Noah's Park

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After taking a leisurely stroll round the well-manicured grounds and a stop off for a photo opportunity, we soak up the unexpected sunshine while Noah fills us in about his most recent acting assignment: he’s just returned from New Zealand, having completed location shooting for the Disney multi-million-dollar film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - the first big-screen instalment of C S Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia - which is due to reach cinemas before Christmas. It was a physically demanding role for which Noah had to brush up his horse riding skills.

Bicycle

But Noah is swapping horse saddle for bicycle saddle for his next challenge: competing in the British Heart Foundation’s annual London to Brighton Bike Ride. This is the BHF’s major fundraising event of the year and the biggest bike ride in Europe, attracting applications from thousands of cyclists. Since it started in 1980, the event has raised more than £26 million for the charity, involving more than 550,000 riders. Noah tells us that he’s been lent a specialist, lightweight bike for the occasion and has been getting some expert coaching.
We move on swiftly to another topic of conversation, when a member of our reporting team begins to impart his experience of extreme saddle discomfort during a similar charity bike ride!

Television soap-operas, blockbuster movies, theatre work and charity fund raising events: it’s all in a day’s work for this personable young man who was not yet into his teens when he landed his first television break. And with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe destined to become the top box office movie attraction this Christmas, it’s not difficult to predict that Noah Huntley is going to be a big household name before long.

Park

We thank Noah for giving up his time to talk to us and for sharing the delights of Richmond Royal Park. It is the largest open space in London, covering almost 2,500 acres, is home to a huge array of wildlife and where herds of fallow and red deer roam freely. The park has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature Reserve. It is well worth a visit, as it offers a unique countryside experience so close to central London.

Rick Cadger & Angela Banh
Photographs: Stan Thompson
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