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A49 truck spotting
Season 1, Ep. 11
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We hear from a new cafe on Sandford Avenue and go for another walk with Colin, this time it’s Caer Caradoc. Sian’s been down at the cemetery and the allotments talking to people about life, death and everything in between and then she pulled up a garden chair and sat at the side of the A49 waving at passing trucks. It’s all going on in Church Stretton as the weather improves and people get out and about.
Timings
Walking with Colin: 0:58
Chats with strangers: 6:52
Feature: A49 trucking 11:23
New business feature: 17:55
Soundscape: Livestock Market 23:05
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