If your way of life and livelihood is under threat, how do you explain it to other people? Fishermen in Amble, Northumberland, decided to make a film. But isn't that too difficult for ordinary working men? Too ambitious? The result proved good enough to take to the European Parliament.
Jeni Barnett also brings you other examples of self help; the ' well woman' clinic in Manchester, which advises on health rather than illness. And meet Devonians whose factory is a ' waste saver ': it gets materials from a local tip and makes jobs for teenagers.
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