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poverty, or to refugees in the uk, the needs since last christmas have soared. aleem maqbool, bbc news in manchester. while christmas is a joyous time for many, it can highlight feelings of loneliness and isolation in others. one man trying to ease that burden, is damon alexander cole, who will be spending his christmas day encouraging people outdoors to help boost their mental health. the bbc s, sarah rogers, has been to meet him. good morning. welcome, welcome, welcome. so today we re going to be doing a ten mile across froggatt edge and curbar edge. it s mostly flat with a bit of an incline at the start. awesome. let s go. it s very early and barely light, but this crowd of hikers are already off across the derbyshire dales. every month, damon alexander cole leads out a group on a hike. but what s extra special is he even gives up his christmas mornings to spend with complete strangers.

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