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Nina
Davey is spending six months exploring life in various parts of
Cornwall
as part of a massive BBC Project called Voices.
"I
chose Bodmin Moor because it is truly a remarkable place. Its people
even more so.
Researching
the area was a shocking experience, many of the farming families
have an annual income of less than £7000. Most of the farmsteads
are listed buildings because they were built with boulders cleared
from the moor.
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| A
beautiful area but life can be tough on the moors |
This
means that repairs are prohibitively expensive and because there
is no money to repair leaking roofs puddles appear on the floor.
Some
places have no electric, and water has to be drawn from the well.
Most of us find it hard to believe that people can be living in
conditions like this. However, many of them are more than happy
to do so.
To
them living in a centrally heated bungalow on a housing estate would
be horrific.
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| Views
of Bodmin Moor |
Voices
will give people living in isolated parts of the county a chance
to be heard, by radio and television broadcasts and through the
BBC Cornwall website.
We
will follow these people in their daily routines to understand what
life is really like for them.
Many
moorland people have had to 'make do and mend' treating their animals
with old remedies rather than paying for a vet.
The
only luxury to be seen appears to be in the second homes bought
for 'weekends in the country'. It is said that farming is now in
its lowest decline since the 1930's.
Yet
there is much to be celebrated, people have lived on Bodmin Moor
for thousands of years and those living there now like their fathers
before them would not want to live anywhere else."
Have
you ever lived on Bodmin Moor? Tell us about your experiences of
life in the area.
email:
cornwall@bbc.co.uk
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