0:00:02 > 0:00:04Across the UK, there are many people who would love to do something
0:00:04 > 0:00:06they think will enhance their community...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Let's not leave the beach as we found it.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Let's leave it a little nicer.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13..but what they're lacking is the money to get their bright ideas
0:00:13 > 0:00:14off the ground.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17My project needs your vote.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20We're giving individuals the chance to kick-start their venture
0:00:20 > 0:00:23with donations from their own communities.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24THEY CHEER
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Brilliant. Come on in, then! Come on.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29But to win that pot, and to make dreams a reality,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32they first need to win over an audience of locals
0:00:32 > 0:00:35who will be voting for their favourite idea.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Is it going to be open for 24 hours a day?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Would this be sort of an annual event?
0:00:39 > 0:00:41What are your running costs likely to be?
0:00:41 > 0:00:42All across the country,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45there are local heroes prepared to go the extra mile
0:00:45 > 0:00:48to make our communities better places to live.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51It's a very... Sorry.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Unusual for me. Very emotional.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56They just need a helping hand to get their ideas up and running.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00The champion who you have voted for is...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Welcome to Calderdale in West Yorkshire.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'm in the southernmost part of the Yorkshire Dales
0:01:15 > 0:01:17in a region full of beautiful river valleys,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20moorlands and stunning hill country.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24The area covers 140 square miles,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26and stretches from Todmorden in the west
0:01:26 > 0:01:29through Halifax - the borough capital - to Brighouse in the East.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43This area has a long association with textile manufacturing,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46spinning both cotton and wool into much sought-after fabrics
0:01:46 > 0:01:48that were then shipped all over the world.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51This is the River Calder,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54which of course gives this region the name Calderdale.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Beautiful and peaceful now,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59but on Boxing Day in 2015,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01this river brought heartache to the community.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The main street in Hebden Bridge and one of the main routes
0:02:07 > 0:02:10between Yorkshire and Lancashire flooded again.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13The flood sirens sounded just after 7am this morning
0:02:13 > 0:02:15after a night of heavy rain.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20This is the town of Hebden Bridge,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24one of the many towns and villages in this area affected by the floods.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28But when communities like this face hardship, they come together,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30and from sheer strength of team spirit,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33the locals have got this town back on its feet again.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36These guys definitely know how to get a good thing going,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38and today we've made it our home, too.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46The Calderdale locals with us today at the Little Theatre are...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48..Adrian, who is trying to prevent future floods
0:02:48 > 0:02:50with some digital help,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Catherine, whose coffee club has medicinal benefits,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58the radio enthusiasts Ilyas and Howard, looking for locals
0:02:58 > 0:02:59to tell them a story,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03and John, the food-grower who is hoping to take on a canal.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07These community champions each have an idea that could really
0:03:07 > 0:03:08help their local area,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10but to get the money that could make it happen,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13first they need to win over the community.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- How are you doing? All right? - I'm well, how are you?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- I'm very well indeed. Howard, how are you?- Ready as I'm going to be.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Raring to go.- You're raring to go as well.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- John, how do you feel?- Good.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23A new experience, but a brilliant opportunity.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I just had a little peek at your pitch there. Looking very good.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28And Catherine, have you been looking forward to today?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Yeah, really looking forward to it.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Hopefully I know what I'm talking about.- Yeah
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Well, listen, good luck to each and every one of you.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Enjoy it, speak loud, speak clear
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and speak from the heart, I guess.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43The Little Theatre in Hebden, our base for today,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45also suffered considerable damage
0:03:45 > 0:03:48during the 2015 Boxing Day floods.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Boxing Day morning, we were 21 inches deep in water
0:03:52 > 0:03:56and then our lighting technician came down
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and couldn't even open the doors until the water subsided.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Fortunately we got the doors open,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03and then got the water out as fast we could.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05What was affected in the theatre?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Well, all the floors, carpets.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09We had to have it replastered up the walls.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Some of the seating was ruined, curtains had to be replaced,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16the big house curtains.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20We had some financial help from the council and the Rotary...
0:04:21 > 0:04:25..and all the volunteers came in with paintbrushes
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and did whatever they could to get us back.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32CHEERING
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Right. Shall we do this?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Good day to everyone. Are you ready?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- ALL:- Yes.- Yes? Come on in, come on in, come on in.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- How you doing? Are you all right? Hiya.- Hiya.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Hi, nice to see you.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Are you looking forward to today?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Absolutely, yes.- Good stuff.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Local people have been invited to hear what our community champions
0:04:55 > 0:04:59have to say, and will later vote for their favourite pitch.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01As they come in, they can make a cash donation
0:05:01 > 0:05:03towards the community fund.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09You know, this is one of the most spirited communities I have been to,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and they're all looking forward to today,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14but spirited communities might mean that they might be a tough crowd.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Whichever of the four projects wins the most votes from the audience,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22they will take home the funds to make their idea happen.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Hello, hello, hello!
