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Chris and Marianne Fisher (and Trudy the campervan) got a heroes' welcome back in Ironbridge, including from Marianne's father David

A couple who’ve been travelling the world for four and a half years finally returned to Ironbridge this week - though in a sense they’ve felt very close to us this whole time.

On Sunday, Chris and Marianne Fisher came full circle on a globe-trotting adventure that started before the UK’s first Covid lockdown and took them to more than 40 countries, plus a few brushes with various law enforcement bodies.

Greeted by Marianne’s 93-year-old father David and a legion of supporters, they and their trusty steed Trudy the campervan arrived back in Ironbridge on Sunday on the very spot where they’d set off from in January 2020.