内容摘要："Since filming, both Sam and Jo have been an integral part of the Race Across the World cast family and on behalf of us all from the BBC, production and the rest of the cast, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to his parents, Andrew and Jo; his brothers, William and Charlie; his step mum Justine; his family and friends."

"Since filming, both Sam and Jo have been an integral part of the Race Across the World cast family and on behalf of us all from the BBC, production and the rest of the cast, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to his parents, Andrew and Jo; his brothers, William and Charlie; his step mum Justine; his family and friends."

"You're told when you're going. [Your discharge date] was not disclosed until some time later. There was nothing I could do about it," Mr Williams said.Mr Williams and his wife Wendy believe about 400 men were discharged in the same 'first wave' as him, with about 2,600 going in the 'second wave' in 1972, receiving a substantially improved pension.

Mrs Williams said: "What did this 400 do that was so wrong they had to be discriminated against financially?"She added that the extra money would have made a "vast difference" to their lives.The couple launched a series of appeals to various official bodies once they realised what had happened.

In May 1984, Mr Williams was told by the MOD that both his and his brother-in-law's pension "are correct" and the disparity was due to "a pay rise for CPO's [Chief Petty Officers] in the intervening two years which is reflected in the basic pension awarded".He continued to fight his case throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

In 1998, the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency told Mr Williams that in the period between the two phases, "changes were made [to the military pension] but these changes were not retrospective" and that his pension reflected his "full and correct entitlement".

Over the years Mr Williams has been supported by some of Stroud's MPs.Writer and artist Kim Squirrell hopes to reopen the two red kiosks in Bridport, Dorset, to create a place for people to put pen to paper.

Ms Squirrell and poet Lisa Wilson are hosting information sessions outside the boxes, sharing their plans for the Writing Box and gathering ideas.Participants at the first event on Friday were given postcards to write to loved ones, and cards were also distributed around the town.

The kiosks, outside Bridport's post office, have been locked since being decommissioned, but a sign in the window says they can be adopted for £1.Ms Squirrell said: "I just got this idea in my head, because they are right outside the post office, and I thought, 'what if that was a little writing space?'