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Hello. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Today, you've kindly come together for us
0:05:33 > 0:05:36to hear four local people pitch to you
0:05:36 > 0:05:40their personal passions for the area and to ask for funds.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Now, you've each contributed to the money pot today,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46and thank you for that. All you have to do now is sit back,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50listen to the four projects and vote for the best one.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Deal? ALL:- Yes.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Now, whilst we can't stop the rain,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58there's one local group that have got an idea
0:05:58 > 0:06:00to slow the process down.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Please put your hands together
0:06:02 > 0:06:06and give a warm community Calderdale welcome to Adrian Horton.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08A round of applause, please.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Good luck, Adrian.- Thank you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Thank you very much.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I'm Adrian, and I would like to tell you about a pilot project
0:06:19 > 0:06:22which is looking at ways of reducing flooding in the Calder Valley.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Married father-of-two Adrian was born and bred in London
0:06:28 > 0:06:31but now considers the Calder Valley to be his home for life.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35I live in Luddendenfoot, which is halfway along the Calder Valley.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39I came up from London nearly 30 years ago,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41and the community spirit along the valley
0:06:41 > 0:06:44from one end to the other is unbelievable.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And it was this community spirit that was called into action
0:06:48 > 0:06:52on Boxing Day 2015, when the valley was flooded.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55One of Adrian's friends, Carl, who lives in Mytholmroyd,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58was one of the community members whose festive celebrations
0:06:58 > 0:07:01unfolded into a living nightmare.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02It's a bit scary when you think about it.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06We went to bed that night after celebrating Christmas with friends,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09woke up in the morning to quite a sight.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11We'd already lost our basement.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And by the time it finished, it was over the kitchen worktops.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17You wouldn't have seen any of that. That would just have been water.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- All the way across.- A sea of water. - Absolutely nothing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21You know, the petrol station didn't work,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24the cash machines didn't work, the supermarkets couldn't open.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27We were very, very reliant as a community on the outside world.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Having experienced first-hand the damage caused by the floods,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Adrian and a group of locals banded together
0:07:35 > 0:07:38to see if anything could be done to prevent future flooding.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42So, in an effort to prevent as much water
0:07:42 > 0:07:46making its way into the main channel, the River Calder,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49through the Calder Valley, we're working on many of these
0:07:49 > 0:07:52little tributaries that feed the main channel.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55And we're making these leaky dams.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59They are sections of tree that literally go across the tributaries,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02and they dam the water up behind it,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06which means there is less water coming through into the river
0:08:06 > 0:08:08at the bottom.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Another method used to divert the rainwater is gully stuffing.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17So we find anything that is lying on the forest floor that is natural,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19and we're simply popping it in there,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22stamping down on it and filling the gully
0:08:22 > 0:08:25so the water comes over the top of it onto the bank,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27because if it's not on the bank, it's not in the gully,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and if it's not in the gully, it's not in the river.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Adrian needs evidence to show the effectiveness of this work.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Having built all these leaky dams and stuffed all the gullies,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43in all the area around here,
0:08:43 > 0:08:48we now need to measure the success of these leaky dams,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50to see how much water they store,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52how much water they prevent from
0:08:52 > 0:08:55heading that direction, downhill.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59So the way we're doing that is by having these time-lapse cameras,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01which we are putting in strategically
0:09:01 > 0:09:04around the catchment in areas that we put the leaky dams in.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Adrian wants to put a camera specifically in this area
0:09:09 > 0:09:11to prove these dams work,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14but he doesn't have the money to buy the cameras.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18What we learn here we will take away elsewhere
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and implement in other parts of the catchment,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23and that's why these cameras are so important
0:09:23 > 0:09:26because it will measure the success of what we're trying to do.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I'm a volunteer at Slow The Flow Calderdale,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33and we're a group of volunteers trying to prove
0:09:33 > 0:09:36that natural flood management works in the Calder Valley.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Every time storms take place here in Calderdale,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43residences, businesses and owners and visitors worry about the damage
0:09:43 > 0:09:47and disruption that floodwaters cause to our homes and businesses.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50So it is with this in mind I'm here today asking for your support.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54We have surveyed much of the river network in Calderdale,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58and looked at how the rivers behave in flood events.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00From the information these surveys provide to us,
0:10:00 > 0:10:04we have begun installing leaky dams to slow the flow of rainwater
0:10:04 > 0:10:06during a storm.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08To prove that these leaky dams actually work,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11we need to fund a number of time-lapse cameras
0:10:11 > 0:10:17to film how the rainwater behaves in these dams during a rainstorm.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19And here is one here. Obviously, we can't have volunteers
0:10:19 > 0:10:22at every dam during every rain storm event -
0:10:22 > 0:10:24that would be a very dull job and not that practical.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29Each camera costs about £250, including the bracket,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32the weatherproof cover and the SD card itself.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Leaky dams do work,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36we simply need to provide the evidence.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39And so that more can be installed elsewhere in Calderdale
0:10:39 > 0:10:43and further afield, your donation can fund two, three, four cameras
0:10:43 > 0:10:46which will help provide the evidence that leaky dams
0:10:46 > 0:10:48and natural flood management works.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51This will of course benefit us all in Calder Valley,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53and our pilot project could also help many other communities
0:10:53 > 0:10:54around the UK.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57So I hope you will help us pay for more of these cameras
0:10:57 > 0:11:00to prove that natural flood management does actually work
0:11:00 > 0:11:02to reduce flood risk in the Calder Valley.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Thank you.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10Adrian needs £250 for each camera and accessories.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Well done, Adrian, well done. - Thank you very much.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14We're going to open the floor now, because I'm sure
0:11:14 > 0:11:16there's probably a couple of questions, actually,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19that people want to ask you. Can we have our first question for Adrian, please?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Yes, the young lady there.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Shouldn't the council or Government agencies be doing this,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- not volunteers?- Yes.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Simply, they should. They should. - Yeah, OK.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34But the flood risk has grown massively in the last few years,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37there are pots of money to do that work,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39and there's only so much money to go around.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41So, while there is funding
0:11:41 > 0:11:44for some of the work that we're doing,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48we just need... You know, this is the proof of the pudding.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52This is going to prove that natural flood management works,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54not just in here but around the country.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56So that's a really important part of what we're trying to do.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Great.- Thank you. Great question.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Does anybody have another question for Adrian?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Young lady there, yes, what's your question?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Where did you get the idea for the leaky dams?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08It came about, one of our colleagues is a structural engineer,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and he thought that, you know, we have to be able to do something about this.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14There are other projects around the UK
0:12:14 > 0:12:17that are using similar methods,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21but because our terrain is so different to many other parts
0:12:21 > 0:12:25of the UK, just because it works in Pickering or Slough, for instance,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27we don't actually know that it is going to work here.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29We think it does. We know it does,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- we just have to prove it.- Thank you.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Thanks for your question. Round of applause for Adrian, please.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Good luck, Adrian. Good luck.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38It's estimated that, in the UK,
0:12:38 > 0:12:425 million people are vulnerable to flooding each year.
0:12:42 > 0:12:4655% of those living in flood-risk areas know they are at risk,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50yet only 60% have taken some sort of action.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52The pitch went really well today, I was really pleased.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Everyone was very receptive and interested to hear
0:12:55 > 0:12:59what we had to say. So, yeah, it went really good.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02So, moving on. Anyone who has or has had a baby or toddler
0:13:02 > 0:13:07knows how important it is to leave the house and go and talk to somebody.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Well, our next pitcher, who's already doing things for new mums,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13believes that she can do even more.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Please welcome Catherine Leedham. A round of applause, please.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Good luck, Catherine.- Thank you.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Hello, everybody. I'm Catherine Leedham,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and I'm a volunteer and trustee at Artsmill in Hebden Bridge.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Now, Artsmill's known for its exhibitions,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36but with a donation of a kettle and a coffee machine,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39we were able to create a little cafe and a lounge area.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Catherine has proudly called Hebden Bridge home for more than 25 years.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Married to David for 13 years, between them they have seven sons,
0:13:49 > 0:13:5314 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren on the way...
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Daisy.- ..and two cats.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03They do like to eat, which you may be able to tell by the size of them.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05They're absolutely chubby.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08After undergoing several surgeries on her back
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and having had to learn to walk all over again,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Catherine's cats Poppy and Daisy helped her to venture
0:14:14 > 0:14:15back out of the house.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17I spent three weeks in the house.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I'm thinking, "I'm going stir crazy here."
0:14:19 > 0:14:22And I was learning to walk properly again,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and I've got two little cats who came with me,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28and they just trot to me wherever I go.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Now back on her feet,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33and knowing how hard it can be not getting out of the house,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35she's created a mother-and-baby group
0:14:35 > 0:14:37at the Artsmill cafe in Hebden.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Every Monday the get-together, called Sunnydays,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44encourages mums and toddlers to meet and socialise.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48After a weekend, mums can feel a bit isolated.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51This is actually a lifeline, and they can meet other mums
0:14:51 > 0:14:55in the same situation, and they class it as a home-from-home.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Catherine donates the space to the mums and toddler group for free,
0:14:58 > 0:15:03and offers teas, coffees and drinks for a reduced price to the members.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Since it was set up,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08the group has been invaluable for many of the mums in the community.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I moved to Hebden only a couple of years ago,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14and didn't really know anybody here at all so this kind of group
0:15:14 > 0:15:19has been absolutely key to getting out there and meeting people,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21because you can feel really isolated, I think,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24as a mum of young children.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Last year, I suffered from postnatal depression
0:15:26 > 0:15:29after having my second child, and I was really struggling.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31A Monday morning can be quite a hard thing.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33It has been really valuable.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I feel like I've met some of my closest friends here.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41You feel accepted and really lucky.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It has saved me in, actually, quite a lot of ways.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Although conversation flows freely at the cafe,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50the same can't always be said about the hot drinks.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53We built this little cafe on lots of donations and things,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56so this was built out of my kitchen from home,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and lots of things have been donated.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01You know, we've got a tiny little coffee machine,
0:16:01 > 0:16:02which is a kitchen one,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06which we're trying to work as a coffee machine for a cafe.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Probably 50% or more of my time just standing round
0:16:08 > 0:16:10waiting for kettles to boil,
0:16:10 > 0:16:14waiting for different milk to either steam or froth.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17This is just a waiting game.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Catherine now has plans to improve the service the cafe offers
0:16:20 > 0:16:23to the mums by upgrading the equipment,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25but doesn't currently have the funds to do so.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29One of the best things about it, being a mum, having been there myself,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33somebody actually makes you a cup of tea or cup of coffee,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36brings it to you, takes it away and washes up.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38It's absolutely fantastic.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41And you just sit and play and talk to your new friends.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And it would be absolutely fabulous to have something
