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Farmer with Parkinson's hoping to reach extraordinary new feat with help from the public

"Richard (Longthorp) shows a determination, strength of character, and sheer bloody-mindedness that means he will not back down from a challenge and he will not stop until he has completed it"

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71-year-old pig farmer Richard Longthorp, who lives with Parkinson's, hopes to push for new limits by achieving 1 million press-ups throughout January. Could you help him?
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71-year-old pig farmer Richard Longthorp, who lives with Parkinson's, hopes to push for new limits by achieving 1 million press-ups throughout January. Could you help him?

An East Yorkshire farmer who suffers from Parkinson's disease is encouraging people to join him in an ambitious challenge to complete one million press-ups in January. Richard Longthorp, a pig farmer...

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