#83: UK Tree Hugging Champion: Hannah Willows and the Magic of Buffet Spiritualism

We Can Be Weirdos

Global

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Hannah Willow, a 36-year-old early years teacher and children's author from Glasgow, was crowned the city's first tree-hugging champion in October 2024. The event, held at Dams to Darnley Country Park, featured various rounds, including speed hugging, dedicated hugging, and freestyle hugging. Willow's spontaneous dance around a tree during the dedicated hugging round secured her victory. She now plans to represent the UK at the World Tree Hugging Championships in Finland and has initiated a crowdfunding campaign to support her participation.

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0:00.0	A safe trip begins with TRIP.
0:02.0	Take a road trip with your family.
0:04.0	Get there safely.
0:06.0	Do your trip checks.
0:08.0	T, drop up on island fuel.
0:10.0	R. Rest every two hours to.
0:13.0	I inspect your pressure and tread.
0:16.0	T. preparing for the weather ahead.
0:18.0	A safe trip begins with TRIP. OIS, let me a seven. A safe trip begins with TRIP.
0:21.8	Oh, yes.
0:23.7	A safe trip begins with T RRIZE.
0:25.9	Do the four trip checks before every journey.
0:28.4	National Highways.
0:32.1	This is a global player original podcast.
0:35.6	Hireith.
0:36.5	Have you heard all the word heret?
0:38.0	So it means a longing for home.
0:39.6	And I sometimes get this feeling like this isn't actually my home.
0:43.5	The earth isn't my home. I belong somewhere else.
0:48.0	Ah, ha. Hey, everyone, welcome to another episode of We Can Be Weirdos. My name is Dan Schreiber. I am coming to you today from my home at Roughway by sea. And today I am joined by guests who hit the headlines of all the national newspapers in the UK back in October of 2024 after having been crowned UK's tree-hugging champion of the year.
1:30.9	So this was a competition that took place in Glasgow.
1:34.2	Everyone who was competing had to take part three different events.
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