0:16:44 > 0:16:46that's more professional.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Even if it made two cups of coffee at once it would be so much better.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Talking of cups of coffee, I could really do with one right now.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- David?- Would you like a cup of coffee?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00I would love a cappuccino, please.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05This is the coffee machine that we use at Sunnydays for our mums.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10One Friday, I got a phone call from Dr Emma Gladwinfield
0:17:10 > 0:17:13from the local surgery here in Hebden Bridge.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16And she was getting mums into the surgery who maybe
0:17:16 > 0:17:18didn't know anybody in Hebden Bridge
0:17:18 > 0:17:20and they were feeling a little bit lonely,
0:17:20 > 0:17:25so I agreed to let her have our gallery lounge for free.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30At the end of last November, Dr Gladwinfield and I decided
0:17:30 > 0:17:35that Hebden Bridge would have a Sunnydays for the parents to meet.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38The following Monday, the health champions,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40mums and toddlers, turned up.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Being a new mum or a grandparent is really hard.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46We often get up to 12 mums,
0:17:46 > 0:17:4918 babies and little toddlers.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53It's very hard work there, and we've got two health champions
0:17:53 > 0:17:55who are there every Monday.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57They play with the children,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00they actually bring the mums cups of coffee.
0:18:00 > 0:18:06Lattes, cappuccinos, mocha coffees, you name it, they'll bring it.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10All made on this single-cup coffee machine.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Now, you may not think it's important
0:18:12 > 0:18:14to have a lovely cup of coffee,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17but here in Hebden Bridge we have lovely artwork,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19we've got individual shops,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21we've got fantastic cafes
0:18:21 > 0:18:25and they are known for their lovely coffees that they have,
0:18:25 > 0:18:30so why would we expect our mums to expect anything else?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33What's this going to cost?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Well, if we had £170 we could get a coffee machine
0:18:37 > 0:18:40that has got its own frother, so you don't have to do extra work.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44If we had £250 we could get a machine
0:18:44 > 0:18:47that made coffee in two minutes.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Yeah. Imagine that.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Just what I need.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Perfect.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Catherine wants £170 for a coffee machine that steams milk,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07or for £250 she could get a much faster machine.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- You all right?- Got there eventually.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Right, OK, we're going to open the floor for some questions.- OK.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Who has got the first question for Catherine, please?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Young lady there, yes. Please.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Hi, Catherine. I was just wondering,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21how many mums can you get in your cafe?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24So, we have about 12 in and we've got lots of seats,
0:19:24 > 0:19:25because it is normally a cafe,
0:19:25 > 0:19:29but we could probably have five or six more mums with their children.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32It does vary each week, you know?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35And there's one of those things, if there are more mums,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38more mums needing it, we could open another day.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39- Brilliant.- Thanks for your question.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41So, who looks after the children?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- The children are with the mums all the time.- OK.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45The mums are still responsible.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49But at the same time there is one or two health champions
0:19:49 > 0:19:50in the room with you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54A safe room, with the child gate on, and they play with the children.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Catherine, thank you very much indeed.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59A round of applause for Catherine and for David.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Good luck, Catherine, good luck.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Thank you.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06According to a recent survey,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10a massive 92% of new mums reveal they've felt lonely,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14and 80% of mums say they wanted more mum friends.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18It was a bit nerve-racking to begin with but we got there in the end,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20and the audience seemed to appreciate it,
0:20:20 > 0:20:21so I was really pleased about that.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23OK. So I'm just going to have a quick chat with
0:20:23 > 0:20:25some of our members in the audience
0:20:25 > 0:20:27to find out if they have been impressed yet.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The young lady there. Are you supporting...?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Catherine.- How do you think she did?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33I think she did marvellous.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- You are supporting Adrian, right? - I certainly am.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- How do you think he did? - I think the boy did good.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40What did you think of Catherine?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I thought it was a great presentation, but I drink tea.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45LAUGHTER
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Note to Catherine there, then.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Right, OK, brilliant. Thank you.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Well, two down, two to go before it's time to decide
0:20:52 > 0:20:54who you are going to vote the winner today.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57But next, two guys who want someone to tell them a story.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02In fact, they want lots of people to tell them lots of stories,
0:21:02 > 0:21:03all with good reason.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Please welcome Howard Priestley and Ilyas Najib.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09APPLAUSE
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Hello, my name is Howard Priestly.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- And this is my colleague Ilyas Najib.- Hi, everyone.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24ALL: Hi.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Now, we're born and bred in Halifax, both of us.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Very proud to be Yorkshiremen,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33but also equally proud to be from Calderdale.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Our project is an audio project and it's called Passing Time.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Welcome to Soul City here on Phoenix FM, 96.7,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45with me, Howard Priestley.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Howard is passionate about local radio.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51He's been managing community radio station Phoenix FM,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54which broadcasts across Calderdale, for ten years,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and knows the importance of giving locals a voice.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00We like to think of it as the voice of the community.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We're trying to encourage community groups to get involved.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05One of our early straplines
0:22:05 > 0:22:08was "building bridges and breaking barriers",
0:22:08 > 0:22:10and I think that still is what we aim to do.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Ilyas is born and bred in Halifax,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17working for a community empowerment group.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20He knows a lot of people - and by that I mean A LOT.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Hi, Jim. It's been a long time. - And you, Ilyas.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- You all right? Busy? - Been fairly busy, yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28The last time I saw you you had a beard.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31How are things?
