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Becca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together to help others, drawn from across BBC Local Radio.
This episode - the family from Tees who have just received the best Christmas gift ever, in the form of a stem cell donor for eight-year-old Evie. Plus the Indian restaurant in Leicester, helping ensure no one goes hungry on 25th December.
Featuring stories from BBC Radio Tees, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Hereford and Worcester and BBC Radio Leicester.
Latin aerobics fan Hannah took up Zumba during lockdown when she had to shield.
When gyms reopened, Hannah qualified as a teacher and is now the first Zumba teacher in the UK with Downs syndrome.
Published 02/15/22
Meet Jay Flynn, as online pub quizmaster who hosted weekly quizzes, which at their peak attracted 180,000 people, and raised more than £1m for charity.
Before he was a quizmaster, Jay spent nearly two years living on a bench on London's Victoria Embankment.
Jay talked to BBC Radio Lancashire...
Published 02/02/22