Episode 3 - Biscuits, Bikes, Streakers & Staring on Buses
Welcome back to Herefordshire Hearsay, the podcast where local stories, village gossip and everyday nonsense collide. This week we’re out and about across the county, celebrating brilliant people, debating the nation’s favourite biscuit, dodging festival streakers and catching up with the ever-unpredictable Jeff from Belmont. Expect laughs, legends, and a very strong warning about Pringles.
🚲 Pedal Power & Possessed Legs
We visit the brilliant 5 & 10 Club where side-by-side bikes, over-enthusiastic legs and near-tipping incidents reign supreme. Big love to Jim, Jenny and the volunteers creating a proper community hub for cyclists, walkers and wobblers alike.
🍔 Vegas Vibes & Beefy Boys at 10
Sparkles, stilts, mocktails and a mysterious giant stuffed tiger… we head to the Beefy Boys’ 10th birthday bash and celebrate everything brilliant about local businesses done right.
📚 From Pizzas to Award Winning 'The Bookshop'
We rewind to the early days of A Rule of Tum, remembering pizzas in pubs, community investment and how local passion can turn into a huge success story.
🎨 Portraits Gone Very, Very Wrong
Rotary Club art night descends into chaos as bobble hats, skis, pine trees and accidental afros appear. No artistic dignity survived.
👑 Don’t Mess with Rosemary
A huge shout-out to Rosemary Rigby MBE, celebrating 90 years of fundraising, fearlessness and fierce gardening supervision — plus a visit to the Violette Szabo Museum (and a strong recommendation to watch Carve Her Name With Pride).
🍪 The Great British Biscuit Debate
- Is a Jaffa Cake a biscuit?
- Should Rich Tea be banned?
- How many people are really injured by biscuits each year?
We investigate with polls, “experts” and some deeply questionable statistics.
🧂 Snack Disasters
A Pringles tube traps a hand.
Custard creams fall from cupboards.
Health & safety helmets may soon be required in Herefordshire kitchens.
🎶 Festival Fever
What’s coming up this summer:
Nozstock Into the Valley (17–18 July)
Eastnor Lakefest (5–9 August)
Beer on the Wye (10–12 July) – back with a bang!
Plus a legendary streaker story involving a guitar, a stage and some very quick security.
🚌 Bus Strangers! The Big Stare Off!
Accidental eye contact turns into a full-blown staring contest, missed stops, awkward advice and romantic possibilities included.
🚨 Jeff from Belmont: The Saga Continues
Police warnings.
A disgruntled vicar.
No tea bags.
Jeff says “no comment”.
📣 Shire Shout-Outs
Local legends, local businesses and personal trainers getting the love they deserve.
🎭 Meeting Basil, Sybil and Manuel, what could go wrong?
Faulty Towers dining chaos at Baskerville Hall.
What’s Next?
Herefordshire Boardgamers playing 'Blood on the Clocktower' and more Herefordshire nonsense coming very soon…
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Episode 3- Where you can find things:
00:00.000 Welcome
00:18.000 Pedal Power & Possessed Legs
03:15.000 Vegas Vibes & Beefy Boys at 10
05:50.000 From Pizzas in Pubs to the Award Winning 'The Bookshop'
07:22.000 Portraits Gone Very, Very Wrong
09:12.000 Don't mess with Rosemary
10:13.000 Violette Szabo Museum
12:06.000 The Great British Biscuit Debate
19:42.000 Snack Disasters. Beware!
21:45.000 Festival Fever
22:45.000 Streaker Stories!
25:20.000 Bus Strangers! The Big Stare Off!
28:10.000 Jeff from Belmont: The Saga Continues
29:30.000 Shire Shout-Outs
30:12.000 Meeting Basil, Sybil and Manuel, what could go wrong?
30:32.000 What's next?
30:46.000 Thanks for listening
