
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Mum's fitness charity recieves King's award
A mum who started a fitness group to make new friends has been presented with a King's award in recognition of the charity she in 2009 by Sam Barlow, from Cottingham, Fitmums & Friends now has over 250 volunteers who organise fitness events across Barlow said the award was a "remarkable achievement" and accepted it on behalf of "every single volunteer across our charity".The King's award for voluntary service was presented by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire at a ceremony at the Guildhall in Hull on Saturday. Ms Barlow said: "I was a lonely mum and I just really wanted to meet people to be more active with, but also to make friends in the playground when my little boy started school, and it's grown considerably."Over 100 volunteers attended the event in Lieutenant, Jim Dick, who presented the award on behalf of the King, said: "This is an award from the King, and it's not given lightly. "There is a real nomination process, a vetting process, so that only those most worthy of getting this receive the award."We should be recognizing as many as people as we can in the East Riding of Yorkshire, including Hull. We have fantastic organizations, fantastic people, fantastic businesses."Fitmums & Friends is one of 281 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups in the UK to receive the award in 2024, which is the highest accolade given to local volunteer Barlow said the award was a "remarkable achievement"."This is for every single volunteer across our charity, without them we wouldn't be able to provide the incredible things we do," she to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
BBC News
10-03-2025
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Hundreds join Headscarf Hustle across the Humber Bridge
Four-hundred fundraisers in headscarves crossed the Humber Bridge on Sunday to raise money for a statue to honour four pioneering women from Hull. The Headscarf Revolutionaries fought to improve safety in the fishing industry following the Triple Trawler Tragedy of four-mile walk or run across the bridge was in its second year, with entries doubling this time Sam Barlow, of the charity Fitmums & Friends, said she was "absolutely delighted" with the turnout for a "very important" cause. She said: "We doubled our entries from last year and we sold out in advance of the event. "So it just shows you that people are passionate about the cause and passionate about coming together." In 1968, 58 men lost their lives at sea when, in quick succession, the Hull trawlers St Romanus, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland went down with only a sole survivor, Harry Eddom. The "triple trawler tragedy" resulted in a campaign led by Lillian Bilocca, Christine Smallbone, later known as Christine Jensen, Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, who became known as the Headscarf established the Fisherman's Charter, which was a demand for better safety standards in the fishing industry, such as a radio operator on every ship, better safety equipment and improved training. Fitmums & Friends hosted the event in partnership with Curly's Tracey Henry, who chairs the Headscarf Revolutionaries Statue Group, also took said the statue could cost about £250,000 to build, but the group was beginning to look at potential locations in the city centre."These ladies still tell a story now and will do into the future," she said. "It's about making sure these ladies are seen, they're heard and never ever forgotten."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
