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Churchtown Flood Action Group, Part 5: Andy Walmsley
Andy Walmsley told us his story about the night of the flood and how it affected the community and his relationship to rain. He’s a commercial artist and filmmaker living in Churchtown who made a fil…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Churchtown Flood Action Group, Part 4: David & Barbara
Roger Weatherell introduced us to David and Barbara Horne, residents of Churchtown and victims of the 2015 and 2016 floods. The floods destroyed £70,000 worth of David’s joinery workshop equipment an…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Churchtown Flood Action Group, Part 3: Wendy & William
Wendy Grisdale and William Robinson - Jim Kippax’s neighbours - invited us into their home to describe their experience of the flooding. They had to move out after the first floods, and again 9 month…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Churchtown Flood Action Group, Part 2: Roger & John
Retired engineer Roger Weatherell had just moved to Churchtown in 2015 when the first major flood happened. In these interviews he described how he helped build the first community-led construction o…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Churchtown Flood Action Group, Part 1: Jim Kippax
Jim Kippax is a farmer and resident of Churchtown, a village in Lancashire which was flooded from river overflow twice in the space of 8 months in 2015 and 2016. The floods damaged 58 of around 100 h…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
How a Welsh firefighter is leading the fight against wildfires in the Valleys
Season 1 Episode 2
Craig Hope has been a firefighter in the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service for the last 30 years. He is the group manager for training and development for the service and an expert on wildfires. He…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
How a farmer in the southwest is diversifying her business in the face of floods
Debbie Wilkins is a British farmer. Her farm, the Norton Court Farm in the Severn Vale in Gloucestershire, is a mixed dairy, beef and arable farm.
Debbie grew up on the farm and later inherited it fro…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago