Place: The place we call home is ‘ours’ for only a short time. We live our life there. We invest our money into it. But, …
Lived experience
Round The Houses With Sarah Beeny
Sarah Beeny In Round the Houses the property developer and broadcaster Sarah Beeny visits well known people in their homes. In a series of podcasts …
Big City: Alternatives in Dwelling
City Dwelling. Rents in big cities now cost more than most people can afford. Should we now be looking more creatively at housing provision? Is …
Sofa-Surfing – A Bed Without A Home
A night on the sofa? It’s no great hardship – it’s just a place to crash. But if it becomes long-term – that is a very …
There Are Not Many Female Ministers.
Minister and manse. Whenever a Presbyterian minister moves to a church part of their call is that the manse comes with the job. The last …
I Slept On A Sofa – For Three Years.
I slept on a sofa – for three years I liked it because I had somewhere to put my head – and I wasn’t out on …
This Has Always Been A Happy Family Home.
My children still consider this to be the family home. My husband and I bought this house in 1961. The house was £1,400… and we …
In The Caravan You Have All Mod Cons.
Holidaying in a caravan. As a child I grew up through the ‘Troubles’ and every weekend we were away in the caravan somewhere. Somewhere beautiful …
A Story Is A Way Into Other People’s Lives.
A story makes us think: This could be us…. It could be me. In their shoes, what would I do? Storytelling gives us a new perspective. It …
Live The Life
Could you live someone else’s life? At school my favourite part of geography class was about people living in far off lands. Savannah, tundra, tropical …