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Hello You 41: Magical Ideas in Mushroom Minds
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Hello You 41: Magical Ideas in Mushroom Minds

A bonkers Bank Holiday bench in Bishop's Castle
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Where might you find:

  • a Faerie Trail

  • a faerie to tell you about it

  • a House on Crutches

  • the Happy Bap

  • a hamster on a stick (pictured below)

  • a secret garden (also pictured further below, with its creator Whitty)

  • the British Champion Women’s Scyther

  • Derek (98) and Christmas lights (eventually)

  • the Badger Cavalry

  • and an astonishing number of former pubs?

Answer: In Bishop’s Castle, south Shropshire. Listen to this episode of Hello You to hear more about them all!

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That’s where I sat on a bench to record this Bench episode of Hello You, on Saturday afternoon.

It was quite quiet at first … and then it really wasn’t!

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Hello You - Jim Hawkins’s Substack
Hello You with Jim Hawkins
I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life.
I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say.
It's public-service local journalism that cares about people. Audio that brings you the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise. Interviews conducted with compassion and empathy. Thoughtful, positive, good-humoured conversations, informed local storytelling, and commentary that’s not afraid to get righteously angry on occasion.