0:22:31 > 0:22:35If the camera weren't rolling, I'd take it all and eat it.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- That's lovely.- Thank you.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42Ilyas' dad Mohammed came to Halifax from Pakistan in the 1970s,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44and loved the town so much he stayed.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48He became the first Asian councillor in Calderdale in the 1980s,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51and served for 22 years on the council.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53My dad has always said, "You know what?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56"I fought really hard to get this money for this building,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59"I really worked hard to get some money for that project,"
0:22:59 > 0:23:01so I walk around and I feel so proud
0:23:01 > 0:23:05because I can say my dad helped shape that future for someone.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Howard and Ilyas met at the radio station eight years ago.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Now firm friends, they have devised a new project
0:23:12 > 0:23:16that they think will give a voice to a section of the community
0:23:16 > 0:23:19that is not often heard - the immigrant population.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21They want to record a series of audio interviews
0:23:21 > 0:23:25so that locals can reveal their own journey to Calderdale
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and what they left behind.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30They would be stored online and can be accessed globally.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- I spoke to my dad.- All right, yeah.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36He's really keen to share his voice and his story.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Yeah, I think because your dad has got such a...
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- History.- ..history, as well, with the town,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45he will then be able to unlock other stories
0:23:45 > 0:23:48from other people who were working with him at that time, as well.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Probably the biggest reason
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I'm involved with Howard in doing this project
0:23:54 > 0:23:57is because I want to make a difference.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I want to make sure people's voices are heard.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Everyone's got a story
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and everyone should have a right to have their story heard.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11By doing these oral histories, although they're local to us,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14the families who came to this area
0:24:14 > 0:24:17are obviously from other areas around the world.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Family members could learn of what happened when members of
0:24:21 > 0:24:24their family came and settled in Calderdale.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28It's almost an audio library for the world.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34We know the power of hearing the human voice
0:24:34 > 0:24:37and the stories that that voice can tell to people.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39But there are certain areas of the community still
0:24:39 > 0:24:42that haven't had that opportunity to have their voice heard.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45We also want to archive those stories
0:24:45 > 0:24:47for other people to hear in the future.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53We particularly want to engage with the Pakistani community
0:24:53 > 0:24:55who came over and settled in Calderdale
0:24:55 > 0:24:57after the Second World War.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59So they started coming over in the 1950s,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02all they came with was one of these suitcases,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04the clothes they were wearing,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06and little bit of money in their pockets.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07What was it like for them?
0:25:07 > 0:25:11But, a bit like A Question Of Sport, what happened next?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13And that's what we want to find out.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15It is going to be archived on our website.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Also it will be listened to through the local radio.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23As well as that, we're going to put it into the library
0:25:23 > 0:25:26so that people can access it, they can download these stories.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Also, equally important will be that people in other parts of the world,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31particularly, say, in Pakistan,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34can actually listen to the stories of their own families.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37The clever thing about our project, Passing Time,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41is that it's not just hearing stories
0:25:41 > 0:25:43what happened in Pakistan to people who came over.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46We can roll it out to absolutely everyone.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51So we want your help, we want your support to hear everyone's stories.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53So if you vote for us, £150 would buy us
0:25:53 > 0:25:57a couple of digital recorders and some headphones.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00600, we could have a laptop to take into community settings
0:26:00 > 0:26:02so that people can start to learn
0:26:02 > 0:26:04how to actually use this stuff as well.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05We would just like to say,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09please do vote for us and together let's get a good thing going.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12APPLAUSE
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Thank you.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19Howard and Ilyas want £150 for two digital recorders and headphones.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21£600 would get them a laptop, as well.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26So do we have a question, please, for Howard and Ilyas?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Gentleman there, please, in the blue shirt.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Hi, Ilyas. Hi, Howard. I was just wondering
0:26:30 > 0:26:33what sorts of numbers of stories you were looking for.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Is it 50, 100, 1,000?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36As many. As many as we can.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39The more stories, the more dimensions.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40It's like a tree that branches out, you know.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42When one person actually starts talking,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45someone else actually realises they've got their own story
0:26:45 > 0:26:47which might connect to them.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50It could be family connections, community connections,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53connections from back home. You know, it just depends, you know.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Thanks, guys.- Thank you.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I think we had a young gentleman at the back, there, please.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59If the project is successful,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02would you see it moving on to different communities around the UK
0:27:02 > 0:27:04and focusing on different types of people, as well?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Yeah. As mentioned in the pitch,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09the aim is to move onto different communities,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13and once that happens we can go to different towns, different cities.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17There's no reason why someone, you know, in Newcastle
0:27:17 > 0:27:19can't share their voice.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Thank you very much, great. - Just a quick question from me
0:27:22 > 0:27:24just really quick.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I guess the older the person, they may have more stories to tell.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29But is there an age limit on that?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Because they do sometimes say that children and young adults
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- tell the best stories. - There is no age limit.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Everyone is entitled to tell a story
0:27:36 > 0:27:40and we aim to give them that platform to speak.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Whether you're that big or that big or this big, like me, tell a story.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Fair point, fair point.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Round of applause, please, for Howard and Ilyas.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55I'm off to Dubai!
