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06/02/2017

Examining the success of the community-run Glamis Hall in Wellingborough and whether it is an inspiration or a threat to other council-run centres in the region.

Across the region day care centres are under threat of closure due to cuts in council funding. Vital to the elderly and vulnerable people who rely on the service they provide, one group of users and their families took the bold step to take over the running and financing of their day care centre. Two years on, Glamis Hall in Wellingborough is a thriving enterprise offering companionship and care for all who use and attend the centre. Is this an inspiration or threat to other council-run centres in the region? It's the 80th anniversary of the world's first operational radar station. In 1937 Robert Watson-Watt and his team of scientists worked at Bawdsey Manor on the Suffolk coast to develop radar, which helped win the Battle of Britain and eventually the war. The old radar block is in danger of crumbling away but a grant could save this piece of history.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Feb 2017 19:30

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Role Contributor
Presenter David Whiteley
Series Producer Maggie Dolan

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