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Open Country: 17/11/2011

17/11/2011

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Richard Uridge meets the 58 residents of Herm who all live and work for just one employer.

Richard Uridge visits what is known as the jewel of the Channel Islands, Herm, to find out what it is like for the 58 residents who all live and work for one employer on the island.

Today on Open Country, Richard Uridge visits what's known as the jewel of the Channel Islands. Herm stretches just a mile and a half long. The whole island is leased by one couple, who own everything on it from the hotel to the beach café's and all the houses. 58 people live on the Island and all work for the same employer. Richard Uridge finds out what it's like to live in such a close-knit community and to all work for the same company.

Presenter : Richard Uridge 
Producer : Anna Varle.

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