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Research suggests that if a person or group
0:27:59 > 0:28:01don't feel they're being listened to,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05they can feel lonely, sad, frustrated, and even angry.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08When their voice is heard it can ease conflict and tension.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12To be fair, I thought it went as well as it could go.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14If I could change anything...
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- It would be me.- It would be a smaller suitcase.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I think that one gave me a bit of an arm ache.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25So, just one more pitch to hear today and then it is over to you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Now, our last pitch is combining two labours of love.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Please welcome Jon Stopp.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33APPLAUSE
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Good luck, Jon.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Hello, everybody. I'm Jon.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46I'm here today to talk to you about our project on the Rochdale Canal,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and we're looking for your support
0:28:49 > 0:28:51to try and make the canal environment
0:28:51 > 0:28:53a little bit more community-friendly.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Retired technologist Jon spends every spare moment volunteering in
0:28:59 > 0:29:02several organisations in the Calder Valley.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05But he's only recently discovered his love of the area.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Five years ago,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11if you had said to me, "Come down and spend some time on the canal,"
0:29:11 > 0:29:13I'd have said, "Well, what's that?"
0:29:13 > 0:29:16And secondly, if you had said to me "Come and do it in Todmorden,"
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I'd have said, "Well, where is that?"
0:29:20 > 0:29:22It's great being on the canal,
0:29:22 > 0:29:24sitting down, watching what's going on,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28watching the birds and watching the boaters going up and down.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31He volunteers for Incredible Edible,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34a not-for-profit organisation based in Todmorden,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37four miles southwest of Hebden Bridge.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39The group have a very simple aim -
0:29:39 > 0:29:42to plant fruit and veg wherever there's a green space available.
0:29:42 > 0:29:49We grow herbs and then build planters along the canal network
0:29:49 > 0:29:51within Todmorden,
0:29:51 > 0:29:56and encourage people to come along and sniff them, taste them,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58even take them away and use them.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00It is just a way of drawing people together
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and smartening the place up, making it practical, usable,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05and it draws people together
0:30:05 > 0:30:08and makes them aware of their environment
0:30:08 > 0:30:10and looking after the canal at the same time.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12So I think it's brilliant.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Everyone wants to make their area look better.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Everybody wants to do something,
0:30:17 > 0:30:21and it's about being able to do what you can for not much money,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23a little bit of time, and it makes all the difference.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27The Rochdale Canal goes right through the Calder Valley
0:30:27 > 0:30:30and, whilst it looks tranquil now, 200 years ago,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34canals like this were like bustling motorways.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Jon also volunteers for The Canal And River Trust,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41whose aim is to protect over 2,000 miles of waterways like this.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45The reason that these canals exist at all
0:30:45 > 0:30:49is that they were here purely and simply for commercial reasons,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52and the whole of the Calder Valley,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54of which Todmorden is part of,
0:30:54 > 0:30:59it's enshrined and rich in industrial heritage.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06The canal itself is such an important aspect of the community.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09People using it for walking between school and the village
0:31:09 > 0:31:11and the shops and whatever.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Both organisations have come together
0:31:14 > 0:31:18to care for a one-mile stretch of the canal running through the town.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20And their first project was to create
0:31:20 > 0:31:23what is called a linear larder along the towpath.
0:31:23 > 0:31:29The theme was to put in edible flowers, herbs, fruit trees
0:31:29 > 0:31:33that people could come down and enjoy.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36But Jon sees more potential in this stretch of canal
0:31:36 > 0:31:38and he has a new idea,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41but it is going to cost money that he doesn't have.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45What we are aiming to do is to install
0:31:45 > 0:31:48some very simple benches,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51which people in the community can build themselves.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54And if we put those in strategic places along this one-mile stretch
0:31:54 > 0:31:57it's somewhere people can come and sit down -
0:31:57 > 0:31:58they can sit and read a book,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00they can sit and chat to their neighbours,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02they can sit and talk to the birds if they want to.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05And have a really nice time when you're down on the canal.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07So that's what we want to do.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Today we went out on the canal
0:32:13 > 0:32:17and we picked a few of the herbs which are now growing there.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20I've brought them along with me today
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and it would be really good if I could hand this out to you.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Have a sniff of them.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Chew them. Eat them.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31We have some rosemary, we have some sage
0:32:31 > 0:32:33and we have some marjoram.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35As people we talk to on the canal tell us,
0:32:35 > 0:32:41wouldn't it be nice if we could stop and sit and just look around?
