A big city like London can offer many things to many diverse groups of people. Hazel Fletcher grew up in Lanark in Scotland where she felt like the only gay in the village. Moving to London gave her the chance to find her tribe and blossom into her new life. Nature also offers many things for many diverse groups. After 30 years as market researcher in the big city, Hazel has now moved back to Scotland where she is a volunteer and Trustee at Lucky Ewe, a small sheep farm in Fife offering skills training and well-being support for young people. Today she talks to MetroWild author and podcaster, Yang-May Ooi, about the cross-cultural contrasts of Scotland and London, and also City Life vs Life in rural Fife.
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Hazel Fletcher spent much of her working life in a senior role in a market research agency in London. After years in an office, she loves being a volunteer and Trustee at Lucky Ewe in Fife where she can spend time outside working with the sheep and the land. As a parent to a child on the autistic spectrum, she knows first-hand the difference that positive, affirming experiences and the right type of support can make to the lives and outcomes of young people with different needs.
This episode was recorded in April during lambing season.
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Knowing Me, Knowing Ewe – Hazel Fletcher ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep06 MWL0106 ¦ with Yang-May Ooi
Links
You can find links to some of the things we talked about below:
Hazel Fletcher – https://luckyewe.org.uk/people/hazel-fletcher/
Lanark – https://www.lanark.co.uk/
Fife, Scotland – https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/kingdom-fife
Lucky Ewe – https://luckyewe.org.uk/
First Out Cafe, London – https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/oct/09/first-out-cafe-closure
Wimbledon Common, London – https://www.wpcc.org.uk/
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Photos:
from Lucky Ewe website, with thanks
and my personal album
