Take nothing for granted….
Ten to the Top

Take nothing for granted….

B1IntermediateSeptember 8, 202614 min

Counting blessings Karen in Pudsey & golfer Craig in Southport hoping for double digits

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Karen. I'm so nervous. Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, you're fine. Honest, we'll hold

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. BBC Radio 2, 10 to the top. Karen Dolby Agate in Pudsey, welcome. Hi. Good luck with this, Karen. I'm so nervous. Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, you're fine. Honest, we'll hold your hand, we'll guide you through it. You used to live in New Zealand, where abouts?

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Timaru in the South Island. How long did you live there for? Well, I do six months, six months, I do six months Cornwall, six months New Zealand, I do so much summer. What a lovely life. I know and now I'm here in Pudsey. Yeah and now you're in Yorkshire. Yorkshire back where all belonged. Yeah that's where all belong. Back up. You're a big open water

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swimmer. Oh my god I miss it so much because I'm a lot in Pudsey so yeah. And sadly mum's got dementia so I don't get out to swim so I'm sort of 24-7 looking after her but you know I get the opportunity every so often. Let me ask you about this because I think it'll be interesting for our listeners to know. In the past you were paralysed for

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