0:00:02 > 0:00:06Freezing and living on the street.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17There was one in the next shelter who was brought out in a shelter. He
0:00:17 > 0:00:20froze? Yes.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Where s the dough?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23A special delivery for the bakery owner accused
0:00:23 > 0:00:25of not paying his staff.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27We d like to give you the opportunity to answer some
0:00:27 > 0:00:28questions.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33They ve baked a cake for you too.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37It's an uphill challenge but can Billy make it?
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Kate Grey challenges one boy to get active.
0:00:42 > 0:00:48Welcome to tonight s Inside Out West.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01If you re lucky enough to be in a nice warm bed tonight,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04spare a thought for the growing army of people sleeping rough
0:01:04 > 0:01:07on pavements and in doorways.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Here in Weston it's already freezing ? just think
0:01:11 > 0:01:17what it ll be like later on.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26We ve got a noticeably cold night ahead across North Somerset.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29We ll find even on the coastal fringes temperatures dropping
0:01:29 > 0:01:32to freezing or -1 and there may well be some fog around as well.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I m heading to Weston super Mare to spend a night on the streets.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It's one of many places in our region
0:01:37 > 0:01:39where there are visibly more
0:01:39 > 0:01:42homeless people ? we ll know exactly how bad the situation
0:01:42 > 0:01:44is when the latest rough sleeper figures
0:01:44 > 0:01:47are published later this week.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And while we might all walk
0:01:49 > 0:01:52past homeless people - how many of us ever really
0:01:52 > 0:01:58think about what it s like to be on the streets at night.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00He was brought out on the stretcher - he was gone.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02He froze?
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Yep ? he froze yeah ? during the night ? hypothermia.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Nothing could prepare me for what to expect.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I don t know how long til sunrise but this is really, really,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16really near impossible ? it really is.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20I don t know how they do it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:29Could I make it to the morning?!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33It s just after 6 o clock in the evening here in Weston super
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Mare and I m told it s not a great place to be sleeping
0:02:37 > 0:02:40rough on the streets because of the terrible,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42terrible temperatures.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I have the luxury of actually going home anytime I want
0:02:45 > 0:02:46to ? these guys don t.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And in that Victorian shelter just down the road
0:02:49 > 0:02:53there are a few of the guys who are sleeping there ? I m just
0:02:53 > 0:02:58going to go and introduce myself.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04Hello, how are you?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08This shelter is being shared by Steve, Martin and Kev.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Kev, what s it like at night?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Freezing.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Is it?
0:03:13 > 0:03:19Yeah ? we just have to manage, get into the blankets and sleeping bags.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23How long you been doing this, Kev?
0:03:23 > 0:03:257 months.
0:03:25 > 0:03:307 months, 7 months ? in this?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34It s a familiar story ? Steve s been sleeping rough in Weston
0:03:34 > 0:03:37for the past 9 months.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40What s it like living like this?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45It s not very good but it s life and you make it the best you can.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It must feel like every day is this horrible cycle you re in?
0:03:49 > 0:03:57I don t even wanna wake up some mornings ? I just want it to end.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Oh, gosh.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07I can t do it no more now ? I m still trying but everyone says
0:04:07 > 0:04:12you can cope and you can survive and yeah.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18Steve, Martin and Kev are being helped by local people -
0:04:18 > 0:04:23who bring them hot drinks and food.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Hi Liona, I m Seb.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27They ve also set up a Facebook page
0:04:27 > 0:04:29in the last few weeks ? to raise awareness and encourage more
0:04:29 > 0:04:30people to offer support.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Your name is?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Joseph.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Joseph ? hello ? you helping these guys out?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Yep ? I ve got warm food.
0:04:38 > 0:04:46Do you think this is a problem that ll ever get resolved?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49They easily put things in to attract people to Weston but then try
0:04:49 > 0:04:53and hide the other side of Weston, and there s things they can do
0:04:53 > 0:04:56which I don t feel they do.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02Everyone deserves a chance to be in a house and somewhere warm ? not
0:05:02 > 0:05:04out here in the cold.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It really does upset you doesn t it Joseph?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Yeah ? it s not right.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15It s 8 o clock - the group meet around this time each night ? before
0:05:15 > 0:05:17heading to different parts of the town, taking
0:05:17 > 0:05:24supplies to those in need.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28There is no night shelter here ? the closest is Bristol.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32North Somerset Council estimates the number of rough sleepers in ths
0:05:32 > 0:05:37area as 7 but the volunteers say it s much higher.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39We ve calculated there s about 20 or 30
0:05:39 > 0:05:40of them sleeping rough.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41As high as that?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yes, yes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47So what have they got wrong that you ve seen?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51We re just going out having a search and finding em more ? they are just
0:05:51 > 0:05:53waiting for them to go in the council office.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56But it can be daunting for them to go in that
0:05:56 > 0:05:58council office sometimes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05It needs sorting now.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09As Val takes me around the high street and boulevard, I m amazed
0:06:09 > 0:06:19to see there s even someone sleeping outside the council offices.
