Spudman set to bring free spuds and big prizes to Staffordshire town
The viral TikTok star will be handing out free spuds and prizes to celebrate a new train on a main line.
One of the internet’s biggest viral sensations and a Staffordshire native will be bringing free food and big prizes to a town centre.
Viral TikTok star Spudman is set to visit Rugeley on Saturday, July 25 to hand out free jacket potatoes and exclusive prizes to celebrate London Northwestern Railway’s (LNR) new Class 730 trains on the line connecting Rugeley to London.
Ben Newman, known to his online following as Spudman, rose to fame after uploading interactions with customers queuing for loaded spuds at his van in Tamworth.
In June, five towns across the region battled it out in a competition to win a pop-up from Spudman in their area, with the winning town, Rugeley, securing 41 per cent of the total votes.
The pop-up event will be held at Rugeley Market Square from 10am to 3pm.
Spudman’s ongoing collaboration with LNR follows the introduction of a brand-new fleet of trains, known as the Class 730s, to the popular Trent Valley railway route which connects destinations in Cheshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Buckinghamshire with London.
He said: “I feel very lucky to have followers who are willing to travel such long distances to visit me, so working with a train operator which is introducing brand-new trains and making it even easier for them as a result makes perfect sense.”
Alongside meeting Spudman himself, fans are encouraged to sign up online to be in with a chance of winning limited free spuds and exclusive on-the-day prizes.
To find out more and to sign up for the event, go to the London Northwestern Railway event page.
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