Whitehaven - a Phoenix from the Ashes
The medieval town of Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria, once a vibrant port with a rich Georgian heritage, became a desolate shadow of its former self in the 1990s. Steve Chalke finds out how two bands of optimists, the Whitehaven Development Company and the Whitehaven
Community Trust, are together bringing about extraordinary transformations by restoring the harbour and several of the historic buildings while also providing training and employment forthe young. Producer Sandra Sykes