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Nadia interviews Hazel Sheffield about how Britain's coastal communities are reclaiming power through innovative projects.

Nadia visits reporter and author Hazel Sheffield in her Hastings beach hut to talk about the coastal communities that are reimagining their economies in the face of government neglect and climate breakdown. They talk about the Hastings Commons project, a constellation of community-owned buildings in a deprived part of the town, and the seaside village in Somerset that built itself a £7m art gallery. Hazel’s book, Frontierlands: Britain’s Survival in the Making , is available now. Sign up to the ACFM newsletter: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support

People in this episode

Host: Nadia

Guest: Hazel Sheffield

Topics covered

• coastal communities
• economy
• government neglect
• climate breakdown
• community projects

Keywords

• coastal communities
• Hastings Commons
• art gallery
• economy
• climate change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACFM, Novara Media

Books & works: Frontierlands: Britain’s Survival in the Making

Places: Hastings, Somerset

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