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A right basket case

IT may not be canoeing remote waterways or trekking jungle trails in Belize, but basket weaving in Wales contains a thrill of its own for Anna Stickland. She’s more used to leading adventures, school groups, biking tours and more around the world, as well as hosting wet woodland days closer to home in the shadow of the Brecon Beacons. These days, however, she gets her kicks from the more prosaic-sounding rural craft.

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