0:06:20 > 0:06:27Hiya, you alright?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30In the few hours we spend walking around ? we see
0:06:30 > 0:06:40about 10 rough sleepers, in just a very small area.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46It s coming up to midnight or so ? I ve just left
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Val in the town centre.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51I m heading down to the Victorian shelter where Kevin,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Martin and Steve are setting down for the night ? I ll be
0:06:54 > 0:06:56sleeping over there.
0:06:56 > 0:07:03I ve just got to hope I can make it through the night ? that s all.
0:07:03 > 0:07:10When I get back Steve is struggling because of the cold.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15You need to cover yourself up my friend.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Tell me about your old life Steve ? what was it like?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21It was OK to start off with ? I was married and had kids.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23You were married.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25How long were you married for?
0:07:25 > 0:07:2910 years.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Do your kids keep in touch?
0:07:30 > 0:07:34No, I never see my kids.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Do they know you re here?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38No.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Do you miss them?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Yeah.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Do you think about your old life?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Yeah course, every time I always see my children.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Do you?
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Yeah in my mind.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Steve I don t know how you do this ? it s, it s
0:07:57 > 0:08:02seriously, seriously cold.
0:08:02 > 0:08:08I m not too bad now I m in this sleeping bag ? it s like I m living
0:08:08 > 0:08:11back in a house again in my bed.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Is that how you picture it?
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Yeah ? this is my home ? if I could rent this off the council
0:08:19 > 0:08:24I d rent it and block it all off and put a door there
0:08:24 > 0:08:34so I could shut it all off and have my own little space.
0:08:34 > 0:08:43At around 2am I attempt to settle down.
0:08:43 > 0:08:53This is the only way I can keep warm.
0:08:54 > 0:09:03This is, this is freezing.
0:09:13 > 0:09:23No matter how hard I try, I just can t get to sleep.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31It s about 4:30 at the moment ? it s impossible,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33absolutely impossible.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39I ve got so many layers on but it s just getting colder and colder ?
0:09:39 > 0:09:46I think it s about 4 just getting colder and colder ?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Some of those guys in there have terrible coughs and they ve been
0:09:50 > 0:09:53coughing all night ? it s absolutely freezing, it s near
0:09:53 > 0:10:00impossible to survive this.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I m going to go back in there and try and sleep
0:10:02 > 0:10:05a little bit, at least.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08The number of rough sleepers across the region has almost
0:10:08 > 0:10:12doubled in last four 4 years.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15When it gets below freezing for more than three 3 nights on the trot,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18emergency accommodation should be offered to anyone forced
0:10:18 > 0:10:21to sleep outside.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24One of the reasons is to try and prevent deaths.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27But we ve been told in the last year alone at least 15 people have
0:10:27 > 0:10:33died on the streets.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So it s 6:50 ? most of the time there was freezing fog
0:10:36 > 0:10:37around.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I ll show you on top of the car.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Look at that ? that s a lot of frost there!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46It s not just me who s had trouble tonight.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Even for Martin who is used
0:10:49 > 0:10:52to this ?sleeping in these conditions is a struggle?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56You OK, Martin ? how was the night?
0:10:56 > 0:11:01Cold ? that s just a mild night last night, not
0:11:01 > 0:11:07as cold as it normally is.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Martin, there s a few guys who died recently isn t there?
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Yeah, there was one just up that shelter there.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18He was brought out on the stretcher.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19He was gone.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21He froze?
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Yep ? he froze ? during the night ? hypothermia I think.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29That must be scary?
0:11:29 > 0:11:39Yeah it is, but you ve got to brave it out because I ve got no choice.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49I m too old for all this.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52I need help with my drink cos I m an alcoholic.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I need help with my eyesight ? to try and get my eyesight back
0:11:55 > 0:11:58so I can see what I m doing ? I don t wanna live
0:11:58 > 0:12:04like this no more.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11For me, luckily this was just one night.
