21/09/2026
One Weekend. One Bench. One Dark Lord. One Mission… Community ❤️
What a weekend!
It started with Andrew and Aidan joining the Zero 7 - Get connected. team for a Star Wars-themed entry at Barnstaple Carnival 🌟⚔️
Then, with a quick change of costume, I joined Rob at the The Fairway Buoy to stay on Clinton the Bench for 24 hours, helping raise awareness and funds towards her treatment abroad. ❤️
This weekend really showed why North Devon is such an amazing place to live. The community spirit here is second to none, and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who got involved, offered their support, stopped for a chat, or simply cheered us on.
A few special thank-yous for making the weekend what it was:
❤️ Frankie and Tone — for the amazing Thai takeaway Morans Restaurant and Cocktail Bar and all your support. It was especially lovely that Frankie could join me for the finish.
❤️ Rob Braddick — for hosting the event and, once again, entertaining another one of my crazy ideas! 💡
❤️ Mimick Signs — for the advertising signs.
👕 EX39 - for the Son of a Bench hoodie
☕ James and Sam — for providing some very much-needed coffee!
🍰 Tone’s auntie — for the very tasty chocolate cake.
🍫 Tone’s mum — for the box of Heroes.
🍩 Joe and Becky — for the donuts.
📸 Jay Bird Photography. for taking some fantastic pictures
🍪 The very kind lady who brought down a box of biscuits.
And, of course, a huge thank-you to the many kind people who came down throughout the day to talk to me, show their support and find out more about what we were doing. ✨
It was a long 24 hours, but weekends like this remind you just how special our community can be.
One weekend. One bench. One mission. ❤️