Now Here - 2. Loaf by Loaf
For Liverpool fans, the pilgrimage to the Anfield stadium is the defining feature of home games. But come here when the football’s not on and you’ll find the streets are strangely empty. Where one big red business is worth billions, just down the road are rows of boarded up houses and shuttered shops.
In this episode, we hear from people living in Anfield about the false promises of “regeneration”. They fought for their homes, but saw their community emptied out and left decades later in half-demolished limbo.
Starting with a beloved pie shop, this community is now breathing new life into their area by bringing empty buildings into community use. Community Land Trusts, forged during the Civil Rights movement in the American South, are quietly spreading across the UK today - can this alternative approach succeed in levelling the playing field?
Writer, producer and presenter: May Robson
Supervising Producer: Emily Esson
Sound Designer: Steve Urquhart
Theme Music: Contours
Executive Producer: Elizabeth Clark
Now Here is a BBC Scotland Production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab
Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer
Published on Thursday, 15th February 2024.
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