It's a Small World

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BBC Radio Orkney

Factual: Life Stories

02/04/2022

Anna Massie visits Scottish communities to find out how they've brought folk together.

Anna Massie encounters Scottish communities to find out how they've blossomed and brought folk together locally and worldwide.

More so than ever being part of a community can play a vital role in our well-being. Be it virtual or face to face, coming together with other people with shared interests can enhance our daily lives. Anna Massie encounters communities around Scotland to find out how they have blossomed and brought folk together locally and worldwide.

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It's a Small World: The Repair Cafe at Boat of Garten

The Repair Cafe at Boat of Garten

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Anna Massie visits the repair cafe at Boat of Garten to find out how it's blossomed and brought a real sense of community to the village

Anna Massie encounters recently formed communities around Scotland to find out how they have blossomed and brought folk together locally and worldwide. She visits the repair cafe at Boat of Garten in the Cairngorms. Anna has come prepared with a torn jacket and some blunt tools for repair. She meets her fellow customers waiting to get everything from a well used food mixer to a CD player lacking volume fixed and gets hands on with tool sharpening.  

She also finds out from the organisers how the repair cafe came about and the important role it plays in the small community and beyond.

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