Chris Hemsworth got to reflecting on life after learning his Avengers co-star Jeremy Renner was involved in a snowplow accident. The Thor: Love and Thunder actor recently opened up about the realization that “any one of us can go at any moment.”
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A dad-of-two who built a glamping pod for his kids as a lockdown project has now transformed the woodland behind his home into a multi-million pound site - which has become a hit with TV stars and Instagram influencers.
Derry Green, 40, found himself at a loose end back in 2020 when his European transport business could no longer operate due to Covid. In a bid to keep himself busy, and distract his kids from all the doom and gloom, the crafty father decided to create a luxury glamping pod in the back garden of his property in Lancashire.
As the ideas began to flow, one thing led to another and, after a few months, Derry ended up with an impressive Love Island villa-style site complete with a fire pit, hot tub and sauna. After sharing his efforts on Facebook, the DIY dad soon realised the potential of what he had built - and The Secret Garden Glamping was launched.
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“Before Covid I had a European transport business. I came back to the UK on March 10 2020 and I was supposed to go to Spain a week later - but we went into lockdown," Derry explained.
"All of our customers cancelled as they couldn’t travel so we lost all of our business within the space of just a few days. My kids were six and eight at the time and I wanted to distract them from what was happening. I was stuck at home with nothing to do, so I was trying to find ways to entertain them."
"One night we camped out in the back garden and it was great, but waking up on wet grass wasn’t very exciting. So the next day I built a decking and then each day I just built a bit more with the kids," Derry added.
"As the lockdown days turned into weeks and then into months, by the end of it I’d built
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