0:12:11 > 0:12:19See you, boys.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20It was really difficult
0:12:20 > 0:12:24to say goodbye to Steve and Martin.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I ve really bonded with them ? I ve been here for 14 hours and I ve
0:12:27 > 0:12:29really got to know them.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Spent the night in that shelter over there.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It was really difficult,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38It s stressful when you don t know who might just creep up on you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43And what struck me is how quickly you can just lose morale ? you know
0:12:43 > 0:12:50and because of the cold and intense hopelessness, you can
0:12:50 > 0:12:54just lose the will to do anything the next day.
0:12:54 > 0:13:00It s a very, very, very sad situation.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16What happened to those three after we stopped filming? We kept in touch
0:13:16 > 0:13:22and they are OK. Thriving. Just glad the weather is mild this week. Don't
0:13:22 > 0:13:30forgot to e-mail me with your stories. Plenty more on Facebook and
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Twitter.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38An honest loaf ? wholesome and reassuring.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40But for staff at bakeries we ve been hearing about,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43life s been anything but.
0:13:43 > 0:13:49Carys Edwards has been investigating.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Endacotts ? one of Britain s oldest bakeries.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55They ve been mixing it up here in Okehampton
0:13:55 > 0:13:58for more than a century But recently, frustration has been
0:13:58 > 0:14:02rising faster than the dough.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08When you work for a month expecting to get paid and then you don't
0:14:08 > 0:14:12and you're still anticipating being paid and you're sat
0:14:12 > 0:14:14here thinking, right perhaps it will come tomorrow.
0:14:14 > 0:14:22Perhaps it will, perhaps it won't.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Even vital supplies such as flour, they say, are in short supply.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27We're all trying to keep it going at the moment
0:14:27 > 0:14:30to see how long it will last but we all know it's
0:14:30 > 0:14:31going to have to go.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34This is the owner of Endacotts, Nicholas Gould.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37He runs an assortment of cafes and bakeries
0:14:37 > 0:14:39from his house in Somerset.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Since he took over Endacotts in Devon last year,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45staff say things have been hopelessly half-baked
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Has this ever happened to you before?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49No.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50It's been my life in here.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Never happened.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Never owed money to anyone.
0:14:53 > 0:15:00Now I'm starting to owe people money.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02We ve evidence of problems at other businesses Mr Gould has bought
0:15:02 > 0:15:03in the last few years.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Urban Brunch in Yeovil seems to have closed down.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And Mr Gould bought the Oven Door Bakery
0:15:09 > 0:15:12in the Hampshire village of Fair Oak in June 2016.
0:15:12 > 0:15:22It s been closed since November, apparently for refurbishment.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Ray Norton has been a baker for 43 years.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40For the last ten of those he ran the confectionary
0:15:40 > 0:15:47department at The Oven Door.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Ray was suspended on full pay last August.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52He s sent recorded letters and emails to Nick Gould and has
0:15:52 > 0:15:55heard nothing back - so he s going to tribunal.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59I won t give up, because it s unjust.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04And basically you can t just ruin people s lives and put em on hold.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Donna Gingell served customers
0:16:06 > 0:16:11at The Oven Door for four years.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Donna says the problems started when Nick Gould took over.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15In October, she wasn t paid.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I had to beg him to actually put money in my account.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19I had no money for food.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21No money for electric.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22No money to pay the rent.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23I m a single mum.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27And that was my only my only income.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33Mr Gould eventually paid Donna some of her wages.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35So why have things soured so badly?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37We contacted Mr Gould to find out.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40He said he had been dealing with a number of issues at Endacotts
0:16:40 > 0:16:43including two break-ins and problems with admin.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46He said he had appointed a new manager who would add focus
0:16:46 > 0:16:56and direction to the business.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Mr Gould told us he wouldn t comment further because of what he described
0:17:01 > 0:17:03as live legal cases.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05With other staff worried they re going to be on the breadline,
0:17:05 > 0:17:09we wanted to give Mr Gould a final chance to chew it all over with us.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12But first I went to see Joy Whittington at the West Camel
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Bakery near Yeovil.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Joy says she s owed £500 for bread she supplied to Mr Gould last May.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19We ve written, we ve begged and we ve asked and he s not replied
0:17:19 > 0:17:21to any of our correspondence.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25I m disgusted with him really that he won t make
0:17:25 > 0:17:30any provision to pay.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Joy s decided to let her talent do the talking.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40She s baked a showstopper for Mr Gould.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42if he s that hard up he obviously needs to eat and
0:17:42 > 0:17:44you ve written on it?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Yes, where s our dough, and it s not just me, it s the dough
0:17:47 > 0:17:51for everyone that he owes.
