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Mike shows us round a derelict house that has recently been turned into an environmentally friendly squat
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SQUATTERS
By Mike Michaels
Mike has lived in Wood Green for almost 20 years - a place that feels very urban apart from a few trees on the road. But if you go through to the back garden, you could be in the middle of the country (apart from the tower block in the distance). From upstairs, he shows us a cottage that has been bought by some property developers, but at the moment it's being squatted. He takes us down to the squat, where the squatters have been trying to make the land more ecologically advanced, including trying new ways of heating water with a bucket and some tyres...

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Title:
SQUATTERS
Contributor:
Mike Michaels
Length:
4.20 mins
Date:
23 Jul 2002
Source:
Video Nation London
Country:
England - London
Location:
Wood Green
Categories:
Countryside
Gardening
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