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Then we thought, well, OK, we need to green it up a little bit.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48So if we can add a bit by putting some trees in...
0:32:48 > 0:32:52These are supposed to be plum trees, which at the moment are quite small.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Of course, find a few trees there and we can stick these things up,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57which are bird boxes,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01or alternatively, as they are here, bug hotels,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I think is what the correct name for them is.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05The great thing about all of this
0:33:05 > 0:33:08is we want the project to be community-based.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11We want it to be a DIY project.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16So we could go out and we could buy a bench, plonk it onto the canal,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18and you could all go along and sit on it.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21But what we wanted to do was first of all have a bench
0:33:21 > 0:33:24which fitted in with the heritage of the canal,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26but also that it was things which
0:33:26 > 0:33:29the community themselves could install,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33and so we've come up with a very simple process,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36which is you put two posts in the ground -
0:33:36 > 0:33:38quite robust ones, I might add -
0:33:38 > 0:33:42put a beam across the top, so easy, quick, cheap to install.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Same with the bird boxes.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48We can install the bird boxes from a kit,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51simply put them up on the tree and off we go.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57If we had £100 then what we would be able to do
0:33:57 > 0:34:02would be to install one of these benches,
0:34:02 > 0:34:07we'd probably be able to afford to put one of these bird boxes in
0:34:07 > 0:34:09and we're off on the way.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12The more the money, the more we can do, the more we can actually go.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15But we can start really small and grow.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Thank you.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Jon wants £100 for a bench and a bird box.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26£250 would get two benches plus fruit trees.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30OK, let's open the floor.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32First question for Jon, please.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38- Yes.- I'm just wondering what kind of fruit and vegetables and herbs
0:34:38 > 0:34:40you're planning to grow there.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Are they going to be indigenous ones?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Otherwise, how is the climate going to cope?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47We've been successful over five years,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50so we must have found the right species to put in the right place
0:34:50 > 0:34:54that flourish in the right places. We have some very difficult places
0:34:54 > 0:34:56to put things, but as I say, it seems to work.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57How about mushrooms?
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Do you know, it wasn't on the list, but now you put it there,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I can't see any reason at all why we couldn't.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Come along and help us and tell us all about mushrooms,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09because I know absolutely zip about mushrooms.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11I like them, but...
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I love that. That's the community spirit happening right there.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16If you hadn't had asked that question,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18you wouldn't have got the answer from Jon
0:35:18 > 0:35:20and now you've got an invitation and you can communicate now.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23I love that. Round of applause for Jon, now.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Jon, good luck.- Thank you.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29How did the pitch go today?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Once you've overcome the initial nervousness
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and you get the support from the people down there,
0:35:35 > 0:35:36I quite enjoyed it, actually.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39A new experience, different experience.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Well, that is it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Our four community champions are now backstage, so the question is,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46who gets the money?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Which project do you think the community of Calderdale
0:35:49 > 0:35:51will benefit from the most?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Well, let's remind ourselves of our four projects.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Today we heard from Adrian Horton and his digital camera plan.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00APPLAUSE Yes.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06From Catherine, who wants to help parents get connected.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10APPLAUSE Yes.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14We learned about audio archives of the Calderdale locals
0:36:14 > 0:36:15and their stories.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18APPLAUSE
0:36:20 > 0:36:24And the canal adoption that could be very fruitful.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26GROANING Oh, come on.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30See what I did there? But, look, I'm sure you will all agree,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34we have got four fantastic community champions back there
0:36:34 > 0:36:35with four great ideas.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Which project is going to benefit the community the most?
0:36:38 > 0:36:39It's time to vote.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Everyone voting today has contributed towards a fund
0:36:45 > 0:36:49which totals £504.90.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52After listening to the four projects,
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I don't know which one I'd choose, you know.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56They have all got advantages.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It is going to make their decision very tough, I think.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Well, all of them are great.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Yes. They're all different in the projects they're supporting,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08but the passion and commitment was great there
0:37:08 > 0:37:12and just shows the kind of community spirit that we've got in Calderdale.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Adrian did really well. I think, you know,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19what's important is that whatever money is donated tonight
0:37:19 > 0:37:22will save thousands of pounds in the long run
0:37:22 > 0:37:25with the damage that it stops.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I thought she did really well
0:37:27 > 0:37:31and she's always relaxed and always cheerful and that came across.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Well, I live in the flood area so obviously, yes,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I have got a favourite!
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Anything that can be done to improve that is brilliant.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Now, I don't know how you managed to pick a group or one
0:37:53 > 0:37:55out of these four fantastic ideas,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57but it must've been a tough decision.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00But one that you have done, so thank you for that.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03The votes have been counted and verified.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05And taking home today's pot...