0:17:51 > 0:18:01One cake, special delivery.
0:18:06 > 0:18:16There is a question.Don't do that, this is such a bad form.We would
0:18:16 > 0:18:19like you to answer questions from your staff. They have baked a cake
0:18:19 > 0:18:29for you which asks where the money might be.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33They can only hope Mr Gould might finally digest their message.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Where is the money that you owe all these people?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Why can you not pay it or explain why you are not paying it?
0:18:40 > 0:18:49Man up and pay your bills.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00You also know that it just isn't that easy to lose weight. We
0:19:00 > 0:19:03challenged nine-year-old Billy and his family to get active with some
0:19:03 > 0:19:05expert help.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13This is Billy, he s 9.
0:19:13 > 0:19:19He s about to take on his first ever park run.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28I'm feeling excited about it. It will be my first copper run without
0:19:28 > 0:19:29stopping.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31It s a tough course ? 5km through the hilly
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Ashton Court Estate but the run isn t Billy s
0:19:34 > 0:19:36greatest challenge today.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38He has a visual impairment.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42It means he can t do this on his own, he needs a guide.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And even though it s my first park run as well, I ll be
0:19:45 > 0:19:47helping him round the course.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50So why are we putting Billy through this?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It s all about being active.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54We know exercise is good for our physical
0:19:54 > 0:20:00and emotional well-being - but we re doing less and less.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04And it s all too easy to find excuses to avoid doing any.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12And that habit starts early ? less than a third of 2 to 15-year-olds do
0:20:12 > 0:20:15the recommended amount of exercise ?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16and by age 11, a third of pupils
0:20:16 > 0:20:20are already overweight.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23So to challenge that, the BBC have joined up
0:20:23 > 0:20:26with the Premier League to create Supermovers ? a two-year project
0:20:26 > 0:20:28for primary schools to encourage children to get more active every
0:20:29 > 0:20:32day.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Although Billy is happily very active - his eye condition means
0:20:36 > 0:20:39it s going to get harder and harder for him to play sport
0:20:39 > 0:20:41in the future.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I find it hard if people are trying to pass to me from a long
0:20:45 > 0:20:51way out and it s usually quite fast-moving so that s
0:20:51 > 0:20:53also a bit tricky too.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58His condition means that he can t focus on objects.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07My eyes are constantly moving from side to side and then things start
0:21:07 > 0:21:12shaking. I read on my Kindle because usually books are too small for me
0:21:12 > 0:21:13to see.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16His eyes are very sensitive in bright light so he wears
0:21:16 > 0:21:19dark glasses outdoors - and he has poor depth perception.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28I have trouble with seeing how deep steps are and things like that and
0:21:28 > 0:21:33little bumps on the road. Especially when it is my time as well because I
0:21:33 > 0:21:36don't have good night-time vision.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Having a disability means it can be tough to learn
0:21:38 > 0:21:39new skills and sports.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43I lost my hand, when I was just two - and when I first started swimming
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I was rubbish at it, but my determination paid off
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and I managed to make it all the way to competing
0:21:48 > 0:21:52in the 2008 Paralympics.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56I want everyone to be more active ? it s always been my life ? got
0:21:56 > 0:22:01so much out of my sport ? having a disability never held me back ?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05still found it difficult sometimes to get motivated even though I knew
0:22:05 > 0:22:09how important it was to me.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Billy s parents aren t going to allow his disability
0:22:11 > 0:22:14to force him into giving up sport.
0:22:19 > 0:22:26He loves absolutely every sport. He is looking into running as something
0:22:26 > 0:22:32he could get into. We have met up with Colin.As we run, I will give
0:22:32 > 0:22:36you instructions about what the circus is like. Is it rough or
0:22:36 > 0:22:41smooth, are we going up and down? How do you feel about using the
0:22:41 > 0:22:45tether? I am quite confident with it. Maybe we will give it a go and
0:22:45 > 0:22:51do some running.
0:22:53 > 0:23:05That's it. Move your arms around to the right. Three, two, one. That's
0:23:05 > 0:23:08brilliant. Excellent.Really good, how you feeling? OK.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Colin makes it look easy.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10It s not.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And if I m going to guide Billy round the park run I m
0:23:13 > 0:23:22going to have to learn fast.
