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Hello You 44: Toby's Territory
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Hello You 44: Toby's Territory

'Life is out of your control sometimes'
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Toby the Cat is part of the community in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. He took an interest in what I was up to, when I sat on a bench near the Guildhall last Friday afternoon.

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Topics that came up in conversation:

  • family history, and discovering stories of famine, persecution and having to flee

  • where and when would you go in a Time Machine?

  • loneliness

  • finding joy in simple things

  • the importance of hope

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There’ll be another episode of Hello You on Friday, and on Saturday lunchtime, I’ll sitting on a bench - or possibly a folding chair! - in the Quarry (Park) in Shrewsbury, at the Pride Picnic. Come and say hello? You can hear the conversations I record there, from next Monday.

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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.