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Restoration and Video Nation went behind the scenes of village life to discover the importance that rural buildings have to the communites they serve.

Watch the videos including the 2006 Restoration Village winner - Cheham's Yard.




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04 Sept 2006
HIGHERFORD MILL
Garath Kirkbright, Laura Beard and Rachel Parker
3.00 mins
Students from Nelson and Colne college help us discover the history of Higherford Mill in Lancashire.

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04 Sept 2006
HOWSHAM MILLS
Val Hood

3.44 mins
Howsham Mill in North Yorkshire is an 18th Century Water mill which closed in 1946.

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04 Sep 2006
HEUGH GUN BATTERY
Amanda Southcott
6.12 mins
An Open Day and ghost nights bring some fun to the restoration campaign of the Heugh Gun Battery.



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29 Aug 2006
THE WHITE HOUSE
Newtonabbey
6.00 mins
The White House is one of the oldest buildings in Belfast. It was previously used as a navigation marker for ships coming up the Lough towards Belfast.

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29 Aug 2006
GRACEHILL OLD SCHOOL
Ballymena

3.21 mins
Gracehill in Ballymena has strong Moravian links with religious communities across Europe. Many come to visit the local history presentations.



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29 Aug 2006
CUSHENDUN OLD CHURCH
County Antrim
6.00 mins
Residents of Cushendun in County Antrim are hoping to restore the old church and turn it into a centre of community activity.



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21 Aug 2006
PRICHARD JONES INSTITUTE
Newborough
6.00 mins
The villagers of Newborough are faced with essential restoration work to keep the Pritchard Jones Institute in working order.

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21 Aug 2006
PEN YR ORSEDD
Nantlle

3.21 mins
In Snowdonia local children have joined forces with the local heritage group to take a trip up to the Pen-Yr-Orsedd quarry.

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21 Aug 2006
PEMBREY COURT
Carmarthenshire
6.00 mins
The Elizabethan manor house at Pembrey Court Farm is the only one of its kind in Carmarthenshire .



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14 Aug 2006
DENNIS HEAD OLD BEACON
Marion Muir
6.00 mins
On the most northerly of the Orkney Islands the locals are hoping to restore the Dennis Head Old Beacon.



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14 Aug 2006
CROMARTY EAST CHURCH Black Isle
3.21 mins
Members of the Cromarty Youth Café take us on a tour of their village and the Church which locals hope soon will be restored.




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14 Aug 2006
GREENLAW TOWN HALL
Greenlaw
3.51 mins
Life interweaves with history in Greenlaw, where local residents are hoping to restore the heart of their community - the town hall.




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07 Aug 2006
ALL SAINTS
Sophie Martin
2.25 mins
Sophie Martin is an art student from Beckingham. She tells us why All Saints is important to the community.



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07 Aug 2006
CHEDHAM'S YARD
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire
4.03 mins
Chedham's Yard in Wellesbourne is one of Warwickshire's hidden gems.



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07 Aug 2006
THE PENNOYER'S SCHOOL BUILDING
Polly, Alex, Huffy, Jack, Ian and Josh
3.20 mins
Members of the Restoration Supporters Group have made a short film with young people from Pulham St Mary in Norfolk.



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01 Aug 2006
NEWLYN TRINITY CHAPEL
Julyan Drew
5.37 mins
Reverend Julyan Drew leads us on a trail around the village of Newlyn, near Penzance.



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01 Aug 2006
DAWES TWINE WORKS
Ross Aitken
6.50 mins
In Somerset the Dawe’s Twine Works in the village of West Coker was once a rope factory.



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01 Aug 2006
THE BARTON
Marriane Suhr
0.26 mins
The Barton is in the village of East Welcombe on the North Devon coast. The community is seeking to restore a group of buildings that form part of this small hamlet.



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28 Jul 2006
WATTS' GALLERY
Malcolm and Christine Hodgson
2.56 mins
Malcolm and Christine Hodgson are volunteers at the Watts' Gallery near Guilford. The couple are very involved in village life, including the restoration of the gallery.


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28 Jul 2006
TOLLESBURY GRANARY
Julian Goldie and Keith Lovell
2.56 mins
The Tollesbury Granary is to be found on the Essex coast. Julian Goldie and Keith Lovell have made a short film to tell us about the local history.




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28 Jul 2006
MASSEY'S FOLLY
Robin Baumber
8.56 mins
No-one knows quite how the original creator intended to use Massey's Folly. We explore the building's history in this short film.








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