0:38:10 > 0:38:13..the winner is Adrian, with our flood cameras.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Round of applause for Adrian, please.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- Well done, Adrian. Well done indeed. - Thank you, thank you.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- How do you feel? All right? - I'm a bit gobsmacked, to be honest.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Yes?- It's good. Thank you.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31It's great and it just reflects the community spirit
0:38:31 > 0:38:34we've got in Hebden Bridge, in the Calder Valley.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37It's fantastic. So many people were affected by the floods,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40and sometimes they get sick and tired of talking about them
0:38:40 > 0:38:43but when something like this happens it's great, so thank you very much.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45That just leaves me to say, Adrian,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47this is for you to get a good thing going.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Thank you.- Congratulations. Well done indeed.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Thank you very much.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Thank you all.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56Well done, kid. Thank you.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00You did brilliantly.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Congratulations.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04I think the final result was the right result.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06It was a worthy winner.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08We don't think there are any losers today.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13We gained three other really good groups or people or organisations
0:39:13 > 0:39:15that we can link with.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's little bit disappointing that we didn't win but, you know,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21we've all got some absolutely fantastic projects
0:39:21 > 0:39:22and I think the winner,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25I think it resonates with the people of Hebden Bridge.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26There's a great community,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30they are passionate about what actually happens here
0:39:30 > 0:39:32and they want to get involved.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33You know, I wasn't too sure
0:39:33 > 0:39:35what we were going to get today in Calderdale
0:39:35 > 0:39:38because, let's face it, they've been through so much.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40But having said that, with Adrian winning,
0:39:40 > 0:39:43it's proof that the community really are fighting back.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Whilst the days may be shorter,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Adrian has wasted no time in ordering his digital cameras.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Winning over £500
0:40:02 > 0:40:05has been absolutely fantastic for our project.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09We've got two time-lapse cameras that we've now managed to buy
0:40:09 > 0:40:12to film the leaky dams, which are down here and up there
0:40:12 > 0:40:15and throughout this part of Calderdale.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17It's absolutely fantastic.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Leaky dams are gullies
0:40:18 > 0:40:22that before would allow water to rush down the hillside,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24but are now packed with logs and branches
0:40:24 > 0:40:26to slow the pace of the water.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Adrian plus volunteers Stewart and Joey
0:40:29 > 0:40:31get to work setting up the cameras.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34We're going to set this at one-minute intervals
0:40:34 > 0:40:36to take pictures during the daytime.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39And if these dams start to fill
0:40:39 > 0:40:41that is a sufficiently small interval
0:40:41 > 0:40:43to see the action behind the dam,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46so the actual water rising behind the dam.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48And that footage will be evidence
0:40:48 > 0:40:53that shows exactly how the hillside and the new leaky dams respond
0:40:53 > 0:40:54when it rains.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59This is footage of one of the dams.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01You can see the rain is coming down.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Oh, yeah. And it's building up... - Right up behind the dam.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09The detail you can see, it's just fantastic.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13We can pick up any rain event that happens at any point
0:41:13 > 0:41:14from this point forward.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17That's great, that is going to be so invaluable going forward.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19With Christmas coming, it's a stark reminder
0:41:19 > 0:41:21of what happened on Boxing Day.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Tension levels are quite high.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25The footage from these two cameras
0:41:25 > 0:41:27is going to go a great way to easing minds
0:41:27 > 0:41:30and showing them that natural flood management does work,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32and is helping prevent what happened here.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38We've done this because it's the combination of 18 months' work,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40so to have these two cameras now,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42where they're going to be filming the results,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44what we've done over 18 months is just fantastic.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46The volunteers are going to be really happy,
0:41:46 > 0:41:48as are the residents on the Calder Valley.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53So as the cameras get to work, what about the runners-up?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56What has happened to their dream projects?
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Jon wanted funding to add benches and wildlife boxes along the canal.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04We've managed to secure the materials
0:42:04 > 0:42:06which mean that we can go out
0:42:06 > 0:42:10and we can put one of these benches onto the canal.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12And we've even had somebody came along and said,
0:42:12 > 0:42:16"Hey, look, I've got this bird box in my garden shed. Here it is."
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Whilst we might start with one,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20if we end up with six or ten or 20
0:42:20 > 0:42:23in different locations along the canal,
0:42:23 > 0:42:24then that's absolutely brilliant.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28And this has definitely helped us to start along that road.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Howard and Ilyas wanted funding to create an audio history
0:42:32 > 0:42:35reflecting the life stories of Calderdale locals.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37We spoke to a couple of people on the night
0:42:37 > 0:42:39connected to the University of Huddersfield,
0:42:39 > 0:42:43and they told us about a big oral history project
0:42:43 > 0:42:46that takes place there and has been there for a few years
0:42:46 > 0:42:49and they said, you know, you really should get in touch with them
0:42:49 > 0:42:53because it could be something they would love to get involved with.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56And Catherine wanted funding to get a professional coffee machine
0:42:56 > 0:42:58for her mother-and-baby group.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00On the pitch night, we talked about what else we could do
0:43:00 > 0:43:04with the mums and babies and we're going to start a baby art class.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06We wouldn't have even known about that
0:43:06 > 0:43:09if it hadn't have been for Let's Get A Good Thing Going.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12You know, great things happen when a community gets together.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14What are the possibilities for your area?