0:23:22 > 0:23:29It's tough, isn't it?It's preparing ahead. Imagine a big crowd of people
0:23:29 > 0:23:42you will be running with.There are two year left? Where. Then, then!
0:23:42 > 0:23:49You have to be aware of everything around and not get distracted. It is
0:23:49 > 0:23:54easy to get distracted and forget you have got to tell him what to do
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and what not to do and they are listening for every world.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58And it s not just
0:23:58 > 0:23:59physical well-being which makes
0:23:59 > 0:24:02being active such a crucial part of our lives.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11There are psychological benefits. It leads to feelings of happiness and
0:24:11 > 0:24:13well-being and is evidence that being physically active helps
0:24:13 > 0:24:21children attain better rates in school.How important is the family
0:24:21 > 0:24:24experience?Families are really important. The more they can do to
0:24:24 > 0:24:28support their children's activity, not being active with them, but
0:24:28 > 0:24:32doing things that can encourage them by taking them places, coming up
0:24:32 > 0:24:36with new ideas and supporting them, that can really help their physical
0:24:36 > 0:24:38activity, too.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40And Billy s family are right behind him.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50I took up running years ago when I had a football injury. I had a
0:24:50 > 0:24:56mental breakdown at the same time as my dad passed away. I went into a
0:24:56 > 0:24:59clinical depression and running really helped me get out of it. I
0:24:59 > 0:25:01have been running ever since. I would recommend it to anyone
0:25:01 > 0:25:09struggling with depression, Italy helped me.I've done two runs trying
0:25:09 > 0:25:15to get myself on the fitness and I am finding it is helping me, it has
0:25:15 > 0:25:19given me the push of a have to do it because I have a really fit family
0:25:19 > 0:25:23and I'm not! I want to be able to keep up with them!
0:25:23 > 0:25:26It s just a couple of weeks before the parkrun.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Billy s dad is in charge of training - but there s been a setback.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37What scares me about the run is there are quite big hills and I
0:25:37 > 0:25:42don't like running up them.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45If Billy s feeling a bit nervous about the run,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48he might take inspiration from other visually impaired runners -
0:25:48 > 0:25:55like Tracy who lost her sight 27 years ago.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01I couldn't get over losing my sight and I basically stayed in. It's only
0:26:01 > 0:26:03been the last three years that I have come out and started mingling.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09I just shut myself off from everyone and everything.That first real
0:26:09 > 0:26:14positive experience was getting involved with a running club?Yes,
0:26:14 > 0:26:22it was a sense of freedom. Worries went out the door.Thinking about
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Billy, how important is it to make sure children at a young age are
0:26:25 > 0:26:31getting positive experience?I think it's an important for Billy to meet
0:26:31 > 0:26:36with people like myself who can give him some ideas of the kind of sport
0:26:36 > 0:26:42that he could be involved in now and indeed in later life.Do you have
0:26:42 > 0:26:48aspirations to play football? Yes. We need to have a little chat!
0:26:48 > 0:26:56It s time to put my new-found guiding skills to the test.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Over 300 people have braved the cold to tackle
0:27:08 > 0:27:11the hills of Ashton Court.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20How you feeling?Good.What's the plan for the rest of the race? The
0:27:20 > 0:27:33same pace. Not to go too fast.
0:27:36 > 0:27:4243 and a half minutes later, it s all over.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56The last bit going up that Hill, the bad bid. The best bit?Sprinting to
0:27:56 > 0:28:03the finish. I do know where that energy came from? I chipped over a
0:28:03 > 0:28:07stone. That was probably because we were having a chat!
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Thanks to Billy, his whole family is getting the supermovers bug.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Will you do it again?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19I'd only just started running but I think it's a great opportunity for
0:28:19 > 0:28:29me to get out more and to get more fit and healthy.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Well, if Billy s inspired you check out this link
0:28:31 > 0:28:34www.bbc.co.uk/supermovers for lots of tips on how to get
0:28:34 > 0:28:35you and your family active.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38That s it for this week ? hope you enjoyed the programme.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Bye.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Coming up, George came within a whisker of death but who would shoot
0:28:50 > 0:28:55a cat?None of us could believe it, we still are very angry and upset.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58We didn't even know if he was going to make it and it was totally
0:28:58 > 0:29:01heartbreaking to loss.