Brotherly Love in Burton Bradstock

Ramblings

BBC

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Clare joins brothers Manni and Reuben Coe as they amble for a mile and a half to Hive beach at Burton Bradstock in Dorset. Reuben has Down’s Syndrome and enjoys short, slow walks something that Manni, a professional walking guide more used to long hikes at an active pace, has learned to enjoy.

Manni lives between Spain and Dorset and, during Covid, was in Spain while Reuben was in a care home in the UK. This took its toll on Reuben who became isolated and lonely. It all came to a head when, one day, Manni received a text from Reuben saying simply “brother do you love me”. Manni knew this was a cry for help, and as soon as he could returned to the UK to visit Reuben who had become very depressed, insular and had stopped talking. As Manni puts it he “broke Reuben out of his care home” and went to live with him in the cottage where today’s walk starts. There he gradually saw Reuben’s mental health improve, and says that love, nature and walking was key to this.

Producer: Karen Gregor

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0:50.0	tonight oh yeah you yeah You've got a map.
0:54.8	Here we go.
0:56.4	Can I have a look at the map?
1:02.1	So BBC Ramblings, walk with Claire.
1:07.0	We'll start in Annings Lane and then go to Derry House.
1:09.0	And then, what's that say?
1:10.0	The fields.
1:17.0	Walk through the fields. Then pass St Mary's Church, post office, the petrol station and then finish at seaside boarding house.
1:20.9	Annings Lane, Manny, is that named after the fossil hunter?
1:24.7	It is, yeah, Mary Anning. So she was local, she was from Lyme Regis.
1:29.9	That gives you a clue as to where we are today on Ramblings.
1:32.3	I've come to Dorset.
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