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On Sunday, I completed the Taunton Half Marathon in 1 hour 54 minutes , averaging 5:23 per kilometre . For someone who doesn’t consider himself a “natural runner”, that feels like a significant personal milestone. Over the past 17 weeks , I followed a structured training plan, running three times per week alongside running Somerset Hearing and family life. I’m proud to say I only missed one scheduled run during that entire period. But this wasn’t just about finishing a race.

The announcement that Peppa Pig  will include a storyline involving hearing loss is, on paper, a small editorial decision. A new character. A new detail. Another episode in a long-running children’s programme. But culture is not shaped by grand gestures. It is shaped by repetition, familiarity, and what quietly becomes normal . And that is precisely why this matters. Peppa Pig Hearing Test Peppa Pig occupies a unique position in society. It reaches children at the exact momen

Over the past six months, I’ve been training for the Taunton Half Marathon alongside the usual demands of work and family life. I’ve chosen to use this challenge to raise funds for RNID ( Royal National Institute for Deaf People) , an organisation whose work has a genuine impact on the lives of people living with hearing loss and tinnitus. Any donation, no matter the size, will help support their vital work. The reason for supporting RNID is simple, and important. RNID play